The football and the book learnin’

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The presumed number-one quarterback, Peter Lalich, is busted for underage possession of alcohol. Then one of the incoming starters on the offensive line, Will Barker, is among two UVa. players picked up for stealing beer from a nightclub on The Corner. And that was just last week’s news….

Does Kaine make sense on Obama ticket?

Chris Graham

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…

The other side of discrimination

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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…

Overdue immigration reform

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…

Winners and Losers – 2007 Year in Review

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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,…