Rasoul, Richardson talk budget, taxes

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Bob Goodlatte threw down the gauntlet. “Their budget proposal calls for $683 billion in new taxes over the next five years. That would mean a tax increase for more than 116 million American taxpayers, who will face an average tax hike of $1,800. And while obviously businesses large and small…

Dancing (the hulu) with the stars

Carl Larsen

Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen No Cineplex for me, this week. No seven-dollar bag of popcorn or four-dollar sody pop. Nossir. I’m staying home to watch movies. On my computer. For free. You see, my friends, I am learning to dance the hulu. There’s a new website out there that’s just made…

Moran addresses run at governor nomination

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Look at the 2009 Democratic Party gubernatorial race one way, and it looks an awful lot like the 2008 Democratic Party presidential race. You’ve got two candidates in both who are perceived as being basically dead-even right now who you have to assume will fight to the death for the…

It’s next year at UVa., Tech

Chris Graham

Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham [email protected] Was it really so bad that Virginia and Virginia Tech both lost Wednesday night? Um … Well, consider UVa. coach Dave Leitao’s response to comments from Bradley guard Jeremy Crouch, who suggested that the Braves were able to confuse the Cavs defense in their 96-85…

Let’s get ready to Rumble!

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Listen to today’s “SportsDominion Show” to learn more about Reality Rumble 2008. Show Length: 10:17. On one side of the ring will be Jonny Fairplay, the “Survivor” cast member who famously lied about his grandmother having just died to try to get ahead on the reality-TV game show. On the…

Live, on C-SPAN, it’s Stuarts Draft High School

Contributors

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Hurry up and wait. That’s life on TV. Students in two AP government classes at Stuarts Draft High School know that all too well. “It was exciting. National television, that was pretty cool. But it was nervewracking at the same time,” said Akash Patel, a senior at SDHS, a few…

Uphill battle: What Jim Gilmore needs to do to have a shot at upsetting Mark Warner

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] So you’re Jim Gilmore, and you’re running for the United States Senate. You’ve served as a state attorney general, running the biggest law firm in the state for four pretty solid years. You’re a former governor who won election by a comfortable margin over a two-term Democratic lieutenant governor in…

JMU introduces new basketball coach

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Listen to today’s “SportsDominion Show” to meet new James Madison University men’s basketball coach Matt Brady. Show Length: 33:19. Four years ago, the decision was made to go with a man who was an assistant with a top-level program. When the Dean Keener Experiment didn’t work out as it had…

Dad knows an awful lot

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s hard offering community theater that appeals to the whole family. “One thing we were discussing with the board was having a family show. Not a children’s show, but a family show. And they’re not easy to find,” said Suzanne Roberts, the director of the upcoming Waynesboro Players production of…