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The Top Story by Chris Graham It’s politics to some people – the debate over a proposed amendment to the Virginia Constitution that would prohibit gays and lesbians from being able to enter into a state-recognized marriage or civil union. For those whose lives would be impacted directly by the much-talked-about change to the…
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Story by Chris Graham It began to get out of hand when the group of people carrying a banner proclaiming that “Love Is Not Wrong” came face to face with another group carrying signs advocating that Virginians “Vote Yes 4 Marriage.” Or was it when the self-avowed atheist started chanting satirical anti-gay slurs and jabbing…
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Story by Chris Graham The big news in Harrisonburg today wasn’t that former presidential hopeful Mark Warner was in town with Senate nominee Jim Webb. It was that an event organized by Valley Democrats drew more than 400 people on a weekday afternoon. “I said to Jim on the way in here, I’ve had an…
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Golf Things Considered column by John Rogers [email protected] Probably the most dreaded shot in golf is the shank. And the shank, which is when we hit the ball with the neck of the club rather than the clubface, unfortunately travels in herds. I’ll see a golfer at the driving range hit one or two of…
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Story by Chris Graham Wayne Bronson knows where the buffalo once roamed through the Shenandoah Valley. “Sometimes you can stop on the roadside and see the original path cut out by the buffalo herds,” said Bronson, the executive producer of “Road Trip to History,” a 12-part series on the Valley Turnpike, now U.S. 11, that…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham The Virginia Democratic blogosphere loves Jim Webb – but will that be enough to carry the former Reagan administration official to victory in this month’s Democratic Party Senate primary? “Most of this is going to depend on electability – whether someone feels that it’s more important to vote…
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Story by Chris Graham How do you gauge how well you’re doing if there’s nobody out there to compare yourself to? That is the issue that the people who bring WMRA’s “Insight” to the airwaves have to face on a weekly basis. “I think because there isn’t any other show like ours in that region…
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Will Goodlatte run alone in November? Story by Chris Graham David Layman isn’t giving up on the idea that Sixth District Democrats will be able to field a challenger to Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte this fall – but it’s safe to say that the prospects of that happening are not looking good at this point….
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Story by Chris Graham You had to pay close attention – but if you did, it was clear that the candidates for the two open seats on Waynesboro City Council weren’t interested in playing nice. “How many people here up at this table live by a budget every single day? I guarantee you that I…
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Story by Chris Graham Political commentator Chris Matthews says George Allen is the frontrunner for the 2008 Republican Party presidential nomination – and he’s not alone there. But that fact helps Allen not one bit in his drive for re-election to the United States Senate representing Virginia. Indeed, it could turn out to be a…
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