#4 UVa. wins 9-1, takes series from #2 Georgia Tech

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   Behind a strong pitching performance, the #4 Virginia baseball team earned a series win by stifling #2 Georgia Tech’s potent offense in a 9-1 victory Sunday at Davenport Field. The Cavaliers won the series, two games to one, and finished off their fourth series win over a ranked opponent…

Chris Graham: ‘We Report’

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Column by Chris Graham [email protected]   Many folks are familiar with the Orwellian Fox News mantras that the cable-news giant uses for branding: “Fair and Balanced News” and “We Report, You Decide.” We’ve been using the former as a sort of guide to our approach to local news here at AugustaFreePress.com for the past couple…

Degner: ‘Best shot in years’ for Dems in 26th

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected]   Kai Degner may be hitting one of those windows of opportunity that the universe seems to offer up every few hundred million years or so. “We think this is the best shot in years to win the seat,” said Degner, the Harrisonburg mayor and presumptive Democratic Party nominee in…

Cuccinelli to speak at Chamber breakfast

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will speak at a Greater Augusta Chamber of Commerce-sponsored breakfast in Staunton on Thursday, April 22. An item in the Chamber Promo Pak sent out today bills the event as featuring “an insightful talk as Virginia’s Attorney General, Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, shares his focus…

McDonnell: Lack of reference to slavery ‘a mistake’

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected]   The firestorm of controversy that resulted from Gov. Bob McDonnell’s proclamation of Confederate History Month was expected. A statement from McDonnell released this evening in which the governor admits to “a mistake” for not including any mention of slavery in the proclamation was not expected.