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- Local News: Staunton appoints new fire chief
- Sports: Waynesboro Generals game postponed
- Economy: Consumer Price Index up in May
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- Event: Presidential Library to host history camp
- State News: Kaine signs veterans legislation Read more
Chris Edwards | A different world
Hunger. Child soldiers. Orphaned children raising siblings. Such tragedies might readily connote despair – but not to three African women who studied this year at Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute.
When these women, attending their first SPI session, speak of the staggering tasks they and their colleagues have undertaken to heal lives and communities, they convey unflagging hope. Read more
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- State News: Virginia to team up with Microsoft on tech training for displaced workers
- Event: JMU to host acclaimed poet
- Capitol Hill: Warner introduces health-care reform Read more
‘Radio Hour’ returns on Friday with new talent, new lineup
The Friday, June 19th performances of “River City Radio Hour” will bring a number of new talents and a new serial to it audiences.
The St. Clair Street Band featuring Jim Harrington will bring a combination of sounds that will charm and excite the Radio Hour audience. Jim Harrington is a member of a number of area bands. His skills on the accordion are appreciated by audiences in the U.S. and Ireland. Read more
President e-stumps for Deeds
President Barack Obama is going to bat for Democratic Party gubernatorial nominee Creigh Deeds.
“I know a thing or two about tough primaries, and I know a thing or two about running tough races in Virginia. Creigh Deeds’ victory once again shows the power of people at the grassroots to win elections and bring about lasting change – and he will be a better candidate this fall because of his hard work to win the nomination,” Obama wrote in an e-mail that went out to people on the Virginia e-mail lists of the Democratic National Committee and the Organizing for America project. Read more
Walk-off single gives Generals fifth straight win
A Tony Caldwell 10th inning single plated Alex McClure from second to give Waynesboro its fifth straight win, 4-3 over Rockbridge, Monday night at Fishburne Military School Park at Kate Collins Field. AFP editor and Waynesboro Generals general manager Chris Graham talks after the game with Caldwell, Generals manager Andy Chalot and web play-by-play man John Leonard to wrap the game. Length: 7:11. Read more
I’m a quasi-celebrity, get me out of here!
I had made a vow to myself that I would start saying “No!” when asked to add to my already full plate, but when I got the call to be put behind bars for the annual MDA Lock-Up, I had a personal reason for saying “Yes!” this time around.
It was that summer during college when I worked in the Waynesboro parks and rec department summer camp as a counselor for what we called the special pops kids. Talk about an eye-opening experience – that was a summer full of them, with kids facing a variety of physical and other challenges that I could never imagine being able to overcome, and yet they fought the battle every day against all odds. Read more
Generals make it four in a row
Waynesboro’s 6-3 win over New Market Sunday night at Fishburne Military School Park at Kate Collins Field makes it four in a row for the Generals, who now sit atop the South Division standings in Valley League play as the 2009 season enters its third week. AFP editor and Waynesboro Generals general manager reports on Sunday’s game with interviews with manager Andy Chalot, winning pitcher Ricky Marshall and Generals play-by-play man John Leonard. Length: 5:40. Read more
Gas prices continue climb
Regular unleaded is over $2.50 a gallon in Virginia now, and with crude oil breaking the $70-a-barrel barrier, the pain at the pump is only going to get more intense.
“We expect to see small gas price increases through the Fourth of July,” said Martha Meade, the manager of public and government affairs at AAA Mid-Atlantic. “We do not expect dramatic price swings like we saw last summer. But when people spend more money to fill up their gas tanks, they have less money in their pockets to spend on everything else, and that doesn’t help economic recovery.” Read more
Carly at the Movies | Taking of Pelham 1-2-3: Express vs. Local
I spent Sunday afternoon on the Pelham 123 subway line (the brand new Express version), then went home and switched to the 1974 Local, playing that night on an area TV station. And just like in the real New York subway system, if you’re in a big rush grab the Express – the Local takes longer, but gets you there just the same. Plus you have time to stop along the way and smell the garbage. Read more
In the News
- Local News: Downey named new BRCC president
- State News: Kaine announces formation of health network
- Local News: Musikgarten classes at EMU Read more
Rick Webb | Misrepresenting the status of the proposed Highland County Wind Energy Project
State and national newspapers, including the Richmond Times Dispatch and USA Today, have reported that Highland New Wind Development is prepared to begin construction by early summer with possible completion by the end of the year.
The source of the reported information is the developer’s public relations spokesman, Frank Maisano, who announced in a press release that the company has filed a site plan, which he characterized as the last step in obtaining a building permit. Read more
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