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Item by Mary K. Heatwole Beverly S. Butterfield of New Market has accepted the position of vice president for institutional advancement at Bridgewater College, effective Oct. 1. Butterfield, a 1979 graduate of Bridgewater College, has held a faculty position with the Virginia Tech Extension Service since 1979. Most recently, she served as the director of…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Don’t try to tell Mark Warner what to say. And by all means, don’t expect him to be all that cheery when you send a car for him at 5 in the morning. “One more career I probably have to cross off my list is early-morning TV or radio-show host….
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Go figure – Virginia Republicans didn’t have much positive to say about Barack Obama’s choice of Joe Biden to run with him on the Democratic Party national ticket. And if they could get a kick in the shins at Gov. Tim Kaine, so much the better. “By selecting Joe Biden…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] You know, considering how much a gallon of gas is costing us today, and how dramatically much less we’re driving these days, maybe it’s not such a bad thing that our General Assembly left Richmond last month once again without having come up with a solution to our…
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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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