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The Top Story by Chris Graham The adage in the world of sports has it that it is sometimes better to be lucky than it is to be good. Jim Webb could argue that the same might be said of life in the world of politics. The Democratic Party Senate nominee entered the month…
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Story by Chris Graham It’s funny to think of now, but the people in charge of planning and designing University Hall actually had it in mind that they were going to end up with an arena that was going to serve many more purposes than simply hosting college-basketball games. “When you look at when…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham The Virginia Democratic blogosphere loves Jim Webb – but will that be enough to carry the former Reagan administration official to victory in this month’s Democratic Party Senate primary? “Most of this is going to depend on electability – whether someone feels that it’s more important to vote…
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Story by Chris Graham Softball seemed poised to become the next big thing in women’s sports after the successful barnstorming tour of the United States Olympic team preceding the 2004 Athens Games that drew sellout crowds in 22 cities. At least one more tour of the States could be in the offing – in 2008…
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Story by Chris Graham Darryl Hammond had watched a couple of Arena Football League games, but his mind was set on bigger and better things as far as his football career was concerned. “I would check it out on ESPN every now and then. I didn’t think much of it. I never saw myself playing…
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Story by Chris Graham If Florida State can use an almost cartoonish Native American as its mascot, reasons the administration at the College of William and Mary, then what’s so bad about a logo with a couple of feathers? “What bothers us is that the NCAA has a problem with the use of two simple…
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Story by Chris Graham Political commentator Chris Matthews says George Allen is the frontrunner for the 2008 Republican Party presidential nomination – and he’s not alone there. But that fact helps Allen not one bit in his drive for re-election to the United States Senate representing Virginia. Indeed, it could turn out to be a…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Staunton residents are worried about the apparent lack of affordable housing in the Queen City. Don’t think that the candidates for the three open seats on Staunton City Council haven’t noticed that. “The citizens of Staunton know what is best, and I trust their judgment. If the citizens…
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Column by Chris Graham Elizabeth Hood doesn’t look as fondly at raucous postgame celebrations that include fans rushing a college-basketball court as some of us might. “I stood up at my chair right there, and they knocked me over,” said Hood, a retired usher who worked University of Virginia athletics events for more than 30…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham The focus on faith and values issues in politics is so much on the religious right and what it does to inject itself into debates on the topics of the day that one can almost fail to recognize that the religious left gets practically nothing in this respect…
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