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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The weight of the Democratic Party’s White House chances was on Hillary Clinton’s shoulders last night. In which direction will the four out of 10 Clinton supporters who are either undecided or telling pollsters that they are thinking about voting for John McCain in November go? We still…
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Earth Talk From the editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Everyone knows we should recycle metal, glass and plastic cans and bottles, but what about all the lids, tops and caps? I see people recycling plastic bottles, for example, with their caps on, but I’ve always been told to thrown them out. Is that…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] To hear John McCain’s Virginia campaign co-chair, Staunton Republican Del. Chris Saxman, tell it, Tim Kaine all but sold presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Barack Obama down the river this week in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “We are glad Gov. Kaine is following John McCain’s leadership and has…
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Item by Mary K. Heatwole Bridgewater College is one of the best colleges and universities in the Southeast, according to The Princeton Review. The New York City-based education services company selected Bridgewater as one of 139 institutions it recommends in its “Best in the Southeast” section on its website feature, 2009 Best Colleges: Region by…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] John McCain took some time away from his ongoing effort to make Britney Spears and Paris Hilton into ’08 campaign issues to talk about the economy today, releasing his plan for helping small businesses through the economic slowdown, though looking at it might make one wonder if Republicans…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] One thing Frank Lucente and I agree on is economic development. We haven’t always agreed on how best to get there, but there may be room for some thawing on that iceberg, too. At first glance, I like Lucente’s proposal to build a sort of…
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Special Commentary by Chris Graham [email protected] I’m a Unitarian – if I can say that going every so often to the local Unitarian Universalist fellowship makes me a Unitarian. Actually, those who know even just a little about Unitarians at all understand perfectly well how Unitarian that makes me. If you’ve been paying attention to…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] “Radical centrist.” The words don’t seem to go together, but then you listen to Mark Warner describe the concept that he’s trying to sell, and it makes a lot of sense. “We’re going to have a window in January of ’09, whether it’s McCain or Obama, and if we can’t…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] Let me write my 91st column on that stupid downtown stoplight, and hope that somebody actually pays attention this time. Alright, it’s not actually my 91st column, but I’m getting close – and I have to say that there’s no way I’m the only person…
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Letter from Sharon Wright What do Virginia senators John Warner and Jim Webb have in common? What do our past Governors George Allen, Mark Warner and our current governor, Tim Kaine, have in common? What do seven of 11 of our congressmen that represent Virginia at the federal level have in common? All these people…
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