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Story by Chris Graham The YMCA has made a difference in the life of young Makayla Davis. “Her Sunday-school teacher even mentioned that she just couldn’t believe the difference in her behavior and participation at church. I gave the credit where it was due – to the daily environment here in childcare at the YMCA,”…
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Staff Report The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing concerning improvements to Route 640 (Goose Creek Road) in the Fishersville region of Augusta County. The meeting will take place from 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, December 16 at the Preston L. Yancy Volunteer Fire Department located at 2015 Jefferson Highway, Fishersville, Va….
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Story by Chris Graham Bob McDonnell led the GOP sweep in the 2009 state races and a six-seat Republican Party pickup in the House of Delegates with his move early in the ’09 election cycle to stake his campaign and by extension the campaigns of Republican candidates across Virginia on the economy and jobs to…
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Column by Tom Perriello I want to update Virginians on some of the efforts I am undertaking in Congress to get our economy back on track. You may recall in the Sept. 28 edition of this newsletter, I wrote that the U.S. House voted to extend unemployment benefits only in states where the unemployment rate…
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Story by Chris Graham With AFP Audio It was 49-27 at the half, and the Tony Bennett Era at UVa. was off to a rollicking good start. The faithful at the John Paul Jones Arena gave the Cavs a standing ovation on their way into the locker room. Then the ghosts of 2008-2009 made their…
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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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Story by Andrea Schrock Wenger A new studio theater at Eastern Mennonite University will be named in honor of artist and actor Lee E. Eshleman, a 1986 EMU graduate of EMU. Funding of $250,000 is needed to establish the Lee E. Eshleman Studio Theater as part of the University Commons Phase II project. Eventually, a…
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Staff Report Opening Statement: What I know about Maryland is that they beat Clemson, held them around 200 yards for the day. They have been in every ball game recently, and have had some tough luck. I think it is a football team that we have to make a great preparation for. Defensively, they do…
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Staff Report On the Virginia Tech defense: I’ve been very impressed with them on tape. Obviously, they’re very well coached and they have a lot of speed on defense. They have the No. 1 defense in the conference and play with great effort. On the Virginia Tech offense: They have a big, strong offensive line…
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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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