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Column by David Reynolds – If the sign war is any indication of the outcome of the Senate race between Mark Warner and Jim Gilmore, Gilmore loses by more than 20 to 1. – Turnout at the Republican breakfast was slightly down from last year. The Dems had a few more at their table. –…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Local emergency-services officials are keeping their eyes on the Atlantic as what is now Tropical Storm Hanna makes its way up the Eastern Seaboard toward a possible rendezvous with the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia this weekend. “We haven’t gotten any impact statements from the Weather Service or VDEM. The…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Jim Gilmore standing at the podium in Glen Maury Park in Buena Vista at the foot of the Blue Ridge pulled a piece of paper from his pocket. A burly, hirsute man wearing a form-fitting Gilmore T-shirt handed the news reporter standing next to me a similarly-sized paper…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] UVa. basketball’s trip to Canada ended on a bit of a downer with an 88-83 loss to McGill University on Sunday. The Cavs had won the first two games of its weekend set against St. Lawrence College (107-60 on Friday) and Concordia (85-70 on Saturday). McGill, which played defending national…
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Moderated by Chris Graham [email protected] The Augusta Free Press will be live at Scott Stadium for today’s game between third-ranked Southern Cal and the University of Virginia. Join us today as we count down to kickoff – to talk about the game between the Trojans and the Cavs, the game kicking off at noon between…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] She has executive experience, but let’s put Sarah Palin’s Alaska in perspective. It has a population of 670,000 and a state budget of $6.6 billion. Which, essentially, makes it Fairfax County (population 1 million, operating budget of $3.3 billion), only colder. So maybe we can dispense with the…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s official. Lars Time is a thing of the past at JPJ. “I took great pride in being a student athlete at the University of Virginia. I could not see myself transferring to another school, or playing for another college basketball team. Therefore, I have decided to forego my last year of NCAA…
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Speical Commentary by Chris Graham [email protected] I don’t want to say that the Democrats and independents that are heading up the John McCain outreach effort in Virginia are of suspect partisan lineage, but I do have to wonder when the news release from the McCain camp touts its chair as having been the secretary of…
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Analysis by Chris Graham [email protected] Don’t believe it when you read that John McCain hasn’t made up his mind on a running mate. That said, I’m willing to bet that McCain wishes he wouldn’t have to go public on this tomorrow, given that he’s pretty much damned whatever way he goes in his Veepstakes. The…
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