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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] I was working for an ultraconservative newspaper based in Charlottesville – not exactly the best place for somebody who would later become the chair of a Democratic Party committee to be, but it paid the bills. It also gave me a different perspective on Mark Warner, at first a skeptical…
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Chris Graham of AFP News reports on the stop of the Bush Legacy Bus Tour in Waynesboro on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008. Length: 5:14.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Sam Rasoul forced the Sixth District Democratic Party to live up to its name. It had been 10 years since the party had even tried to challenge Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte in the Sixth, after his 40-point win over then-Roanoke mayor David Bowers in a race that had seemed at…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Danny Doring and Stevie Richards were both ECW Originals, so you’d probably assume that their paths had crossed somewhat regularly back in the glory days of E-C-Dub. And you’d be wrong. “We probably only crossed paths in the ring two, three times, which isn’t a lot in 10 years,” said…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The Skyline Drive has been given the designation of National Historic Landmark by U.S. Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne. “This designation reminds Virginians of what an extraordinary national treasure we have in the Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway, that portion of the road extending beyond Shenandoah National Park,”…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Why in the world, you’re asking yourself, is Barack Obama spending half his day on Tuesday in the Central Shenandoah Valley that went 70 percent for George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004? A better question, given a look at the ’08 poll numbers, might be, Why in…
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Staff Report The following is a list of highway work projects that might affect traffic in the Staunton Transportation District during the coming weeks. Work scheduled is subject to change due to inclement weather and material supplies. Motorists are advised to watch for slow-moving tractors during mowing operations. Also, when traveling through a work zone,…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Chris Dillow of Waynesboro rang up a four-day total of 20 bass weighing 62 pounds to win the Stren Series Northern Division tournament in Marbury, Md., last week. The victory earned Dillow $28,000. Dillow had come to the event on the Potomac River on the waiting list. He wasn’t able…
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Staff Report The Wildlife Center of Virginia will host its 24th annual Gala and Benefit Auction on Saturday at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center in Staunton. The event is open to the public. Proceeds will benefit the Waynesboro-based Wildlife Center. The event kicks off at 6 p.m. with a cocktail reception and silent…
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Staff Report The Roanoke-based Brass 5 will make the trek up I-81 Sunday for a concert at the Blue Ridge Community College Fine Arts Center. The 3 p.m. show will showcase the band’s repertoire that ranges from from Renaissance and classical to Dixieland, jazz, rock and country. Brass 5 been featured on local public radio…
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