The AFP Blog – Feb. 6-8, 2009

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– Bills prohibiting Virginia from complying with Federal Real ID Act head to floor of General Assembly, Friday, 9:38 a.m. – State awards contract for design of truck-climbing lanes on I-81 in Rockbridge, Friday, 9:38 a.m. – Libertarians call on Kaine to step down as DNC chair, Friday, 9:38 a.m. – DuPont Community Credit Union…

The AFP Blog – Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009

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– Stuarts Draft man charged with murder for hire, Thursday, 6 p.m. – Miss America 2008 to speak at JMU on eating disorders, Thursday, 5:50 p.m. – Family Foundation praises passage of marriage curriculum bill, Thursday, 5:50 p.m. – White House announces formation of faith-based partnerships office, Thursday, 5:50 p.m. – Wagner picks up several…

Retired General

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He didn’t have to say much more. “My priority is my wife,” Jim Critzer told me when I asked him about his decision to sell the Waynesboro Generals, which he had almost singlehandedly saved from oblivion a decade ago, back when it looked like the Valley League original might be moved out of town.

Local Politics: Are we all losing our minds?

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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] Dinah Gottschalk is a volunteer in the Waynesboro Democratic Committee. She’s a committed Democrat, a lifelong Democrat, and she’s been working hard this campaign season at the local Waynesboro Dems election headquarters in Willow Oak Plaza with me and dozens of other Waynesboro and Augusta County Democrats. She was, to…

The purveyor of second chances

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Story by Edward Tutwiler “I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.” – George Eliot Looking backwards on missed opportunities…

Gas prices: Bad news for consumers, good news for U.S. manufacturing?

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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Five years ago, OK, as recently as a couple of months ago, we were all convinced that American manufacturing was a thing of the past. We can’t compete with Mexico, with China, where labor costs are lower, where goods can be shipped out at much lower unit prices…

Moped safety: To helmet or not to helmet?

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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Gas prices are up, up and away, and moped sales, and ridership, are right there with them, exposing a gray area in Virginia law that allows moped riders to do their thing without needing to adhere to the requirements regarding helmet use that are mandated on motorcycle riders….

Information meeting on tap on zoning ordinance

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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] A public-information session on the upcoming review of the Waynesboro zoning ordinance by the city planning and zoning departments is on the calendar for Thursday, July 31, at 7 p.m. at Kate Collins Middle School. The city recently adopted a new land-use plan, and an update to the zoning ordinance…

Which way is west again?

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Column by Faryal Zubair Opinions Wanted! Click here to learn more While many people use common sense on a regular basis, I feel that its use is only required on demand. Unfortunately, it’s not something that I demand from myself very often. As a 16-year-old, the biggest dream of my life is about to come…