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Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] NO RULES: Free dinner at Outback Positive – I got myself a free steak dinner at the new Outback in Waynesboro last night. Positive – got to meet the owner, who seems like a swell guy. One drawback – it’s not open for lunch, only dinner. (Of course, who can…
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Notes from the Press column by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s more intuitive. That’s the first thing that you’ll notice about the new-look AugustaFreePress.com. The front page is now neatly divided into 12 distinct sections that give you easy access to our most recent news items and items that fall under a diverse group of headers…
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Special Commentary by Chris Graham [email protected] Joe Biden isn’t the breakaway dunk that Hillary Clinton or Mark Warner would have been for Barack Obama, but to continue with the basketball analogy, he’s the back-to-the-basket post player who can rebound and play defense that every team needs to be able to win a championship, or in…
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] I’ve said this before, but I think it bears repeating as we approach the Barack Obama VP Zero Hour. Virginia is certainly flattered to have been a player in the Obama Veepstakes, but we’re not going to appreciate feeling jerked around when Obama doesn’t seal the deal with one of…
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Notes from the Press column by Chris Graham [email protected] 2,004 AND COUNTING: Cue Kool & The Gang. It’s Celebration Time for “The Augusta Free Press Show.” We passed the 2,000-subscriber mark earlier today, and as of the last check this afternoon, we stood at 2,004 subscribers to our webcast. Not bad, considering that the show…
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] Breaking news – Barack Obama selects Tim Kaine to be … Sorry. Just testing the emergency broadcast system. If this had been actual breaking news, I wouldn’t know what the hell to do, considering how long this nonstory has been dragging on. The news today is more of the same….
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Special Commentary by Chris Graham [email protected] I thought we’d already decided as a nation that the massive federal budget deficits that Reaganomics brought with them were decidedly bad for the economy. Seems like some of us didn’t get the memo. “It’s important that we have a president who understands how to get our economy moving…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Writers get the question constantly. “Where do you get your ideas for stories from?” Here’s what we want to say: “Inspiration.” And here’s what we have to admit: “We just pay attention.” “Stories are basically about people who are changed by some type of experience that they’re going through. They…
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Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] MUCH ADO ABOUT … HOUSES? McCain owns at least one “I’ll have my staff get to you,” John McCain told an interviewer when asked how many homes he owns. I know a lot of to-do has been made about this. Methinks it might be too much. I mean, if it’s…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham [email protected] Since nobody called, I decided to go ahead and volunteer my name to the Barack Obama VP selection team for vetting. I know it’s a longshot, but … I’m thinking that the Obama people are struggling as to which direction to take. I mean, it’s been weeks…
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