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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] I look at the voter turnout in Tuesday’s presidential primaries here in the Central Shenandoah Valley, the breadbasket of the Virginia GOP, and have to wonder about the fall elections. It was a bare majority, but still a majority, of voters who voted the Democratic primaries in Greater Harrisonburg and…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] Give ’em credit – it’s due, finally. Democrats have not fielded a candidate for the Sixth District seat in the United States Congress since 1998 – yes, a decade ago. But now they have two in Sam Rasoul and Drew Richardson, and though neither is exactly a…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] Sorry, Dave – I just call ’em as I see ’em. And what I’m seeing right now is a team that has long since been lost to you. Granted, things still seemed to be OK when you were 10-2 and heading into Xavier thinking that another quality…
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Join us here at TheSportsDominion.com for a live blog during tonight’s Super Bowl! SportsDominion editor Chris Graham will provide live commentary and analysis during the game pitting the AFC champion New England Patriots (18-0) and the NFC champion New York Giants (14-5). Chris will also offer his thoughts on the other important part of Super…
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Story by Jim Bishop Crossroads magazine at Eastern Mennonite University won a major award this year from the southeast district of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. Competing against dozens of magazines produced by larger institutions, Crossroads received a “special merit award” in the category of “magazine publishing improvement.” The other winners…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Jim Gilmore is a solid Republican – but he’s willing to break with party leaders, and even President Bush, when he feels it necessary. “We don’t want to necessarily carry the power in Iraq strictly on the backs of the military. We’re very proud of those men and women, we…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It was a “difficult decision,” but in the end, Tom Reynolds knew what he had to do. “It’s an easy decision to make, but at the same time it’s a difficult decision to make,” said Reynolds, the mayor of Waynesboro for the last four years and a member of Waynesboro…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] He was on the good end of a 12-hour shift. “It’s 2:30. Just a few more hours, and then I get to go home,” Dwayne Schwartz told me as he drove us across the city of Waynesboro today in a dump truck equipped with a plow to move snow from…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Rusty Ashby is concerned about the fiscal future of the Queen City. “I think it’s acquired a lot of debt over the last few years, and I think there’s going to be some real infrastructure needs – with roads, with water and sewer, those things that people don’t like to…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Branden Ore is done testing the NFL waters. “I am determined to make my family and my teammates, along with the university and its fans, proud. I plan on helping Virginia Tech to another successful season,” Ore said today, confirming his decision to withdraw his name from consideration from the…
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