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The making of ‘Evan Almighty’
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Story by Chris Graham (Editor’s Note: This story was originally published May 1, 2006.) Months of anticipation were culminating in this one moment. “We’re rolling!” a member of the production crew shouted to the heavens. People gathered on the sidewalks of downtown Waynesboro buzzed at the beck and call. Something was about to go on…
Laughter and Tears: Remembering Lee Eshleman
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Bishop’s Mantle column by Jim Bishop “My heart is achin’, for you, Mr. Lee, My heart is achin’, for you, Mr. Lee, He’s the handsomest sweetie That you’ll ever see … ” Often, upon encountering Lee Eshleman, I would bop up to him singing lines from the Bobbettes’ 1957 musical ditty, “Mr. Lee.” For a…
Protecting our children: Abuse, neglect is reality for thousands of Virginia children
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The Top Story by Chris Graham More than 7,000 Virginia children were found to have been abused or neglected last year. Another 14,000 incidents of abuse and neglect never made it to the authorities for assessment or investigation. Not that you would know any of this from reading the papers or watching the evening news.
Life on the edge: What can we do to eradicate poverty?
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Mary works – she’s not supposed to; in fact, her doctor has ordered her not to.
Is GOP vulnerable in the 24th
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Column by Chris Graham Any guess as to why an independent is on the ballot in the 24th Senate District – and why Democrats last week had two candidates from which they could choose a November nominee?
Sime biding his time
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Story by Chris Graham Arin Sime would love to be engaging in the sometimes-heated discussions going on among 24th Senate District Republican Party nomination candidates Emmett Hanger and Scott Sayre on taxes and spending.
The cost of clean water
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The Top Story by Chris Graham It’s almost an Olympiad away – but from the perspective of the people responsible for reducing point-source pollution into the Chesapeake Bay, 2010 is just around the corner.
Is the Valley safer?
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The Top Story by Chris Graham The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., were a wakeup call for those involved in the emergency-services community in the Shenandoah Valley. “The big thing that came out of 9/11 was the thought that, hey, we’ve got to look at our policies and…
Councilman faces uphill battle in libel case
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Waynesboro City Council member Frank Lucente feels that a May 1 News Virginian editorial that labeled him the “puppet master” pulling the strings of the May city elections and asserted that he had promised a political rival a seat on the governing body in two years if she backed…
