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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] WINNER: 48-nil Was Virginia really 0-15 in the state of Florida before last Saturday night? That’s some way to get off the schneid. Next up – the schneid that has the ‘Hoos losing seven of their last eight to the Colossus from Blacksburg. WINNER: Tyrod Rulez! OK,…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham [email protected] We hear a lot of talk about common-sense government – but then we don’t see anything close to that being put into practice, by those who espouse the idea or otherwise. Here, to me, is common-sense government at work.
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Items by Jim Bishop Children’s choir releases 11th CD The splendor of brass, pipe organ and 150 children’s voices combine as the Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir (SVCC) of Harrisonburg, Va., heralds its 16th season with the release of its 11th recording, “Christmas Joy.” This is the second collaborative effort that includes members of the Washington…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] – Interesting mixed bag in Waynesboro with Yes votes on the fire station, stormwater improvements and library improvements and pretty resounding No votes on the proposed youth baseball-softball complex and sidewalk improvements. I wonder how this will impact the May 2008 elections. I think both sides were anticipating up and…
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24th Senate race – 74 of 75 precincts reporting – Emmett Hanger (R) 23,515 votes (65.3 percent) – David Cox (D) 9,658 votes (26.8 percent) – Arin Sime (L) 2,797 votes (7.8 percent) 26th Senate race – 64 of 64 precincts reporting – Mark Obenshain (R) – 25,279 votes (69.3 percent) – Maxine Roles (D) – 11,120 votes (30.5 percent) 26th House…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] WINNER: The guy who owns the adult video store in Staunton He couldn’t ask for better pub for his fledgling enterprise. Seriously.
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Virginia Tech Basketball Preview by Niemo www.techhoops.com News partner to The SportsDominion Outlook Let’s skip right to my conclusion before I give the evidence. Gone are a lot of points (4,500, to be approximate) and leadership. With the extreme youth, inexperience, and lack of proven leadership on the 2007-08 Hokie team, anything over .500 is…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Yes or no – whatever Waynesboro residents end up saying about five bond issues in a nonbinding referendum on the ballot tomorrow will go a long way to determining what happens in next year’s city-council elections. “This is a good gauge for me, really, to see what the people want….
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Senate Republicans appear to be safe in the Central Shenandoah Valley – but that isn’t to say that 24th District incumbent Emmett Hanger and 26th District incumbent Mark Obenshain haven’t had some hard work to do this fall.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Rockingham County Republicans have been crying foul over how the local board of elections has decided to inform voters of the death of Commissioner of the Revenue Richard Connellee. They might have good reason to that end.
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