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Analysis by Chris Graham [email protected] On first glance, it’s pretty damning. Democrat Sam Rasoul in the Sixth District is trailing Republican Bob Goodlatte by a 2-1 margin, and it’s worse than that for Tom Perriello over in the Fifth, which is surprising given the recent decision of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to put its…
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Notes from the Press column by Chris Graham [email protected] AFP reader Arthur Ross made me do some thinking this morning. “If Virginia has 57 million barrels of oil available, and it is not in the cue to be used, and we use 20 million a day from some source, then the 57 will extend what…
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On the Sidelines column by Chris Graham [email protected] Remember back when Al Groh had no quarterback worries? It hasn’t been that long ago. Matt Schaub was throwing darts and completing 70 percent of them. Marques Hagans was leading the ‘Hoos to 42 points in a half against UNC. Actually, that seems like forever ago now. Post-Hagans…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] A former Monticello High School student will be among the contestants on the next cycle of “America’s Next Top Model,” the reality-TV show hosted by supermodel Tyra Banks. Lauren Brie Harding, the daughter of Albemarle County Sheriff Chip Harding, will be one of the 14 contestants on the show. The…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It sounds good when Bob Goodlatte puts the numbers in front of us. Virginia has 57 million barrels of recoverable oil and more than 300 billion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas on the waters off its outer continental shelf. That’s a lot of dadgum oil and natural gas, right?…
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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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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank has “never seen anything like this before,” said Marty White, the CEO of the local food bank network, which served more than 68,000 people in June, emptying shelves of donated foods. “We’re seeing individuals we’ve not seen before,” White said. “This economy is affecting…
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Fear and Loathing on the Trail column by Chris Graham [email protected] An online petition is drawing attention to Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte’s flip-flop on the New G.I. Bill. Virginia Veterans for Obama co-director Terron Sims has initiated the petition drive to raise issue with a campaign mailer sent out by the Goodlatte congressional office…
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Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] UGH, IT’S STILL OUT THERE: Misleading Gilmore campaign info at another fair Word has gotten to me that a Gilmore campaign info sheet on the car tax that we shredded apart here last week after picking up a copy at the Augusta County Fair is now on display at the…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s not just slasher movies and “American Pie.” I think conservatives have a point that the movies that we see playing at the multiplex every weekend are pushing the envelope quite a bit. Even supposedly family-friendly movies feature language and situations that I don’t know that I feel…
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