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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Yes or no – whatever Waynesboro residents end up saying about five bond issues in a nonbinding referendum on the ballot tomorrow will go a long way to determining what happens in next year’s city-council elections. “This is a good gauge for me, really, to see what the people want….
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Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall By Chris Graham and Patrick Hite The following is an excerpt from Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall, a book on the history of University of Virginia basketball at University Hall, which closed in 2006. The book was published in 2006…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Four years ago, Augusta County sheriff Randy Fisher had a nominal challenge for re-election in the form of independent candidate Richard Armstrong. Next week, write-in candidate Edward B. Carter hopes to be more than a nominal challenge for Fisher. “I want complete law enforcement for all thirty-nine thousand and some…
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Column by Jim Bishop If, when a guy meets a gal, he tells her how classy she looks and how much he likes her, that’s sales promotion. If, instead, he impresses her with how wonderful he is, that’s advertising. But if the lady seeks him out because she’s heard from others how great he is,…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Nancy Sorrells is running for her first re-election to the Riverheads District seat on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors in next month’s general elections. The independent will face the challenge of a Republican Party nominee, farmer Michael Shull, on the Nov. 6 ballot. Sorrells and Shull both talked…
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Column by Jim Bishop “Precious time keeps slippin’ away “You know you’re only king for a day …” -Van Morrison Electronic mail is a blessed time saver and accursed time waster. These days, the majority of my communiqués are received and transmitted with the assistance of remarkable computer technology. The medium is handy, speedy and…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Tracy Pyles is making a go at a fourth term on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors – but this Pastures District re-election bid might be his toughest to date. West Augusta businessman Travis Smithdeal has made his presence known in the Augusta County Government Center already – leading…
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Column by Jim Bishop This weakly EML (English as a Maltreated Language) experimentation generates considerable reader response, and I’m grateful.
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The Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham [email protected] You want evidence as to why the New York Yankees should move on from the Joe Torre Era into what I think should be the Joe Girardi Era? Two words: Dave Leitao. Leitao is the Joe Girardi of UVa. basketball – a get-in-your-face coach…
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Op-Ed by Pat Hostetter Martin I met with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran, last Wednesday (Sept. 26) in New York City. Why would I be part of ongoing efforts at “dialogue” with people and institutions that some Americans view as the “enemy”? The branch of Christianity in which I am rooted, Anabaptist-Mennonite, holds that…
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