Credit union launches title-services subsidiary
The Waynesboro-based DuPont Community Credit Union has formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary that will provide title services for real-estate transactions. DCCU Title Services will provide insurance products for residential and commercial clients – including secure document exchanges with lenders and settlement agents and 24-hour access to the status of title-insurance orders. Read more
Getting the politics out
City Councilwoman Lorie Smith wants to see Waynesboro take a big step toward “getting the politics out” of street-closure requests related to Downtown Waynesboro events, and there was some movement in Smith’s direction at Monday night’s Council meeting.
“If the EDA would be willing to take this on, and they made the decision, I would be happy to pass it on to them,” Vice Mayor Frank Lucente said, after initially criticizing the suggestion from Smith to have City Council ask the Economic Development Authority to come up with recommendations for a model policy that could guide future requests for street closures for events in Downtown Waynesboro and elsewhere in the city. Read more
David Reynolds | Scouting secrets
Psst. Anybody looking over your shoulder? Just checking. Can’t be too careful these days. But I trust you even if your elected representatives do not. I am sorry that you were not in the loop. I was left out, too. So all either of us knows is what we read and hear. Not enough to form an opinion. But I have no choice. I have a deadline to make. Read more
DeeDee Tostanoski | Killing in our name
On Thursday, Feb. 19, Virginia killed Edward Nathaniel Bell in our name. He received the death penalty because he was found guilty for the 1999 murder of Officer Ricky Timbrook in Winchester. Officer Timbrook’s murder is a heinous crime, and his murderer deserves severe punishment. However, killing a person who has killed another person to make the point that killing a person is wrong is absolute nonsense. Our humanity is diminished when the Commonwealth kills in our name. Make no mistake: State-approved killing is still killing, despite the fact that we name it execution to sweeten it up. Read more
Mystery Rasoul announcement is endorsement
He’s not running, but Sam Rasoul is hoping to have something to do with the outcome in the 17th District House of Delegates race. “Gwen will represent the people of our area well,” Rasoul said in his endorsement of Gwen Mason, a Democrat and member of Roanoke City Council, who had already announced her intention to run for the Democratic Party nomination for the seat in the 17th, which is held by the retiring William Fralin. Read more
Relive the ’60s with the Wayne
I never got to live the ’60s, being born in 1972 and all, but I’m familiar with the concept. And I’ve been told by those who did that the times were alternatively psychadelic and quite groovy, of course, setting the stage for the Friday event being put on by the Wayne Theatre Alliance. Read more
Carly at the Movies | Another knocked-up knock-off comedy hits the Valley
You can blame it all on director Judd Apatow. Over the last few years, he’s developed a template for light movie comedy that hits the spot with the demographic most beloved by Hollywood, reaching a peak with “Knocked Up” in 2007. Read more
Another downtown-event controversy?
Another Downtown Waynesboro event involving the proposed closure of Main Street is on the agenda for tonight’s Waynesboro City Council meeting, and City Manager Mike Hamp is thinking some clear policy direction from City Council would be helpful.
“Given the concerns and objections voiced recently about the impact of street closures on downtown businesses, I would recommend that at some point in the near future staff and City Council undertake a review and discussion of downtown events to establish a statement of policy or guidelines for considering and conducting events in the downtown,” Hamp wrote in a memo to City Council members regarding the matter of the requested closure of Main Street for the fourth annual Main Street Muscle Car Show on Saturday, May 16. Read more
Monday, March 23, 2009
- Economy: Remarks by President Obama after economy daily briefing, Monday, 5:15 p.m.
- Civil Liberties: Sex Workers Art Show to go on, Monday, 5:15 p.m.
- Education: Are you smarter than a fifth-grader?, Monday, 9:20 a.m.
- Economy: Gas prices inching back up, Monday, 9:20 a.m.
- Economy: AG’s office launches food drive, Monday, 9:20 a.m.
- Education: Food and Farming Week at EMU, Monday, 9:20 a.m.
- Local News: Waynesboro City Council meeting agenda, Monday, 9:20 a.m.
- Local News: I-81 lane closures in Harrisonburg, Monday, 9:20 a.m.
- Local News: VDOT road work schedule, Monday, 9:20 a.m. Read more
New Dominion honored by Virginia Press Association
The New Dominion Magazine won three awards for journalistic excellence in its first year of eligibility in the prestigious Virginia Press Association News Contest. The awards were announced Saturday at the Association’s annual conference in Norfolk.
The competition was fierce in the top category for nondaily newspapers and magazines, whose 45 publications include Virginia Living, Virginia Business, Style Weekly and the Washington Business Journal. The New Dominion took home top honors in this grouping in Public Affairs Writing for a story in the Spring 2008 edition by editor Chris Graham entitled “The Senior Boom,” which examined issues faced locally related to our growing senior population. Read more
Hall at QB? And more from Groh on the eve of spring practice
Vic Hall was a record-setting quarterback in high school, and his numbers – 13,770 total yards, 166 touchdowns – had Virginia fans salivating at the prospect of what he could do in the ACC. A surprise start at QB in the season finale at Virginia Tech last November that pushed the Cavs to the brink of an upset of the eventual Orange Bowl champions got the message boards going about why he had been used at corner primarily his first three years in Charlottesville, but it did something else for coach Al Groh. Read more
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Donald Boudreaux | An unhappy alliance
Posted on March 23, 2009 · 1 Comment
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