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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] I was supposed to interview a bestselling author in person here at the Augusta Free Press headquarters on Friday, but Ellis Nassour never showed. I chalked it up to his busy schedule. Nassour was in the Valley over the weekend for auditions for the upcoming…
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The Politcs Beat column by Chris Graham [email protected] Jim Webb just makes too much sense as a VP on the Barack Obama ticket. And no, you can’t see where this column is going, so stay with me here. I’ll finish the above thought, which again is not where this column is going. Ahem. Webb brings Virginia…
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Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham [email protected] Some random thoughts on what’s going on in sports these days … – How do you like the way UVa. is selling its football packages next year? You can buy Southern Cal tickets without having to buy season tickets now, but you have to buy them…
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Column by Jim Bishop Does anyone actually spend time lost in a morass of memories on Memorial Day weekend? I do, and I want to believe that many more of you do too. We may focus on quite diverse themes and images, but the important thing is that we do some serious reflecting on a…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] “The budget will allow services to remain substantively intact while shielding already strapped taxpayers from increased cost.” That’s definitely one way to look at the city budget. Another view that I’ve been advancing is that we’re actually losing on both ends. Because services aren’t going…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] UVa. football fans can purchase three- or four-game ticket plans beginning today, the school’s athletics department has announced. The ticket packages go on sale at 5 p.m. – and include home games with Southern Cal, Miami and Clemson.
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Blue Ridge Community College is offering a class for experienced motorcyclists next month. The Saturday, June 14 class will begin at 8:30 a.m. on the Weyers Cave campus of BRCC. The class will teach advanced learning techniques and give participants a chance to practice several street-riding strategies.
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The Local Beat column by Chris Graham [email protected] I remember being excited seeing the word Crimora on the six-year plan. I was a cub reporter at The News Virginian, and my beat included Augusta County government. I was still wet behind the ears, but I was far enough along that the editor was letting me…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Alicia’s Law will double the capacity of law enforcement in Virginia to arrest online child predators. That was the message delivered yesterday at a news conference to talk up Alicia’s Law, a legislative initiative led by House Democratic Caucus chair Brian Moran this year.
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] A Wild Safari theme will greet campers at the Staunton Day Camp scheduled for the Grand Caverns Regional Park in Grottoes July 14-18. Girls of all ages are welcome at the camp, which is sponsored by the Girl Scouts of the Virginia Skyline Council. Girls don’t have to be involved…
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