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Complex are the issues we face as nation and world, but rarely does anyone seem to engage in the intelligent, extended conversation that illuminates and brings minds together, rather than arousing and dividing. Such a rarity happened on Saturday in Hot Springs. I happened upon the Virginia Bar Association’s annual meeting. A friend suggested that…
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The Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia is truly a treasure, and in Staunton, practically in our backyard! The FCMV is home to four working farms that were originally located in England, Germany, Ireland, and West Africa. Each building was painstakingly numbered, disassembled, moved to its current location, and rebuilt, just as it was in its…
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President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recently signed the New Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty (START), a measure designed to mutually and verifiably reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals. Specifically, it would reduce U.S. and Russian warheads by approximately one third and would continue and strengthen the verification regime that has allowed the inspections and…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Virginia head football coach Mike London announced Monday he has purchased 100 season tickets in section 117 at Scott Stadium. Coach London will give away these season tickets for free to fans as prizes awarded through an essay contest. The winners will be a part of Mike London’s Fanatic…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro boater Chris Dillow took top honors in the FLW BFL Shenandoah Division tournament held on the James River on Saturday. Dillow caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 6 ounces Saturday to win $3,756 plus a $2,000 Ranger Cup bonus. Under cloudy skies, Dillow was junk-fishing around sticks…
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Column by Chris Graham TheWorldAccordingToChrisGraham.com LeBron James has surrendered. He doesn’t want to be Michael Jordan. He wants to be Scottie Pippen. That’s what his move to sign with the Miami Heat means for King, er, Prince James. He’s now Robin to Dwayne Wade’s Batman, Steve Williams to Wade’s Tiger Woods. TheWorldAccordingToChrisGraham.com has…
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LeBron James has surrendered. He doesn’t want to be Michael Jordan. He wants to be Scottie Pippen. That’s what his move to sign with the Miami Heat means for King, er, Prince James. He’s now Robin to Dwayne Wade’s Batman, Steve Williams to Wade’s Tiger Woods. Wade has a ring already – and he was…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] In its third annual ranking, Outdoor Life has ranked Waynesboro as one of the top towns in the United States for hunting and fishing. In the 2010 survey, Waynesboro was ranked number 200 and was the only Virginia town to be named on the survey. The City of Waynesboro has…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Three years, more than $3 million of investment, and now it’s official. “Today is to announce that South River is open for business,” said Michael Bryan, an attorney for South River Inc., the development company owned by Winchester-based developer Beverly Shoemaker, who has been working on plans for a…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge announces awards of nearly $50,000 in scholarships to 38 area students. “We are so excited and thankful to be able to offer these scholarships that potentially open doors that may have otherwise remained closed. By minimizing the financial concerns of these…
