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Item by Chris Graham It’s official – Emmett Hanger has received the formal endorsement of local Republican Party leaders in Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County in his bid for re-election in the 24th Senate District this November. “We would like to congratulate you on your victory in the primary this past June. As the Republican…
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Column by David Cox The nation is in one of its periodic political shifts. As FDR inaugurated the party of the New Deal, which evaporated under the pressures of the Vietnam War and social turmoil, and as Ronald Reagan brought “a new day in America” that now darkens amidst the Iraq war and administrative cynicism,…
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Column by Chris Graham Emmett Hanger beat back the challenge of Scott Sayre to win renomination as the Republican Party standard-bearer in the 24th Senate District on Tuesday – but you knew that already. What you’re waiting for is a rundown of the winners and losers across the board – because as we all know,…
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Story by Chris Graham David Cox is best-known in Shenandoah Valley political circles for his run in 2005 for the 24th House District seat in the Virginia General Assembly. So what was it about his 37.5 percent showing in ’05 that makes him think that he can be a viable contender in the 24th Senate…
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Story by Chris Graham You’ve heard of October Surprises. How about a June Surprise – a day early? A report on a local politics website has brought to light two drunk-driving convictions on the record of Mary Brandt Sayre, the wife of 24th Senate District Republican Party nomination candidate Scott Sayre, who is challenging incumbent…
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Story by Chris Graham The mood was triumphant, almost giddy. Republicans in the 24th Senate District seem almost hopelessly divided – and local Democrats think they smell blood in the water. “We have this unprecedented opportunity to get somebody in this seat who can make a difference in Richmond, who can help Gov. Kaine, who…
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Story by Chris Graham Scott Sayre wants to take his conservative values to Richmond. He also wants to take the high road from the Shenandoah Valley to the State Capitol. “This is going to be a very, very positive campaign,” said Sayre, who announced today that he will be challenging the three-term incumbent in the…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Mark Warner sure has come a long way since the days when his claim to political fame was that he once came in second among candidates with the surname Warner in a United States Senate race. The former one-term Virginia governor is now considered by more than a…
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Story by Chris Graham Bill Bolling has learned to live life on the go. “I will not leave here tonight without my Polish-sausage sandwich and my candy apple,” said Bolling, the Republican Party lieutenant-governor nominee, standing at the front gate of the Rockbridge County Fair in Lexington Wednesday night. So he has eating on the…
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Story by Chris Graham Candidates for the Riverheads District seat on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors hear the question every day. What do you think we should do to preserve our agricultural heritage here in Augusta County?
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