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The Top Story by Chris Graham City-council elections in Staunton and Waynesboro are not strictly nonpartisan – but they are so nonetheless. It might not matter to most people one way or the other – after all, most people won’t be voting in today’s elections. For the one in three who will be, though, there…
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Column by Emmett Hanger Wait a minute! We are talking about reforming Virginia’s antiquated tax system, and I mean really, actually debating the pros and cons of revising Virginia’s tax structure. For years, the need has been there, but it was more convenient to sweep things under the carpet rather than talk about it. Now it’s…
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Story by Chris Graham The camera is trained on Tracy Pyles. It is Sept. 19, 2001, and Pyles, a Democrat and five-year veteran of the Augusta County Board of Supervisors, is preparing for a candidate debate with Republican Chris Saxman. Pyles and Saxman are locked in a battle for the newly created 20th House District…
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Story by Chris Graham Doug Davis is getting to know the folks at the Waynesboro Police Department. Davis, who will take over as chief of police in Waynesboro on Nov. 3, was in town this week to meet with officers and senior leaders at the PD. He also took care of one other important bit…
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Story by Chris Graham Pastures District board of supervisors candidates Tracy Pyles and Don Michael are split on how Augusta County should approach the promotion of growth in its tourism industry. “We need to put ourselves in a position to take advantage of the natural treasures that we have here at our disposal,” said Michael,…
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Story by Chris Graham Candidates for the six of the seven seats on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors that are up for election on Nov. 4 took part in a candidates forum held at Verona Elementary School Thursday night. The forum, sponsored by the Augusta Community Partnership, focused on issues related to agriculture and…
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Story by Chris Graham Waynesboro city leaders concluded their first-ever visioning session on Saturday with a clear direction of where they want to see the city go over the course of the next 20 years. The next step is to put what they spent the better part of three days talking about into a formalized…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham “So … is it tough, being you, and all?” I was nervous as all get-out – if you can tell. I’d been working for weeks to secure the big interview – the biggest interview, actually, of my life. I mean, it’s not every day when you get to…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham Us American fat-slob types are always getting together for lunch. Or dinner. Or breakfast. And then we eat like “Survivor” contestants moments after they’re allowed to eat something other than berries and rats for the first time in 40 days. Which is to say, like a pack of…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham Working out of a home office has its advantages. And then … “Hey, you’re not doing anything. Can you …” I get that … often. People assume that you’re free – whenever. “You’re the boss man, right?” my friend Eli asked me the other day. Trying to make…
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