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Thanksgiving is an American holiday which remains faithful to its origins. It is a peaceful day set aside to give thanks for our many blessings. Every year I publish mine. For Thanksgiving 2008, I am thankful for … – The end of the endless presidential campaign. Now we can get serious about 2012. – Nov….
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Liberty led most of the way and held off a late Virginia rally to post an 86-82 win in the John Paul Jones Arena Tuesday night. Seth Curry, the younger brother of Davidson star Stephen Curry and the son of former Fort Defiance and Virginia Tech standout Dell Curry, led the way for the Flames…
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The AFP is live at the John Paul Jones Arena for tonight’s men’s basketball game between the University of Virginia and Liberty University. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Join AFP editor Chris Graham for score updates and commentary and analysis from courtside.
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Remember when Augusta Expo and Harrisonburg High School were hotbeds of professional wrestling? If it seems like a hundred years ago, you’re not far off. It’s been a good while since the business model for WWE and its top challenger TNA had in it room for live events at venues outside of the main drags.
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There’s plenty going on in downtown – Downtown Waynesboro and Downtown Harrisonburg – to keep us busy in a good way the next few weeks. Two events of note in Waynesboro come to our attention today. The first is a holiday cookie-baking contest being sponsored by Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. Registration begins Friday at the…
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I saw gas at a buck-sixty a gallon yesterday. Which shouldn’t be bad for people heading out on the road this Thanksgiving, even as AAA Mid Atlantic is projectinvg the first decline in holiday-related travel in six years.
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A pay raise? In a time of economic downturn? When we have a hiring freeze in place to try to keep city spending down? How dare those liberals on city council propose such a thing! And how brazen! I mean, it’d be one thing if we were talking about $1,000 a year across the board,…
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The next time Mike Groh has an offense ranked in the top 100 in I-A will, unfortunately for Virginia fans, be the first time. And keep in mind, there are 119 I-A football teams, so we’re only talking about cracking the top 83 percent of offenses here. But don’t be Mark Berman of The Roanoke…
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Terry McAuliffe for governor. Of Virginia. Seriously. And he knows what he’s talking about. “What I’ve been doing is I’ve been going out and asking questions. Here are my ideas for where I’d like to see the Commonwealth go. What do you think? What are your ideas? Because as I’ve said from day one, I…
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What do you get when you cross a horrible tragedy, a team of medical specialists, loving in-laws and a sneaky husband? Sounds like the beginning of an interesting story. On Nov. 7, 50 friends and family of Courtney Veerman, Redeemer Classical School parent and head of the RCS Parents Association, stood quietly in wait at…
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