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Item by Chris Graham The Staunton city horticulturist was honored for his work in the Queen City by the Keep Virginia Beautiful Program today. Matthew Sensabaugh was honored for his work on the city’s new sensory garden at the Staunton Public Library – which was awarded first place in the public garden category in the…
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Item by Chris Graham University of Virginia provost Tim Garson has been elected to the prestigious Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, a national resource for independent, scientifically formed analysis and recommendations on human health issues. Garson is an internationally recognized pediatric cardiologist – who served as vice president and dean of the UVa….
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The Top Story by Chris Graham The 27th Senate District promised to be a wide-open affair even before moderate Republican Sen. Russ Potts announced his retirement plans. But now with Potts out of the picture, the battle between his successor as the Republican standard-bearer in the district that stretches from Winchester in the Shenandoah Valley…
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Column by Sam Rasoul With the help of concerned Virginians, I am able to campaign for Congress, as a Democrat, to represent the Sixth Congressional District of Virginia (www.SAM2008.com). Fourteen members of Congress have said they do not take any money from PACs. And I have decided to join them.
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It was once referred to as “human cockfighting” by its detractors. But could it actually be that mixed martial arts – known by its growing legions of fans by the acronym MMA – is actually safer than the more mainstream combat sport of boxing?
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Op-Ed by Bruce Elder The city of Staunton recently unanimously passed a resolution requesting that the governor and the General Assembly of Virginia strongly consider an interest-rate cap on consumer loans. The resolution was distributed to every city, town and county government in the Commonwealth.
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham WINNER: The Staunton porn-shop guy I can’t imagine that a startup porn shop could afford a lot of advertising. So … could it be that the media and political controversy that has resulted from the news that he’s getting ready to open in Staunton could have been everything…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Chris Smith has been promoting boxing events for 12 years. But Smith has a feeling that’s getting stronger every day that his new sports promotion is going to eat away at his boxing business. “I don’t know how long it will last – but so far, hey, it keeps blowing…
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Item by Chris Graham A documentary on immigration in Virginia will debut on WVPT on Oct. 22 – with a free public preview scheduled for Oct. 18 at Court Square Theater in Harrisonburg. “Virginia Reports: The Latino Underground” was directed and produced by former WVPT staffer Brent Finnegan – who will appear this week on…
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Virginia bolted to a 27-0 first-quarter lead and didn’t look back en route to posting a 44-14 win over Big East foe Pittsburgh Saturday night. You can listen to “The SportsDominion” report from the game – including comments from interviews with UVa. coach Al Groh, defensive end Chris Long, tailback Cedric Peerman and quarterback Jameel…
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