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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Single-game tickets for two Virginia football games went on sale this morning. Tickets for UVa. home games with Richmond (Sept. 6, $16) and East Carolina (Oct. 11, $35) went on sale at 9 a.m. The Aug. 30 season-opener against Southern Cal is sold out.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro is losing its third top city-government employee in the last four months. Economic-development director Meghan Williamson submitted her resignation today effective Aug. 8. Williamson had been in the post for two-plus years. Williamson’s departure comes on the heels of the departures of former city attorney Bob Lunger, who resigned…
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Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] LOSER: Did GOP have ulterior motives in pushing transportation stalemate? I ask that in light of the talk today about how the ongoing stalemate could impact Kaine’s chances for being named the #2 man on the Barack Obama ticket. I would suspect that kicking Timmy in the shins to keep…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] Here’s something that will surprise some of our readers who assume that I totally and completely have it out for Frank Lucente. He said something yesterday that we both very much agree on. I know. Gasp! The horror! In regard to the news that Outback…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] Here’s some good news, depending on how you look at it. City council is going to hold a closed meeting Monday night to talk with legal counsel regarding the possible acquisition of property for the city greenway project. This greenway project, for those who are…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Thelma Newman remembers the anticipation of a late 1980s documentary produced by WVPT on the history of Staunton. Her father-in-law had been among those interviewed for the film, for one thing. The hopes of Newman and others in the Staunton African-American community that the film would do their…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] A bill that would provide $4 billion in improvements to the Medicare program and block a proposed 10.6 percent cut in Medicare and TRICARE payments to doctors passed the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., lauded the passage of the legislation, which proponents say will improve low-income assistance…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Sgt. Tony Shifflett of the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office recently completed the Advanced Police Sniper School in New Canton and finished the course as the “Top Shot” among the 15 attendees.
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Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] LOSER: Mr. “I Want To Cut His Nuts Off” It’s been years since Jesse Jackson was relevant. Not that he’s all that relevant anymore after criticizing Barack Obama into a hot microphone after an interview on Fox News over the weekend. It’s not exactly what he said – OK, saying…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] “Voices in the blogosphere had been murmuring in the tatter of keyboards that the conservative bloc had endeavored to subvert open meetings law along with city regulations in reforming the Finance Committee a week ago with only Williams and Lucente as members,” The News Virginian…
