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Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham I had Dwight Clark on the other line, and what I wanted to know most was … “The Catch.” Tell me all about “The Catch.” “Amazingly, it happened just the way we practiced it,” said Clark, the former San Francisco 49er tight end who was the receiver…

God is focus of debate at BC

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Item by Chris Graham Bridgewater College will serve as the host for a debate on the topic of “Does God Exist?” on Sept. 26. Douglas Geivett, professor of philosophy of religion and ethics at Biola University, and Michael Shermer, a columnist for Scientific American, will serve as the debaters. Geivett is the author of Evil…

It’s ‘Howdy Doody’ time at BC

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Item by Chris Graham An exhibit featuring artifacts from a popular 1950s children’s television show will be on display at Bridgewater College beginning Sept. 12. The display commemorating “The Howdy Doody Show” – “Remembering An American Icon: Howdy Doody, 1947-2007,” a collection of memorabilia of former BC theater professor Ralph McPhail Jr. – will be…

Will Waynesboro voters be heard?

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Story by Chris Graham A fall referendum on several capital-improvements projects is close to being on the ballot in Waynesboro. As much rancor as there has been in the River City regarding government spending in recent months, city-council member Lorie Smith thinks the autumnal discussions could be quite beneficial.

This week: Waynesboro referendum, JMU basketball, Staunton elections

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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham PUSH: Waynesboro decides to hold fall capital-projects referendum I don’t know who will get the upper hand out of this one. Certainly the moderate majority on city council is thinking that it will be their side – and that a victory in November will spell doom for their…

The Republican Valley

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Column by Chris Graham Divided as Shenandoah Valley Republicans might be, the local GOP is still the hegemon on the Valley political scene. “Republicans in the Valley, north to south, have virtually a stranglehold on the electorate,” Bridgewater College political-science professor David McQuilkin said. But that’s only part of the equation explaining why Valley Republicans…

BC makes equestrian home permanent

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Item by Chris Graham A Weyers Cave equestrian center is now the permanent home of the Bridgewater College equestrian program. The college announced yesterday that it had completed the purchase of Oak Manor Farms, a 75-acre equestrian center in Northern Augusta County, which will be renamed the Bridgewater College Equestrian Center. The location has served…