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Chris Graham: How will Romney/Ryan Augusta event play out?

Published date: October 1, 2012 | 10:33 am

Updated: May 13, 2025 | 4:13 pm

It would seem at first glance that the Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan event scheduled for Thursday at Augusta Expoland in Fishersville would be so much overkill given the recent voting history in Greater Augusta. Barack Obama, en route to winning Virginia in the 2008 presidential election, was roundly trounced in Greater Augusta (Augusta County and the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro) by Republican nominee John McCain. McCain won the region with 62 percent of the vote, with Obama trailing far behind with 37 percent.

Staunton Augusta Art Center to host wine competition

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Published date: September 30, 2012 | 9:45 am

Staunton Augusta Art Center board member Scott Ballin is helping orchestrate a Judgment of Virginia, modeled after the 1976 Judgment of Paris, a renowned competition between French and American wines.

Inept Cavs hand W to Louisiana Tech, 44-38

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Published date: September 29, 2012 | 7:54 pm

Updated: September 29, 2012 | 7:56 pm

Virginia quarterback Michael Rocco threw three interceptions, the last for a Louisiana Tech touchdown to help push the Bulldogs to a commanding 20-point fourth-quarter lead. Backup quarterback Phillip Sims led a valiant fourth-quarter comeback that came up short on a controversial illegal-substitution penalty, and Tech held on for a 44-38 win on Saturday in Charlottesville.

Warner, Toomey lead bipartisan effort to protect community banks

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Published date: September 28, 2012 | 4:05 pm

Updated: May 13, 2025 | 4:13 pm

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) on Thursday led a bipartisan letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Acting Chairman Marty Gruenberg and Comptroller of the Currency Tom Curry urging financial regulators to consider the impact new Basel III capital standards would have on community banks. The letter is signed by 53 U.S. senators.

New program pushes STEM

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Published date: September 27, 2012 | 6:02 pm

College and university students majoring in science, engineering, technology and math (STEM) related fields have a free new resource for summer 2013 internships, as do companies who wish to hire them.

Jazz 4 Justice concert benefits community, JMU scholarships

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Published date: September 27, 2012 | 5:56 pm

Updated: September 27, 2012 | 5:57 pm

The Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University is partnering with the Virginia State Bar’s Diversity Conference to present “Jazz 4 Justice,” featuring JMU’s Jazz Ensemble directed by Dr. Chuck Dotas, award-winning faculty members and a special guest conductor.

Bridgewater professor publishes book on Zambian hunger for culture

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Published date: September 27, 2012 | 5:47 pm

A sociology professor at Bridgewater College has published the first comprehensive book that examines the thirst for culture and knowledge in the African nation of Zambia. Mwizenge S. Tembo was born in Chipata and grew up near Nkhanga Village in Lundazi, which is in the Eastern Province of Zambia in Southern Africa. He has taught at Bridgewater for more than two decades and spent three years researching and writing Satisfying Zambian Hunger for Culture, which contains a foreword by Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s first president.

Kaine ad targets senior vote

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Published date: September 27, 2012 | 10:45 am

Updated: October 9, 2012 | 9:41 pm

A new TV ad from the Tim Kaine Senate campaign aims to reaffirm the Democratic Party nominee’s commitment to strengthening programs that ensure a healthy and secure retirement for Virginia seniors, including Social Security and Medicare.

McDonnell administration updates ongoing voter-restoration efforts

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Published date: September 26, 2012 | 3:55 pm

Updated: September 26, 2012 | 3:56 pm

At a recent meeting with the Advancement Project, Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth Janet Kelly announced that her office committed additional staff and resources earlier this year to ensure the efficient processing of voting rights restoration applications.

More than 300 expected to participate in Walk to End Alzheimer’s

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Published date: September 26, 2012 | 3:44 pm

The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County residents to unite in a movement to reclaim the future for millions by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Gypsy Hill Park will be the site of Walk on Satuday, Sept. 29 at 8 a.m.

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Chris Graham: How will Romney/Ryan Augusta event play out?

Staunton Augusta Art Center to host wine competition

Inept Cavs hand W to Louisiana Tech, 44-38

Warner, Toomey lead bipartisan effort to protect community banks

New program pushes STEM

Jazz 4 Justice concert benefits community, JMU scholarships

Bridgewater professor publishes book on Zambian hunger for culture

Kaine ad targets senior vote

McDonnell administration updates ongoing voter-restoration efforts

More than 300 expected to participate in Walk to End Alzheimer’s

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