White House ’08: Obama campaign to highlight McCain role in Keating 5 scandal

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The McCain-Palin campaign is trying to turn the page on the economics discussion that a top strategist suggested to the New York Daily News over the weekend will spell disaster “if we keep talking about” it by highlighting the tenuous ties of Barack Obama to a 1960s political radical. The…

Staunton: Vets speak out for Obama

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Seth Lovell and his twin brother, Eli, thought they had a creative way to pay for college. They signed up for the Virginia National Guard as high-school seniors, the idea being that the tuition assistance would take a load off their mother, who had just been diagnosed with cancer. A…

Waynesboro: Council appoints Hamp city manager

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] You can take the interim tag off his title now. Mike Hamp was appointed by Waynesboro City Council to serve as city manager, filling the post left open by the resignation of Doug Walker. Hamp had been serving as the interim city manager since Walker stepped down effective June 30….

Augusta: Fire in Crimora a $700K loss

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Staff Report A fire destroyed an auto shop in Crimora that was not insured, according to its owner. American Way Auto Collision Repair Center owner William Burrow told The News Leader that he estimates the loss just in vehicles at $300,000. The News Virginian reported the overall damage estimate at $700,000. Among the items lost…

Virginia Politics: Voter rolls swelling in Dem-friendly areas

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Staff Report Democrats are working hard to add to the voter rolls in Virginia, and their efforts seem to be paying off. Registrations are up 10 percent this year in a number of Democratic Party-leaning cities and counties in the Old Dominion, according to a report in today’s Washington Post. The analysis showed that registration…

Virginia Politics: Virginia Beach lawmaker retires to take job with Richmond law firm

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Virginia Beach Republican Terrie Suit is resigning from her seat in the Virginia House of Delegates to take a job with the Richmond-based Williams Mullen. “As lifelong military family members, we felt strongly that we should get involved in the community where we lived, plant roots, and advocate on behalf of…