It’s all in a (domain) name
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Story by Chris Graham It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. That’s what Hank Zimmerman decided before he asked his wife’s permission to commit their nest egg to purchase an Internet domain name.
Search Results for REAL ID
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Local preacher, author, recounts post-9/11 experiences
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Story by Chris Graham Bob Johnson will never forget what he saw when he returned to his native New York for the first time following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. “It was overwhelming,” said Johnson, who made the trek to NYC after answering a call from the International Conference of Police Chaplains, of which…
What the heck is an anthropological comedy?
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen “The Nanny Diaries,” currently playing at the Dixie in Downtown Staunton, is the cutest “anthropological comedy” to come alone since … um … well, maybe ever.
It’s all in a (brand) name
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The Top Story by Chris Graham What do you think of when you think of the Shenandoah Valley? Or Staunton? Stop right there. It took you too long. When you think of Nike, you think “swoosh.” Instantly. When you think of Coca-Cola, you see in a flash the red can and script lettering in your…
Attention, storms of life: Peace, be still
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Column by Jim Bishop The sky was menacing, the wind whipped to a fury, rain fell in torrents. Then, marble-sized hail attacked the large maple trees in the front yard and sliced our mums, zinnias and tomato plants like a giant grater.
Hardest-working man in show business
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Column by Chris Graham So I’m walking down the streets of Buena Vista the other day, when out of the blue came a guy running for … something. “You still hang around with the mainstream media?” Mark Warner asked me as he made his way toward another handshake at the annual Labor Day parade in…
Always runnin’
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham So I’m walking down the streets of Buena Vista the other day, when out of the blue came a guy running for … something. “You still hang around with the mainstream media?” Mark Warner asked me as he made his way toward another handshake at the annual Labor…
Still don’t know what is causing the fish to die
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Story by Chris Graham We know that fish kills in the Shenandoah, Cowpasture and James river systems have once again abated. What’s so disturbing is that we have no idea why they have abated – and what causes the fish kills in the first place. “These fish kills are very unusual and mysterious – and…
The school crosswalks of Madison County
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen You must have seen the surprisingly good movie “The Bridges of Madison County” back in 1995, the one based on the surprisingly sappy novel by Robert James Waller. Well, I’ve just seen the Young Persons version of the same simple tale, ablaze with unrequited love and melancholy…
May-November romance: Staunton examining options for moving local elections
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Dickie Bell hears the question more than you would think. “I get asked quite a bit – why don’t you have your elections in November?” the Staunton City Council member said, and he admits that he doesn’t have a ready answer. Bell is among a group of members of…
