AFP editor on TV3, WINA to talk about Chamber controversy
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AugustaFreePress.com editor Chris Graham appeared on WINA’s “Charlottesville-Right Now!” with Coy Barefoot on Tuesday to talk about the controversy over the firing of Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Ben Carter.
You can listen to the interview here courtesy the Charlottesville Podcasting Network.
Graham was interviewed on Wednesday for a story on the Chamber news by WHSV-TV3 news. We have the web video of the story here courtesy TV3. Read more
Babysteps toward moving forward?
Column by Chris Graham
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It’s another report bound to collect dust on a forgotten bookshelf. That’s the cynic’s view of the latest and greatest Downtown Vision Report aiming at guiding whatever it is that Waynesboro is going to do to breathe life into its downtown.
The people leading this particular Save Downtown effort will tell you that the reason that we’re not going to fail this time is because this time we’re engaging the community to share its vision. If you ask me, the reason that we have a shot this time, and that’s as far as I’ll go right now, that we have a shot, is, OK, sure, we’re engaging the people, but more to the point, we’ve got a deadline.
“It’s a pretty ambitious timetable,” said Tom Carlsson, the director of development at the Waynesboro Redevelopment and Housing Authority, which is leading a joint effort with the city and Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. toward filing for Community Development Block Grant funds from the state that could jumpstart design and infrastructure work that could itself jumpstart a larger-scale downtown-redevelopment project. Read more
Some weight to sustainability
Author overcomes skepticism, builds net-zero residential development
Story by Chris Graham
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Stu Rose has an interesting authenticity to his musings on sustainability. The author of a recent book on sustainable living admits to being “a little jaundiced” when it comes to the buzz words that people throw around.
“I’m a little jaundiced when it comes to terms like ‘green’ or ‘environmentally friendly’ or ‘ecofriendly’ or ‘energy-efficient,’ because they’re not measurable terms,” said Rose, the author of Sustainability: A Personal Journey to a Built Sustainable Community … and an Amazing Picture of What Life Will Soon Be Like, in an interview for the Monday, Feb. 22 installment of The AFP Show podcast.
Rose, a registered architect with degrees in structural engineering and organizational development, came to sustainable living through observation, you could say. What he saw in work and his readings on what was going on in the world in the 1990s helped him get over his early feelings that “sustainability” was a word that environmentalists were using to avoid having to talk about spotted owls. Read more
The AFP Show: Health-care reform, Congress, emotional balance
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Items for The AFP Show for Thursday, Feb. 25, include:
- Remarks from New York Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner on the ongoing health-care reform debate in Congress.
- An interview with Isaac Wood from the University of Virginia Center for Politics to discuss a recent report from UVa. political-science professor Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball suggesting that the GOP could gain 37 seats in the House of Representatives and push Democrats for majority control.
- A talk with Staunton-based author Jolly Stickley on her new book, Energy Restructure: Set Yourself Free Using the 9 Layers of the Emotional Body.
- A Special Comment from AFP editor Chris Graham on the move by the Augusta County Board of Supervisors to end further study of conducting future real-estate assessments using county-government staff. Read more
The Health Desk: Thursday, Feb. 25
- Local News: RMH experts to speak at Free Heart Symposium
- Local News: Free H1N1 shots available at RMH
- Study: Socioeconomic status can affect life expectancy
Edited by Chris Graham
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Local News: RMH experts to speak at Free Heart Symposium RMH will hold its third annual “Matters of the Heart” educational symposium at 6:30 p.m. March 2 at the JMU Festival Conference and Student Center.
This community event will feature free health screenings and presentations by physicians from the RMH Heart & Vascular Center and RMH Neurology on some of today’s most important heart and vascular issues. Steven Marra, MD, medical director, RMH Cardiothoracic Surgery, will give an update on the RMH cardiothoracic surgery program, and RMH neurologist Daniel Chehabar, DO, stroke care medical director, will discuss the signs, symptoms and prevention of stroke.
“Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the U.S.,” said Dr. Marra. “When the community needs us, we want them to know that we are offering leading-edge heart and vascular procedures at the RMH Heart & Vascular Center. We’re also here to educate the community about prevention—the best medicine.”
Many of the risk factors that contribute to heart disease also may cause stroke, added Dr. Chehebar.
“Stroke is the third leading cause of death, and the top cause of disability, in America,” said Dr. Chehebar. “Yet up to 80 percent of strokes are preventable. Knowledge truly is power in dealing with stroke. Our goal is to equip the community with life-saving preventive tools.”
Guests at the event also may meet with RMH representatives and receive free blood pressure screenings. Refreshments will be served.
The JMU Festival Conference and Student Center is located at 1301 Carrier Drive, off of University Boulevard.
Registration is required by calling RMH HealthSource at 540.433.4850. Read more
AFPBusiness.com: A one-stop shop for local business
Story by Chris Graham
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Augusta Free Press Publishing introduces AFPBusiness.com, a web portal featuring the latest local, state and national business and industry news and detailed information on AFP Publishing services.
“We want AFPBusiness.com to be a one-stop shop for business people in Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro,” Augusta Free Press Publishing co-owner and publisher Crystal Graham said.
AFPBusiness.com’s news sections include Local Business News, Virginia Business News and U.S. Business News. There is also an Editors’ Blog featuring business and marketing columns by Crystal Graham and editor Chris Graham and guest columnists on topics of local, state and national interest. Read more
Chris DeWald: Neurofeedback
Posted February 26, 2010
Column by Chris DeWald
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A better-functioning brain can improve sleep patterns. When you sleep more efficiently, you are more alert during the day. It can help with anxiety and depression, and with syndromes like migraine or chronic pain. Secondly, it can be helpful in managing attention – how well you can persist even at a boring task. Thirdly, it can help you manage the emotions. Emotions may feel like the real you, but your brain has a lot to say about how you feel and react. If the emotions are out of control, that’s trainable. If they aren’t there—as in lack of empathy, for example—that, too, is trainable.
Finally, there are some specific issues where the EEG neurofeedback training can be helpful, such as in cases of seizures, traumatic brain injury, stroke and autism. In these instances the training does not so much get rid of the problem as it simply organizes the brain to function better in the context of whatever injury or loss exists. Read more
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