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Op-ed by Katharine DeBrecht Since the selection of Gov. Sarah Palin as John McCain’s vice-presidential running mate, the liberal left has been in a tizzy. After years of championing women’s rights, liberals and feminists are now attacking the one woman who shattered one of the highest glass ceilings in our nation. Liberal pundits and pols…
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Column by Sandy Froman The treatment of Sarah Palin has been an appalling display of sexism and elitism. But the hatchet-men are in for a rude awakening. The attacks over the past few days come down to two things: First, Sarah Palin is supposedly out of her depth. She’s only been in high office for…
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Crystal Clear column by Crystal Graham Two words – peer pressure. That was my reasoning for going to a teaser class offered by a Harrisonburg-based dance studio. The moment I took my shoes off and sat down on the hardwood floor, I wondered how my two friends, Mary and Bonnie, had talked me into this…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Another key measure of economic performance appears to show the continued effects of slowdown. The national unemployment rate rose four-tenths of a percent in August, topping the 6 percent mark, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment fell in the manufacturing and employment-services sectors, with gains in the mining…
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Special Commentary by Chris Graham [email protected] “Sarah Palin represents everything they hate,” conservative radio host Laura Ingraham told an audience at the Republican National Convention this week. Which piqued my interest, because I’m guessing that I’m one of those they that she was referring to – a Democrat, a member of the news media. Come…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Jim Gilmore standing at the podium in Glen Maury Park in Buena Vista at the foot of the Blue Ridge pulled a piece of paper from his pocket. A burly, hirsute man wearing a form-fitting Gilmore T-shirt handed the news reporter standing next to me a similarly-sized paper…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A woman is on a national ticket – but she’s not named Hillary. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been tapped by presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain to serve as his vice-presidential running mate. Palin, 44, is a first-term governor and former Miss Alaska whose candidacy is sure to be…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] Politics isn’t personal for me. It’s politics. Sometimes you agree, sometimes you disagree, but at the end of the day, you don’t call the person who holds a different view than you “a disgrace.” Which is what I ended up being called by a political…
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Analysis by Chris Graham [email protected] Don’t believe it when you read that John McCain hasn’t made up his mind on a running mate. That said, I’m willing to bet that McCain wishes he wouldn’t have to go public on this tomorrow, given that he’s pretty much damned whatever way he goes in his Veepstakes. The…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] A Women’s Spiritual Brunch workshop scheduled for Oct. 4 will benefit the Jericho and Damascus Road Outreach. Tickets are $30 a person for the 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. brunch, which is themed “I Love Me Better Than That.” The event will take place at the Augusta Community Center at…
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