Bruce Sallan: Overcoming fear

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A Dad’s Point-of-View column by Bruce Sallan www.brucesallan.com   My son and I had an extraordinary experience this Spring Break while on a ski trip at Mammoth, Calif. It was just the two of us, since my wife stayed home for work and my older son preferred hanging out with his friends and girlfriend (I…

#4 ‘Hoos roll over Dukes

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   The #4 Virginia baseball team downed James Madison, 9-4, Tuesday evening in front of 2,521 spectators at Davenport Field. Virginia’s Tyler Cannon (Sr., Pigeon Forge, Tenn.) went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and two RBI. John Barr (Jr., Ivyland, Pa.), Kenny Swab (Jr., Kernersville, N.C.) and Chris Taylor…

Ken Plum: No movement on transportation

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Column by Ken Plum www.kenplum.com   Ask any of the residents of Northern Virginia to name the top two or three major challenges facing the region and virtually all will include traffic congestion. Yet with this well defined need and the election of a new governor who ran with a “transportation plan,” the legislature adjourned…

The Rant: Let’s move forward, shall we?

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Video Essay by Chris Graham [email protected]    AugustaFreePress.com editor Chris Graham is a leftist. That’s what the anonymous critics of the AFP’s coverage of the controversy around the firing of former Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Ben Carter want you to believe by way of distracting you from what they’re trying…

Chris Graham: Breaking down the Chamber controversy

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Column by Chris Graham AFPBusiness.com     I know a lot of the behind-the-scenes details behind what we all see happening with the bad public breakup between the Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce and its former president and CEO, Ben Carter. And from my vantagepoint, the public nature to the breakup that appears to be…

Turnovers mar EMU in loss at Bridgewater

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   Staff Report EMU sports: www.emu.edu Still trying to find a consistent offensive flow, the Eastern Mennonite women took on rival Bridgewater on the road Tuesday night. The Royals controlled the game for a spell in the second half, but then couldn’t convert on their chances and lost 51-48 to the Eagles. Both teams struggled…

Royals romp over Southern Virginia

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  Staff Report EMU sports: www.emu.edu On Dec. 12, Southern Virginia handed the Runnin Royals their first loss of the 2009-2010 season, 92-79 in Buena Vista. Thursday night, Eastern Mennonite paid back the Knights in Harrisonburg by racing to a 26-point halftime lead en route to an 89-68 victory. The teams quickly started the game…