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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Story by Chris Graham Residents of Waynesboro’s West End have been asking the question for 20 years now. Where is that fire station that you promised us? The answer is not what they have been wanting to hear. “We’re going to eventually need a West End fire station. The biggest problem is budgetary,” Ward C…
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Story by Chris Graham A complaint has been filed with the Waynesboro registrar’s office regarding the placement of fliers on vehicles parked outside a Waynesboro business Thursday night that apparently offered cash and prizes for votes. City registrar Mary Alice Downs told The Augusta Free Press this morning that the fliers – sponsored by the…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham I’m not much of a fan, as far as being a fan goes. So the fact that they’re filming scenes for the summer 2007 movie “Evan Almighty” in downtown Waynesboro doesn’t get my juices flowing as much as the next guy.
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