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Op-Ed by Sandra Brian Lore The day was over, the boss man asked, “So, whatcha got there?” “Two-hundred eighty five bundles,” I replied. He screamed, “You’re cheatin’. Can’t count good.” At the age of 10, I protested, “Count them yourself. There are 285 bundles.” My brother was only six and a half. I don’t know…
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Column by David Reynolds We all have roots. Some have local ones. They’re RB&B folks, Rockbridge Born & Bred. Others, like myself, have roots that were planted elsewhere. Last week lightning struck a man whose roots I proudly share. You may have caught this man’s name in the news over the past few days. I…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] You know, considering how much a gallon of gas is costing us today, and how dramatically much less we’re driving these days, maybe it’s not such a bad thing that our General Assembly left Richmond last month once again without having come up with a solution to our…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Bill Bolling apparently got the memo about making sure to talk up John McCain – and take a shot or two at Barack Obama. “Contrary to, I guess, conventional wisdom, I happen to be one who believes as this campaign moves forward that Sen. McCain’s candidacy in Virginia is going…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Barack Obama campaign has a new TV that began airing in Virginia and several other battleground states beginning today that highlights the Obama tax plan that the campaign says will cut taxes for middle-class families three times as much as the McCain tax plan and also brings attention to…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] “Believe it or not, I am supporting Obama,” the e-mail began. And honestly, I didn’t believe it, not at first. Surely Brett Hayes was pulling my chain. We’ve known each other for years, and got to know each other a lot better during my brief city-council campaign in…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen Naughty, naughty! What are you thinking? The “Annual Woody” I refer to is, of course, Woody Allen’s release, each year in the fall, of a brand-new movie. In recent years, it’s been a painful experience for all us Woodyphiles who cling to memories of the Woody Allen…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Creigh Deeds remembered being asked to save the date on his schedule. “David Bottenfield said we needed to mark off this date, the 16th of August, for Paint the Valley Blue, that we were going to have a little picnic at the Frontier Culture Museum,” Deeds said at last night’s…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham [email protected] Being a party chairman ain’t nearly as glamorous as you might think. I’m finding that out the hard way. “Yikes!” That’s the sanitized version of what came out of my mouth when I wrenched my back the other evening loading up stuff to take to our new…
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Story by Edward Tutwiler “I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.” – George Eliot Looking backwards on missed opportunities…
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