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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…
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Staff Report QUESTION: How have you seen Clemson’s offense evolve this year? COACH GROH: A lot of it has to do with the development of Kyle Parker as the quarterback. For those of you who are not familiar with his background, this is a superior athlete. And I would use his resume, not my opinion…
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Story by Chris Graham With AFP Audio Sean McGowan lost his son, Aaron, at age 22. It wasn’t a car accident or fighting in the military overseas or pancreatic cancer. Aaron died in 2006 by suicide, and not a day goes by that Sean doesn’t ask himself the question – why? “You’re always going to…
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Staff Report Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Jim Webb (D-Va.) today introduced the The Clean Energy Act of 2009, a bipartisan bill to promote further investment and development of the nation’s clean energy technologies, including nuclear power and other resources. The Alexander-Webb bill is designed to invigorate the economy, create jobs, and move the United…
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Column by Stan Horst Many of us dream of finding the perfect place to live, Stan Horst found that perfect place when he moved to Central Virginia 20 years ago where he runs Cabin Creekwood, a vacation rental business near Waynesboro with his wife Debbie. Stan say he will never grow tired of the variety…
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Column by Chris Graham That’s the idea that I’ve had – focused as I’ve been on the stunning 2-1 margin that Bob McDonnell ran up among independent voters in last week’s gubernatorial-election win over Democrat Creigh Deeds. But another data point to consider is the impact of so-called values voters – usually right-leaning evangelical Christians…
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The often-neglected key to good golf Column by John Rogers The putting stroke is the simplest of the swings we use in the game of golf, and it probably should be the starting point, the foundation on which a golfer builds his game. It is also true that the target in putting is a sassy,…
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Column by Kent Willis We at the ACLU of Virginia have just completed our tenth year of operating an Election Day hotline for voters, and I have two observations. First, Virginia needs to do a better job of training poll workers. Second, Virginia’s election laws need to undergo a major overhaul. Both are easy to…
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Staff Report Dabo Swinney – Clemson Opening Statement: I am really proud of our guys. Defensively we held Florida State to 17 points. It was a great job by our defense with five takeaways. Offensively, I was very pleased with our balance. I think it was 242 pass and 241 rush, so that was good….
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] The talk about a government bailout for the news media – and yes, there’s been plenty of talk on that of late – is bunk. Yeah, I’m known for being direct. It’s bunk, balderdash, for those thesaurically challenged, it’s pure crap. Which isn’t to say that I’d turn down…
