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Two thousand and ten was a very good year. With a few adjustments here and there, mainly here, 2011 will be an even better year. Here are the adjustments: – My friends (both of them) drop Facebook so that we can start talking again face-to-face. And their cellphones are banned, except when talking to me….
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Rampant speculation continues over what Sarah Palin’s plans regarding 2012 might be. The conventional wisdom: She’s running, no question about it, yep, she is, damn the torpedoes, or she’s not, because she’d rather be a conservative celebrity, because being a conservative celebrity pays more than being a presidential candidate. I’d like to throw in a…
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Editor Chris Graham makes his weekly appearance on WREL’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan” to talk Virginia sports. The segment begins with a look at Virginia Tech football and the Hokies’ Jan. 3 appearance in the Orange Bowl. How will Tech match up with #4 Stanford? Chris and Jim try to give an idea toward an…
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Emily Henline could very well be the next Taylor Swift. But first things first – she has to do her homework.
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Are you getting the best bang for your web-marketing bucks? Chris Graham of Augusta Free Press LLC will help you figure out how to best position yourself on the web – from the basics of web design to advanced approaches to integrating your business site into Facebook and Twitter. Come prepared with questions specific to…
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All parents hope to nurture their kid’s talents, but usually they hope it’s a talent they share or one they’d always dreamed of for themselves. This is often a first test for a parent. It sure was for me. I expected with two boys, I’d be coaching them in all the intricacies of every sport…
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No, I’m not writing about my wife talking back to me, but rather giving her a chance to speak her mind after all these columns in which I’ve spoken for her. To be fair (to me), I always run any column about her, by her, before publication. That doesn’t mean I make any changes, but…
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“Don’t know much about technology, Don’t know much about a Blackberry . . .” – from “Wonderful World,” (1960), with apologies to the late Sam Cooke It appears to be a phenomenon emerging at more and more meetings, conferences and other group proceedings. I gaze around the room, and virtually every participant is staring into…
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AugustaFreePress.com is giving away two tickets to the John Prine concert at the Charlottesville Pavilion Saturday night at 7 p.m. To win, post a comment on the Augusta Free Press on Facebook giving us in 25 words or less a reason for us to give you the tickets. The deadline to enter the contest is…
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Off to dinner the night before I was the keynote speaker at a regional conference, I wanted something good, but casual; calming but moderately swift. So, my husband and I selected an interesting looking place within walking distant of our hotel. By every want I originally articulated, the restaurant exceeded expectations. Yet at the end…
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