How would Shakespeare approach this one?

The American Shakespeare Center in Staunton needs to raise a quarter of a million dollars by Jan. 31 to cover operating expenses for the month of January. That’s the bad news. Here’s more bad news – the What Happens If The ASC Doesn’t End Up Covering Itself part of the story. Read more

Podcast | The Bard and bad times

The American Shakespeare Center is going through something of a rough patch – aren’t we all, right? – and is in need of a serious infusion of cash, and fast, or else … (well, let’s not think about the or else just yet, OK?). AFP editor Chris Graham sat down today with ASC co-founder Jim Warren, development director Deirdre Sullivan and marketing director Erik Curren to talk through the issues. Length: 23:18. Read more

Stop the Presses | Miss you, Dad

Jan. 2, 2008. Chris Graham was driving back from a midwinter Florida football vacation when he got the news that his father had passed away. Chris takes us back to that day and how life has changed for him since. Length: 3:33. Read more

Today’s Agenda

We’ve been working since we heard the news last night that the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton is facing a financial crisis to set up interviews with ASC officials to get inside that news – and we’ll be in the Queen City this afternoon to talk with leaders at the center and getting perspective from City Hall as well. That, and we’re getting ready for the changing of the calendars.

Today’s Winner | Global warming makes a comeback

It was in the 50s here in the Valley today. Which must be proof that global warming is making a comeback. Since that snowstorm a couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas was proof that global warming is a hoax.

Today’s Loser | The swastika people

The line from Nobama! to pallin’ around with terrorists to he’s not an American citizen to white-power symbols all over Staunton is straighter than it might appear at first glance.

An ACC whitewash for Carolina?

North Carolina is not going to go undefeated. Sorry, Heels fans.
Of course, y’all were probably already aware of that. Because the ACC is, well, the ACC, and it’s practically a given that somebody is going to be there in any given year to knock off a league power.
Who will it be this year? Let’s examine the list of top contenders. Read more

Tibor Machan | Bailout-mania

It is becoming common practice for governments to intercede with their legal powers whenever politicians believe that private firms need to be bailed out after their imprudent business decisions have lead them to the brink of disaster. Interestingly, such practices are justified by the cheerleaders of government intervention on the grounds that now and then they help. For example, when Chrysler Corporation was near collapse several decades ago, the government advanced money to it, which served to keep the company in business. Chrysler did manage to recover and, in time, pay back what it borrowed. Read more

Nan Russell | Your five acres

It was the third time in as many weeks he’d asked to see me. Once again sitting across the desk, Jeff was expressing distress at something. This time he was upset that Lydia was making more money than he was. Last week he was unhappy with the hours Joe wasn’t putting in, leaving at five when he was often stuck past six. The week before, he registered a complaint about the way work assignments were handed out by his supervisor. As my mother would say, “Same song, thirtieth verse.” Read more

Roads fix on the backburner again

Looking back on it, wouldn’t it have made sense to have started doing something about our transportation-infrastructure limitations, I don’t know, maybe a few years ago when the economy was relatively purring and the dollars were available to address the traffic jams in NoVa and Hampton Roads and the clogged arteries inhibiting commerce statewide? Read more

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