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Are we about to reprise the pendulum swings of the Gingrich-Clinton era? Report by Chris Graham [email protected] Might we see a repeat of 1994 in 2010? The short answer: yes. Next question: Might we then see a repeat of 1996 in 2012? Well, maybe. “For all the trouble Barack Obama’s had lately voters still…
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The media didn’t do its job in glossing over Marshall remarks Column by Chris Graham [email protected] The weight of the media is coming down on State Del. Bob Marshall, and rightly so. “The number of children who are born subsequent to a first abortion with handicaps has increased dramatically. Why? Because when you…
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Column by Chris Graham AFPBusiness.com I know a lot of the behind-the-scenes details behind what we all see happening with the bad public breakup between the Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce and its former president and CEO, Ben Carter. And from my vantagepoint, the public nature to the breakup that appears to be…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] One-time GOP Senate nomination candidate Bob Marshall has come under fire for comments that he made last week to the effect that he believes that God punishes women who have had abortions by giving birth defects to later children born to them. “The number of children who are born…
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Column by David Reynolds Submit guest columns: [email protected] Before I get hit by an 18-wheeler on 81, I would like to leave this world with a little truth. It has been 94 months since the United States, Great Britain and our allies decided that there was no recourse but to get rid of the…
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Column by Gene Nichol Submit guest columns: [email protected] I am Texan by birth and Southern by acculturation. My family would attest I’m not beyond relating stories that mysteriously expand upon each re-telling. Given my trade, I read much of Madison, Hamilton, Story and Marshall. But, truth told, I prefer Mark Twain, Will Rogers, Woody…
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Early forecasts have Mid-Atlantic in crosshairs … again Story by Chris Graham News tips: [email protected] A news release from AccuWeather.com Thursday morning has the Mid-Atlantic and Central Appalachians in the line of fire for a possible winter storm Sunday night and Monday. The path of the storm is uncertain at this point, but the early…
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] “I could understand it if somebody donated the lunches. Maybe that happened, I don’t know. But it just seems to me to send the wrong message. I mean, they’re facing a $2 million shortfall, $3 million, whatever, and they’re having a catered lunch? Something doesn’t add up there.” The…
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Column by Shepherd Bliss Submit guest columns: [email protected] ‘‘Avoid using leaf blowers and other dust-producing equipment to cut down particulate matter,” recommends the California Air Resources Board. Why? Simply put, leaf blowers kill. “Approximately 65,000 premature deaths from cardiopulmonary causes may be attributable to particulate air pollution each year,” according to the Natural Resources…
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Column by Jim Bishop Submit guest columns: [email protected] A sagacious senior observed, “We are born naked, wet and hungry. Then things get worse.” Case in point: you’re about to get another punnelling from your Punsylvania pun pal. Don’t look, Ethel! Too late – may as well grin and bear it, starting with this burning…
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