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Augusta Free Press : The Edition
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By Chris Graham/AFP They're called vigilantes; they're called racists; they're called xenophobes. They see themselves as otherwise average citizens who simply want to see Congress and the White House get serious about enforcing the laws on the books regarding immigration. "The word illegal is the crux of the whole thing," said Jim Patrick, a member of the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors who has written extensively on the immigration issue on his Web site ...
By Chris Graham/AFP If the much-talked-about industrial megasite in Augusta County is developed down the road, it is not just Augusta County that will be impacted by the addition of thousands of jobs to the regional economy and thousands more new residents to the regional housing market. "All elected officials in the Valley have been watching it with some interest - because if it does develop, it will have an impact probably on the entire Shenandoah Valley region ..."
By Chris Graham/AFP Bob Jones could sense the history that was unfolding before his eyes - but baseball broadcasters know better than to say the words no-hitter or perfect game out loud. "Now everybody is getting ready, on their feet ... the 0-2 pitch ... swung on and missed! Strike three! Paul Burnside has done it! A perfect game!" was the call from Jones when Burnside, a Winchester righthander, struck out Front Royal pinch-hitter Dustin Bennett to finish his June 3 perfect game.
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