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Analysis by Chris Graham [email protected] Funny things, these polls. One of the national political polls we’ve been tracking in recent weeks has John McCain surging slightly ahead of Barack Obama. A second had McCain ahead briefly but now has Obama back in front by two points. The third has Obama maintaining the modest lead that…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s a tough economy, so the news that James Madison University surpassed its first comprehensive fundraising campaign goal by 40 percent is probably important news. “I am truly heartened and excited by the unqualified success of our first comprehensive campaign. On behalf of the university, I extend sincere thanks to…
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Item by Crystal Graham [email protected] Puppies and dogs of all ages and sizes will get to march in their very own parade on Saturday, July 26, as part of a Puppy Parade to benefit the SPCA. Successful Women’s Alliance Network, or SWAN, will be putting on the parade as part of their outreach efforts to…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Successful Women’s Alliance Network, SWAN, is sponsoring the Puppy Parade at the Sweet Dreams Festival in Stuarts Draft scheduled for July 26. Registration for the event at the Stuarts Draft Park begins at 9 a.m. The cost to register is $10 per puppy. For an application, call VIcki Davis…
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Dull Ache column by W.R. Marshall It’s the silent softener. The disease that weakens not only the backbone, but preys upon the very resolve of men and women who once had both. It’s a tragedy unfolding everyday in America, but unlike most disorders, it doesn’t infect the poor and disenfranchised, but it’s rampant among the…
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Column by Crystal Graham [email protected] At first glance, walking into a meeting of the Successful Women’s Alliance Network, or SWAN, might give you the feel of a BNI-type atmosphere. The group passes business cards, gives a 60-second elevator speech, and members work to help each other through a referral process – all routine parts of…
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Dull Ache column by W.R. Marshall adullache.today.com Look, I’m the first to admit I tend to play the Apocalypse card now and then, but you have to admit, the End of Days is always good for laugh. There’s Cheney as Satan – or a close personal advisor. There’s a crackerjack conflict going on in the…
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Op-Ed by Clyde Winter ClydeWinter.wordpress.com Opinions Wanted! Click here to learn more “The GI Bill gives emphatic notice to the men and women in our armed forces that the American people do not intend to let them down.” – Franklin Delano Roosevelt, on signing the original G.I Bill for returning veterans The Iraq and Afghanistan…
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Item by Jim Bishop Every parent’s worst nightmare is to have a child abducted. In Uganda, that may mean knowing your child is being forced to perform atrocities or being used as a sex slave. This was the reality for Angelina Atyam for seven years. Last week, Atyam told her powerful story of hate and…
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The Politics Beat column by Chris Graham [email protected] I was planning to use this column to blast Hillary Clinton. “I will be making no decisions tonight.” Famous last words, right? But then Barack Obama took the stage in St. Paul, Minn., and did what Hillary should have done in New York. “You chose to listen…
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