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The Top Story by Chris Graham It sounds like magic. The state comes in and guarantees that homeowners aren’t forced to bear the brunt of the tax burden for local governments, and, voila, it is done, and everybody is happy. Except for local-government officials, who have to figure out how to balance their books without…
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I watch a lot of things on TV that my husband does not approve of. I think it must be something in the female genes that we are drawn to programs very different than our male counterparts.
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Story by Chris Graham “Two years ago, or a year ago,” Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine told a Waynesboro audience last month, “if you would’ve asked Larry Sabato or one of these pundits, tell us about the governor’s race, they would have said, Look, Tim Kaine is a great guy, he’s a hard worker, but…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham You either love the New York Yankees, or you hate them. The same is true for the Dallas Cowboys. Dan Rather is working on joining the pantheon of cultural lightning rods, though the question being asked about the CBS News anchor these days isn’t whether you love him or…
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Golf Things Considered column by John Rogers [email protected] I recently passed a bittersweet milestone as a golf instructor. I’ve had several golfers improve to the point that they could beat me on the course, at least on a given day, but I have to admit that one of my golfers has become too tough…
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Story by Chris Graham Election Day started early for Chuck Ricketts. “I was out at five this morning putting up campaign signs,” the Waynesboro mayor said as the day wound down toward the 7 p.m. close of the polls at Westminster Presbyterian Church, the city’s Ward D voting precinct. And then it was to the…
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Story by Chris Graham Tom Reynolds won election to represent Ward B on Waynesboro City Council in 2000 after receiving more than 80 percent of the votes cast in his two-way race with Blue Ridge Area Food Bank chief-executive officer Marty White. On Tuesday, Reynolds, a member of the faculty at Fishburne Military School, is…
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Story by Chris Graham Waynesboro Mayor Chuck Ricketts was unopposed in 2000 – but he wasn’t in 1996, when he came out at the top of a five-candidate race for the at-large seat on Waynesboro City Council. One of the candidates that he defeated in that election was DuBose Egleston, who won a seat on…
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Story by Chris Graham So it’s quiet on the Waynesboro election front. No candidate forums are on the schedule. City residents generally don’t seem to be paying attention. But …
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The Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham Her reputation preceded her. “We’d gone to the Krogers and picked up some hamburgers and hot dogs to take over to the YMCA camp to grill out with some of the hikers who were there,” she said. “After we were done and were cleaning up…
