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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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Best Seat in House column by Chris Graham [email protected] Two ACC teams, two different philosophies when it comes to quarterback competitions. At Virginia Tech, Frank Beamer announced this week that senior Sean Glennon had won the Hokies’ competition, and surprising Tech fans also announced that sophomore Tyrod Taylor, who saw significant playing time as a…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] I was looking over a recent poll done by Sacred Heart University and had to do a double-take at the number of not-sures that was indicated in the poll. Sacred Heart had 22.3 percent of those surveyed saying that they would prefer to vote for “none of the above” in…
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Item by Chris Graham You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, is being staged at the Theater at Lime Kiln in Lexington beginning this weekend. The Southern Virginia University Theatre Department production debuts Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Shows are also scheduled for Saturday and Sunday nights at 7:30 p.m. each night. A second week of…
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Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] TELL US MORE ABOUT YOU, JIMMY: More trash from Gilmore Got another note from the Jim Gilmore campaign with more trash on how Mark Warner is a bad guy. Today it’s something he said to the Virginia AFL-CIO about his support of legislation that would put Virginia’s right-to-work status in…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] When the editorial page at The News Virginian is compelled to complain about the new conservative city council, then you know that something worthy of a closer look is taking place. “(W)hat Waynesboro needs is a quickening of the pulse,” the NV opined today, and…
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Staff Report Join the Waynesboro Democratic Committee and AugustaFreePress.com/The New Dominion Magazine for an Obama Watch Party on Thursday night! The Waynesboro Democratic Committee will open its headquarters complete with a big-screen TV to enjoy Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s speech. The headquarters will be open from 8-11 p.m. for speeches from Obama and former…
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Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham [email protected] Southern Cal is a 19 and a half point favorite heading into its season opener on Saturday at Virginia. You wouldn’t believe that hearing SC coach Pete Carroll talk about the game, of course. “I think it’s a great matchup opportunity for us – to…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Three local police chiefs were elected to leadership positions in the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police at the organization’s annual conference last week. Waynesboro police chief Doug Davis was elected second vice president of the VACP for the coming year. Davis also serves on the association’s Training Committee and…
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