Bad news in Waynesboro, but job situation holding steady around us
The unemployment rate in Waynesboro pushed past 11 percent in March, up nearly a point from February and more than double the jobless rate from a year ago.
A net loss of 87 jobs from February to March was reported in Waynesboro in the Virginia Employment Commission numbers released Wednesday. According to the data, 1,219 people in Waynesboro were out of work in March, up from 1,132 in February and 490 in March 2008. Read more
Mac the Knife
We’ve got a handful of commitments – OK, honestly, three – for our noon Friday Big Mac Attack. Count me in, and we’re at four, so add another, you know, few dozen, and maybe we can send City Council the message that we’ve done enough damage to our local schools already. Read more
Desperate times call for desperate measures
You don’t have to win the national championship every week, football coach Lou Holtz says. You only have to be the best team in the stadium on Saturday. Terry McAuliffe is clinging to that right now.
The same SurveyUSA poll that Creigh Deeds’ campaign manager is citing as evidence that the Bath County state senator is best positioned to beat presumptive Republican nominee Bob McDonnell has McAuliffe pulling away from Deeds and Brian Moran in the race for the Democratic Party nomination. Read more
Road to nowhere, fast
Headline: VDOT cuts another 230 jobs. Observation: We’re not cutting fat anymore. Or muscle. We’re digging into bone.
“None of these are easy decisions for us to make,” Virginia Department of Transportation Commissioner David Ekern said. “We know that these decisions will impact the public and the lives of our valued professional staff, but we must make the sound business decisions necessary to ensure the long-term viability of Virginia’s transportation system and our department.” Read more
Staunton Music Festival on tap for May 10
The Staunton Music Festival presents a mobile musical party at one of Staunton’s most beautiful historic landmarks, Cobble Hill Farm, on Sunday afternoon, May 10, with the Baroque and Bluegrass Bash. The music starts at 3:45 p.m. Read more
Staunton Guided Tours announces expanded services and staff
Staunton Guided Tours announces an expansion of its staff and services. Marney Gibbs, owner, announces that regular tours will depart the Staunton Visitors Center at 35 S. New St. every Saturday from April 25 to Oct. 31. A narrated trolley tour will be held at 10:30 a.m., and a trolley and walking tour at 1:30 p.m. Read more
Haresh Daswani | The New York Flyby
Posted April 29, 2009
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