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Retired basketball referee in the running for Ward C seat Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro native Jeff Freeman announced on Friday that he will run for the Ward C seat on Waynesboro City Council in the May 4 city elections. “It’s a huge leap. I’m excited about it. I’m not a trained politician. You…
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– Candidate set to announce for Ward C seat – Bridgewater College prof elected president of the Virginia Psychological Association Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Candidate set to announce for Ward C seat: A press conference has been scheduled for noon today in the Council Chambers at the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building to announce…
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Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com Paulisha Kellum (Upper Marlboro, Md.) scored 10 points in overtime to lead No. 21 Virginia to a 69-63 road victory at Miami Thursday night. Monica Wright (Woodbridge, Va.) finished with 24 points as the Cavaliers’ high scorer. It was UVa’s first overtime game of the 2009-10 season, and its…
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Story by Chris Graham www.waynesboroymca.com The weather is affecting all of our schedules. It’s also affecting the ability of local hospitals to keep up with blood-donation needs. “We are not ready to claim a crisis or emergency situation, but we are feeling the effects of the weather,” said Brian Chandler with Virginia Blood Services,…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Democrat Tom Perriello faces a tough two- or three-way battle in his bid for re-election to the Fifth District congressional seat, according to a poll released Thursday by Public Policy Polling. Perriello runs even with Republican nomination frontrunner Robert Hurt in a two-way race, with both at 44 percent…
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Column by Mark Warner www.warner.senate.gov Earlier this week, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra, Congressman Tom Perriello and I announced that Virginia will receive over $21.5 million to expand broadband and high-speed Internet access throughout Central and Southside Virginia. The funding – awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program from…
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Video Essay by Chris Graham [email protected] The country could use somebody in charge in Washington who knows how to get the job done. Virginians will remember somebody who is in Washington now who when he was in charge of things in the State Capitol could get things done there. Mark Warner, we need you!…
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– RMH lifts visitor restrictions – Home Instead announces CAREGiver of the Year – Free, not fee, the way to go in obesity, smoking cessation counseling – Study reveals a need to evaluate and regulate ‘electronic cigarettes’ – Nutrition initiative Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] RMH lifts restrictions on visitors under age 18: Due to…
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– An open letter to state leaders – Out of touch An open letter to state leaders Submit letters: [email protected] As a new decade begins, this letter is sent to the leaders of the executive and legislative branches of Virginia government with best wishes for success in addressing the difficult issues facing the state and…
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Spears recounts 32 years at the Waynesboro YMCA Story by Chris Graham www.waynesboroymca.com You just assume that John Spears was always the John Spears that we all know and love – the basketball coach who knows how to get the most out of his players, the high-school and college referee who can bring a hostile…
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