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Best Seat in the House by Chris Graham [email protected] Two questions have my attention right now regarding Michael Vick. One, was 23 months enough for leading a dogfighting ring and personally participating in the executions of several dogs that had been deemed not up to standards to complete in the bloodsport? Two, is 23 months going to…
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Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham [email protected] I want to call the 1-nil win at top-ranked UConn. last weekend a program-defining win for the Virginia Tech men’s soccer program. But I might be jumping the gun there. “They’ve got great players. They’ve been by far the number one if not the number two…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] WINNERS: Frank Lucente and Tim Williams join bond parade I’m calling them winners here not related to the politics of the issues involving bonds for a new West End fire station and improvements to the city library and the city stormwater system, because frankly my view on…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] So there’s this study out there that seems to indicate that women think – well, if you ask them, they know – that they have to work harder at their jobs than men. Now, being a man who thinks himself that he has to work pretty hard, and over the…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro taxpayers won’t have to foot the bill for a lawsuit or a second referendum to resolve a legal snafu involving a recent popular vote affirming three capital-improvements projects. “I really think we’re making a mistake, but I always thought if I ever got in this dilemma, I would go…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen If you’re a fan of those Coke commercials featuring cuddly polar bears, “The Golden Compass” will be your holiday pleasure. But if you’re grownup and just too weary to invest in another kid fantasy franchise, you’re liable to walk out like I did, thinking: So what?
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The new Senate GOP leadership team looks … different … than the one that was in place this time last year. Conservative Lynchburg Sen. Stephen Newman is the new caucus chair, replacing moderate Glen Allen Sen. Walter Stosch, who barely survived a party-nomination challenge from the right wing in June…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham [email protected] I often tell people that they should approach local elections as being more important to them than even a presidential election by using the illustrative phrase “(b)ecause the local elections are about the people who are in charge of picking your trash up at the curbside.” That…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] He had just had the best game of his brief college career, but Heiden Ratner wasn’t all that impressed with himself. “I had open shots, so I took them – and I made them, which was good. But it really doesn’t mean nothing at all – it means nothing at…
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Essay by Donna Miller Jump ropes, hula hoops, pogo sticks, bicycles … Christmas gifts from days past! Need help finding that perfect gift for a ‘tween? Google the most popular gifts for that age group, and the top sellers are all under the category of electronics. Hand-held video-game systems, Wiis, video games, iPods, MP3 players,…
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