Monday, Feb. 23, 2009

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– Economy: Joint statement on the economy, Monday, 10:50 a.m. – Local News: Waynesboro City Council business meeting agenda, Monday, 10:50 a.m. – Local News: Augusta County Board of Supervisors staff briefing agenda, Monday, 10:50 a.m. – Local News: VDOT road work update, Monday, 10:50 a.m. – Virginia Politics: Moran picks up Henrico endorsement, Monday,…

Chris Graham | Common ground

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Waynesboro does have a vision, to hear Frank Lucente tell it. “Speaking only for myself as a council member and a citizen of Waynesboro, I have always felt there was a plan, and have always consistently worked toward it: ensure that the city provides the services of government in the most effective and efficient way…

Harrisonburg: WWLD?

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Story by Jim Bishop For those who’ve asked, “What Would Lloyd Do?”, some possible answers to this not-so-rhetorical question are provided in a new play with music written by and starring Ted Swartz and Trent Wagler, that will premiere at Eastern Mennonite University’s fall homecoming and parents weekend. In the two-act, 90-minute play, a struggling…

Downtown vs. The West End: Is economic development a zero-sum game?

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It wasn’t that there was much left downtown, but Phil Lemons knew that whatever traffic there had been before the West End took off with the opening of Wal-Mart in Waynesboro in 2003 was pretty much going, going, gone. “Having experienced it in other towns, whenever a shopping center comes…