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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] “Rebuilding a Culture of Life” is the focus of a program being hosted by the Valley Family Forum at Cornerstone Church on Lake Shenandoah east of Harrisonburg Friday night at 7 p.m. The panel includes Dr. John Seeds, an OB/GYN physician and chairman of the OB/GYN Department at the Medical…
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Op-ed by Jessica O’Brien As an independent health- and life-insurance broker in Williamsburg, I deal with people looking for health-insurance coverage on a daily basis. It is very satisfying to be able to help folks find affordable, comprehensive coverage that offers them security in the event of a medical problem, and many of the health-insurance…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Democrats have been doing well in Virginia in recent years, and it’s no secret why. They’ve been balancing budgets and building the economy. And while national Democrats are using a “more of the same” theme to link GOP presidential nominee John McCain to the failed presidency of George…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Frank Beamer last week: “We went by the action on the field, and the action on the field is both quarterbacks did some good things. Both do some things that give you an opportunity to win.” Frank Beamer this week: “You kind of know situations, and I think it became apparent….
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Column by David Reynolds … then I must have breakfast in Buena Vista. But where? Up the hill at the high school or down in town at the American Legion Hall. With the Dems or with the Republicans? My usual choice is to breakfast downtown and hear what the elephants have to say. But as…
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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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