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Thaddeus Lewis had just thrown his fourth interception of the season, and the situation looked dire for his Blue Devils. Virginia led 17-12 with eight minutes left, and Duke was struggling mightily in the red zone, to say the least. But Lewis was confident. “After the interception, just knowing that there was so much time…
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I hopped into Mr. Peabody’s Wayback Machine, fastened my seat belt and set the dial to the year “1959.” The destination: the 50-year reunion of the Montevideo High School class of 1959 the evening of Oct. 24 held at the Clear Spring Homestead west of Dayton. I was invited to bring my stax of wax,…
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Week of Monday, Nov. 2 Dabo Swinney – Clemson Opening Statement: It was a good win last week. I thought our team responded well to an emotional win at Miami and went back to work. For the most part we played well, and it is always good to play a lot of guys. It has…
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Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will return to the University of Richmond to resume his teaching career in law and leadership studies after his term in office ends in January. Kaine, a Harvard law graduate who also has served as mayor of Richmond and lieutenant governor, has accepted a joint appointment in the university’s School…
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Story by Chris Graham They didn’t have a chance. A group of young men from Bedford, about an hour and a half down the Blue Ridge Parkway from Waynesboro, were among the first Allied soldiers to storm the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, D-Day. The Bedford Boys, they are known to us now,…
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The Wayne Theatre Alliance presents the fourth in its Murder at Fairfax Hall series of Inspector Kathy mysteries on Friday, Nov 13, at Fairfax Hall. The Inspector Kathy Mysteries feature a local victim and suspects who, with tongue-in-cheek, provide an evening of fun, mystery, and audience participation. After appetizers, drinks and a buffet dinner, the…
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Waynesboro hasn’t had a night at the movies since the Wayne Theater closed a decade ago. It seems an interesting locale to start a digital-movie revolution. “We’ll have more digital screens than anybody else I’ve been able to find in Virginia. We will be the only all-digital theater that I’ve been able to find in…
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The last pre-election polls had the Republican ticket of Bob McDonnell, Bill Bolling and Ken Cuccinelli winning by 11-14 points. Bad news for Virginia Democrats – it was worse than expected. McDonnell bested Democrat Creigh Deeds in the marquee race for governor Tuesday, piling up over 1 million votes en route to garnering just shy…
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Monday, Nov. 2 Opening Statement: I am really impressed with this East Carolina football team. It all starts with the quarterback Pinkney. He is a dynamic player. The running backs are really coming along, and this wide receiver Harris is a special player too. [Number] 81 on the other side is getting it rolling now…
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Monday, Nov. 2 COACH GROH: Good morning. What have we got here today? What would we like to get? QUESTION: Pretty remarkable come-back for Miami against Wake Forest? COACH GROH: Actually, watching it reminded me of the game we had last year with them. It reminded me quite a bit of the game we had…
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