Is Virginia a step closer to nonpartisan redistricting?

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] He’s been down this road before. “It’s one of those situations where persistence pays off. This is an issue that I’ve worked on for a lot of years. It’s an issue where I’ve made very significant contributions. I picked up 10 more votes this year than I had last year…

Rasoul wants to ‘redefine politics’ in Sixth

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] He barely has to shave, and he wants to be your congressman. “In all honesty, it’s a shock at first,” said Sam Rasoul, 26, of Blue Ridge, who has been running hard for the past year for the Democratic Party nomination to challenge incumbent Republican Bob Goodlatte for the Sixth…

Isetta Mouthful 2: When You Wish Upon a Car . . .

Jim Bishop

Column by Jim Bishop “Spontaneity is the quality of being able to do something just because you feel like it at the moment, of trusting your instincts, of taking yourself by surprise and snatching from the clutches of your well-organized routine, a bit of unscheduled plea.” – Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain The other…

Intensity in Staunton porn war ratchets up

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] On one front in the Staunton-Augusta porn war, score one for the anti-porn forces. “I think the community is behind the board of supervisors, the community is behind the planning commission, and they want them to move forward on these strict ordinances to protect our community,” said Kurt Michael, a…

Football mind games tell another story

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Listen to today’s “SportsDominion Show,” featuring an interview with sports psychologist John F. Murray. New England is a prohibitive favorite to win Super Bowl XLII, but there seems to be a movement afoot – led by Sports Illustrated football guru Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman and others – to get people…