Sunday Morning Quarterback

Chris Graham

Unstoppable Force, meet the Moveable Object Column by Chris Graham WILLIAMS SCORES FOUR, BREAKS TECH FRESHMAN RUSHING MARK: Nice stat line for Virginia Tech freshman running back in the Hokies’ 38-10 win over N.C. State on Saturday – 32 carries, 120 yards, four touchdowns. Williams has 16 touchdowns on the season, tying the ACC record…

Live Blog | ‘Rogue’ review

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Column by Chris Graham I’m plowing through Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue, and yes, I’ve finally gotten to the good parts, at least the first few. It took 60 pages to get there. That’s longer than most of you would’ve gone, Palin fan or not. Those first 60 pages were interminably long and drawn out. I’m…

Collision course on health care for state employees

Chris Graham

Column by Mark Obenshain Here’s a sobering statistic: In the last decade, the cost of providing health care to state employees has risen an astonishing 135 percent, and now costs $770 million a year. If that weren’t startling enough, consider this: a further $325 million cost increase is anticipated for the 2010-’12 biennium, and it…

Earth Talk | A new Ice Age?

Roddy Scheer

Dear EarthTalk: It has been said that global warming will bring a new ice age. Is this true or only fiction? |- Nitisha Jain, Delhi, India While no one can be sure what and how severe the effects of global warming will be, it is entirely possible that one outcome of our profligate use of…

WHS grad Gore leads VMI to hoops win

Chris Graham

Staff Report Waynesboro High School alum Nick Gore scored 20 points and eight rebounds to lead six Keydets in double figures in VMI’s 111-92 win over West Virginia Wesleyan Wednesday at Cameron Hall in Lexington. Three records fell in Wednesday’s game, as the Keydets attempted 63 three-pointers on the night, setting a new school record…

Post-college slump

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Some of the problems faced by new college grads Column by Kathleen Herring You’ve just graduated from a major public university with a bachelor’s degree in your chosen field. Finally, you have the time, energy and ability earn your own wages, pay your own rent, and work towards an ideal job in your field while…

Focus | Cranwell to Dems: ‘Keep plugging’

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham The word from Dick Cranwell: “caution.” “This time last year everybody was saying the Republicans were bordering on extinction, they’re almost irrelevant, we’re in for 15 or 20 years of Democratic rule. When people were telling me that a year ago, I was saying, Hey, not so fast, I’ve been around…

Tom O’Brien | N.C. State coach talks in advance of Virginia Tech game

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Staff Report On the depth chart: The depth chart still reflects who we think gives us the best chance to win. The question was asked if we were going to start playing for next year and certainly we aren’t – we still have two games left this year. The biggest one is Virginia Tech this…

The politics of brain injuries

Chris Graham

Column by Chris DeWald I considered myself “a Republican” and have issues with both political main parties. I want to tell you what changed my thinking of politics along “Full Republican” lines. In May 2006, I found myself lying in a bed and could not move due to having a bilateral brain-stem stroke. My current…