Webb supporter escorted away from Allen event after n-word question

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham A man who identified himself as a supporter of Democratic Party Senate candidate Jim Webb was escorted from a George Allen campaign event in Staunton today after interrupting the start of a local press availability with the senator to ask him a series of questions that included a racial slur. “Have…

Crozet’s hometown newspaper

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Story by Chris Graham Sure, it matters that Crozet’s population is expected to triple in the next 20 years. But Mike Marshall wasn’t looking that far into the future. “Crozet was longing, I thought, for a way for the community identity to get out,” said Marshall, the editor of The Crozet Gazette, a monthly newspaper…

Take me out from the ballgame

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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham “What’s the matter? You need to change your diaper, Mr. Crybaby?” No, I wasn’t hanging out with the heckler at a nursery-school recital – but thanks for asking. Would you believe that I was at a Valley League baseball game in Waynesboro – with the most boorish group…

Fat chance

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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham Isn’t it weird how much we worry about the fact that we’re fat? And don’t think that we don’t all spend way too much time on this. “Hannah says I’m fat,” my 7-year-old niece Rachel said, referring to criticisms from her sister, who is exactly one pound lighter,…

Do you believe in ghosts?

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The Top Story by Chris Graham Brenda Gordon didn’t want to admit to herself that she believed in ghosts. Being confronted with evidence of their existence will tend to make a believer out of anybody, of course. “I moved into the house that my dad lived in, and he’s been dead since 1997, and the…

Film explores Trail culture

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Story by Chris Graham Olivia is getting ready for medical school – well, to be more accurate about it, her parents are getting ready for the idea of sending her to medical school. And then she shocks them and shocks her world by announcing what she plans to do before she enrolls – namely, that…