Trying to reason the Museum money crunch
As a show-me-the-money business guy, I’m having a hard time on the issue involving funding for the Waynesboro Heritage Foundation, because this one isn’t one where you’re going to get a lot tangible out of return-on-investment analysis.
Vice Mayor Frank Lucente is rarely right, but he is on a key point on this – that city taxpayers are subsidizing the museum at a high ratio of about $20 per visitor for the 3,000 visitors that the Waynesboro Heritage Museum sees a year. Read more
Newspaper numbers continue tumble
Local newspaper circulations are continuing their downward trend, based on my analysis of the most recent report of data from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
The News Leader saw its Sunday circulation drop 1.8 percent in the six-month period ending March 31, 2009, from where it was for the six-month period ending Sept. 30, 2008. The raw numbers on the total paid circulation count were 18,611 for the period ending March 31, 2009, and 18,258 for the period ending Sept. 30, 2008. Read more
The Rumor Mill | Pyles, Curren and the 20th
I’m hearing in bits and pieces that Tracy Pyles, the Pied Piper of the reassessment opposition in Augusta County, made a late inquiry into what he would need to do to get in the contest for the Democratic Party nomination in the 20th House District, and that he isn’t entirely behind the man who ended up getting the nomination, Erik Curren of Staunton. Read more
Marrow to canvass Waynesboro on Saturday
The Greg Marrow 25th District House of Delegates campaign will be doing some door-knocking in Waynesboro on Saturday. Read more
In the News
- State News: Two “mild” swine-flu cases reported in Virginia, posted Thursday, 8:15 p.m.
- Chris Graham on Facebook: Am I the only person thinking that the media is whipping up mass mysteria over a flippin’ flu virus?
- Event: Small business workshop in Waynesboro, posted Thursday, 9:45 a.m.
- Event: Operation and supply chain career workshop, posted Thursday, 9:45 a.m. Read more
Chief of Staff | Rain or shine
It rained, then it rained some more, then for good measure, it started raining harder. And yet the only game in town went on this afternoon at Kate Collins Field, and yes, my feet are wet as I’m writing this, but we got that ribbon cut. Read more
Kent Willis | Virginia Fusion Center’s assessment of terrorist threat begs for assessment of Fusion Center
Posted April 30, 2009
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