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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The murder-suicide involving WWE star Chris Benoit wasn’t just the biggest story in professional wrestling this year. The fallout from the tragedy is being felt not only in the industry, but also on Capitol Hill, where Congress is readying itself for hearings on the use and abuse of steroids in the…
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Story by Chris Graham Carolyn Frank recognizes that she is facing an uphill battle. But win or lose, her campaign for the 26th House District seat “sends a message to Richmond that people are not satisfied with the status quo.” “They want different things coming out of Richmond. They want the issues solved,” said Frank,…
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Column by David Cox Some things are downright immoral. In my book, and, I’ll suggest momentarily, the Good Book, payday lending is one.
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Column by Jim Bishop Slow down, you’re movin’ too fast, You’ve got to make the morning last … -Harper’s Bizarre (1967) So what’s a tired body to do? I could (should?) be at five different places the evening of Sept. 21: – The message by and award presentation to Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the James…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham The pants were taunting me from afar. You couldn’t possibly fit into me. Ha. Fool. They still had the price tag on them when I pulled them out of the closet this morning.
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Story by Chris Graham Nobody wants to talk about it, much less admit that it is something that any community of people would need to address. But child sexual abuse is a fact of life – and acknowledging that fact is the first step to doing what is necessary to protect children from being victims….
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Story by Chris Graham The two I-A football teams in the Commonwealth have between them two unconvincing wins, two embarrassing losses and two true freshmen who look to be the answer at quarterback.
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Imagine, Carlton Powell says, a volcano about the erupt. “That’s how it’s going to be inside Lane Stadium,” said Powell, a senior defensive tackle at Virginia Tech, for Saturday’s 2007 season opener pitting the Hokies against East Carolina – the first football game at the school since the tragic events of April 16 that left…
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Story by Chris Graham The Federal Communications Commission is opening a window for local groups across the country to apply for full-power FM-radio noncommercial educational frequencies. A Valley-based chapter of the OrangeBand Initiative is aiming to bring one of these stations to Western Virginia – but it is running out of time. “This is a…
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Column by Jim Bishop It was some years ago, but I still remember the first time a visit from my parents coincided with the semi-annual Belmont Estates yard sale. Mom and Dad watched in awe as both sides of the streets of our sprawling subdivision filled with vehicles, and people, some on foot, some on…
