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Story by Chris Graham David Mullins was ready to take a step up. “Through my career, I have felt that every step of the way was leading me to the position at some point of leading a company, leading a public-television station, and at WVPT, the opportunity was there,” said Mullins, who was named last…
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Op-Ed by Gary Wingfield Have you bought a car that costs more than your first house? If you answer “Yes,” chances are that your age is above 50. You probably have an employment record of at least 20-25 years.
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Column by Jim Bishop “The line it is drawn “The curse it is cast “The slow one now “Will later be fast “As the present now “Will later be past “The order is “Rapidly fadin’. “And the first one now “Will later be last “For the times they are a-changin’.” – Bob Dylan (1963) One…
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Story by Chris Graham Carded Graphics is investing $6.5 million in its Staunton manufacturing facility in a move that will create 35 new jobs in the Queen City.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Matt Ryan is a Heisman Trophy candidate. Not that he can fully comprehend that he is in that position. “As a kid and as a high-school kid, you grow up, and I loved watching college football, and I kind of idolized some of the players. And then to kind of…
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Item by Chris Graham The Puppy Project and the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network are joining hands on a special project this holiday season. Donations to The Puppy Project will be split with the food bank to deliver gifts of Sparky, a plush, stuffed puppy, to children in the food bank’s outreach programs –…
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Story by Chris Graham Mark Kearney wanted to do a good thing – highlighting the connection between literacy and good reading skills and crime prevention. The police officer wouldn’t have guessed four years ago when he embarked on the effort that became Book ‘Em that he would be a part of the event himself as…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham It’s hard to be funny about health care. Especially when my own access to it is nonexistent. Yep – I’m one of the 50 million or whatever the number is now Americans who don’t have health insurance. See, I thought it was a great idea to go out…
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Story by Chris Graham Brent Finnegan is on the immigration issue where many of us are. “It’s a mess,” said Finnegan, the director and producer of “Virginia Reports: The Latino Underground,” a documentary that will air on WVPT-Virginia’s Public Television beginning Oct. 22. “There are conflicting solutions,” said Finnegan, who spent a year putting together…
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Item by Chris Graham An alternative to cable and satellite TV is being rolled out by nTelos in Augusta County and Waynesboro – offering 200 all-digital channels and 18 high-definition channels and more. “We look forward to providing innovative video services and to giving our customers an excellent choice for television programming,” nTelos Wireline president…
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