Always runnin’

Chris Graham

Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham So I’m walking down the streets of Buena Vista the other day, when out of the blue came a guy running for … something. “You still hang around with the mainstream media?” Mark Warner asked me as he made his way toward another handshake at the annual Labor…

This week: Waynesboro referendum, JMU basketball, Staunton elections

Chris Graham

Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham PUSH: Waynesboro decides to hold fall capital-projects referendum I don’t know who will get the upper hand out of this one. Certainly the moderate majority on city council is thinking that it will be their side – and that a victory in November will spell doom for their…

Sime biding his time

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham Arin Sime would love to be engaging in the sometimes-heated discussions going on among 24th Senate District Republican Party nomination candidates Emmett Hanger and Scott Sayre on taxes and spending. But Sime is biding his time – knowing that he will get his chance.

The 24th money race

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham Big money is flowing into the hotly contested Republican Party primary in the 24th Senate District – and it’s going out as quickly as candidates Emmett Hanger and Scott Sayre can spend it. Hanger, the three-term incumbent from Mount Solon, raised $87,864 in the April 1-May 30 reporting period, according to…

Meet David Cox

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham David Cox is best-known in Shenandoah Valley political circles for his run in 2005 for the 24th House District seat in the Virginia General Assembly. So what was it about his 37.5 percent showing in ’05 that makes him think that he can be a viable contender in the 24th Senate…