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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen It started out as a really fun idea for a movie. With all the political hanky-panky in the past few years, the voting machine screw-ups and such, why not have an election so close that it comes down to one vote? Like, one anonymous, schlubby little guy…
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Analysis by Chris Graham [email protected] The talk about Tim Kaine being on Barack Obama’s VP short list is no accident. Just look at the timing. That’s what has Christopher Newport University political-science professor Quentin Kidd thinking there’s more to the firestorm of coverage on this short-list news than maybe meets the eye. “There are two…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Poll Question: Have you been victim of racial, gender or sexual-orientation discrimination in the workplace? Stanley Smith is known to his friends as Bubba, and he has a lot of friends – white, black, Latino. He’s like a lot of us in that respect. He’s also a little-league baseball…
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Op-Ed by Sanford D. Horn Opinions Wanted! Click here to learn more Enough already! Every word, every thought, every nuanced phrase uttered, has been placed under a microscope to the point that if a candidate doesn’t answer quickly enough he or she isn’t smart enough, but if the same candidate answers too quickly, he or…
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Column by Jim Bishop An ad for a high-powered seminar coming up this summer carried the heading, “If I could just take a day to think . . .” Or in this case, several days. The purpose of the three-day summit – which I immediately decided I wouldn’t, or couldn’t attend because of the exorbitant…
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Column by Bob Goodlatte The United States of America is a nation of immigrants. Legal immigration has blessed our nation with talent, diversity, and a commitment to freedom. However, we are also a nation of laws, and illegal immigration mocks these laws and our entire system of justice. Illegal immigration costs our taxpayers billions of…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] How well do you think that you know yourself? For example, about your racial biases – of course, you don’t have any racial biases. You’re color-blind. Really? Take this test – you can be done in around 10 minutes, give or take – and get back to us.
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Column by Jim Bishop “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it.” – Jeremiah 6:16 As 2007 nears its close and a new year is about to unfold, I’m impressed anew – how one looks at things makes a world of attitudinal…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] WINNER: SRI International brings Silicon Shenandoah promise It will be years before we know this for sure, but … Look what SRI did to the Silicon Valley in California. Its presence in the Valley will be transformative. Write that down. ASCENDING: SRI International, James Madison University, Coors,…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Senate Republicans appear to be safe in the Central Shenandoah Valley – but that isn’t to say that 24th District incumbent Emmett Hanger and 26th District incumbent Mark Obenshain haven’t had some hard work to do this fall.
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