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NEW AND DEVELOPING:
SOUTH PORTICO
THE SOUTH-POLITICAL EVOLUTION
LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS
NEW PRIEST
SOUTH PORTICO
RICHMOND — We're not used to this in Virginia — all the attention, the acerbic and nonstop television attack ads, the robocalls, the candidates for high office crisscrossing the state, all of them intent on either winning your vote for one candidate, poisoning your attitude toward the other, maybe both. But how much of it can you believe, who's behind the claims and how much are they paying? By Bob Lewis.
THE SOUTH-POLITICAL EVOLUTION
ATLANTA — The "Solid South" was a political fact, benefiting Democrats for generations and then Republicans, with Bible Belt and racial politics ruling the day. But demographic changes and recent election results reveal a more nuanced landscape now as the two major parties prepare for their national conventions IN Florida and North Carolina. President Barack Obama won both states and Virginia four years ago, propelled by young voters, nonwhites and suburban independents. By Bill Barrow.
LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS
FISHERSVILLE — Like any good librarian, Lynne Van Dyke double-checked the call number on the spine of Margery Facklam's "What's the Buzz?: The Secret Lives of Bees," before placing it on the shelf. Thing is, she's not actually a librarian, but a volunteer at the Augusta County Library. By Derek Micah Armstrong, The News Virginian.
NEW PRIEST
FREDERICKSBURG — St. Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church in Caroline County hasn't had a full-time pastor since the 1930s. But that changed a month ago, when Rev. Jay Biber arrived. His arrival is special, church members said, because he will devote himself full time to the church and live in Caroline County. By Liana Bayne, The Free-Lance Star.
SPORTS:
FBN--REDSKINS-RGIII'S SACKS
WASHINGTON — Three sacks. One lost fumble. Now Robert Griffin III knows what it's like to be under constant pressure in an NFL backfield. If the Washington Redskins rookie is going to flourish this season, they'll have to protect him better. By Joseph White.
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