
Busy couple of days on the Kaine campaign trail
U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine visited Fibertek Inc. Tuesday in Herndon, and then on Wednesday made a stop in Mount Vernon to visit several local businesses there.

U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine visited Fibertek Inc. Tuesday in Herndon, and then on Wednesday made a stop in Mount Vernon to visit several local businesses there.

Politicians speaking at outdoor events on a pretty day invariably and jokingly take credit for the weather. But no one has stepped up to take credit for the weather lately. Records are being broken; new highs are being set

Several Latin American leaders have proposed legalizing aspects of the drug trade in recent months, clearly acknowledging that the current strategy in the war on drugs is not working. They are correct in highlighting the flaws in the traditional approach to battling illicit narcotics, but do we really need to wave the white flag? Or…

In Stanley Kubrick’s famous movie “A Clockwork Orange” (adapted from Anthony Burgess’ book with the same title) the story revolves around a violent criminal named Alex who, in order to be released from prison, agrees to an experimental treatment which is chemically induced and brought about by behavioral conditioning

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge announced in an email today that it will be closing up shop in its longtime Valley base of operations to focus on Charlottesville and Albemarle County

Sixth District Democratic congressional nominee Andy Schmookler will host a brief talk for voters on the topic of “The Real Threat to Our American Liberties.” The event will be held in Downtown Harrisonburg on Monday, July 23 starting at 7 p.m

The Shenandoah Valley Spay/Neuter Clinic is teaming up with the Augusta Shelter to host a mega pet adoption event at the Waynesboro Books-a-Million on Saturday, July 21st 2012 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Waynesboro Town Center

Boasting over 8,000-square-feet of display space and room for dozens of dealers selling antiques and collectibles, the Staunton Antiques Center will open for business on September 1st in the former McCrory building located at 19 West Beverley Street in historic Downtown Staunton

Join the Waynesboro Generals for an exciting night of baseball on Friday night. OK, you really just want to try the mammoth waterslide

Is the Barack Obama campaign’s full-court press on Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital and his tax returns fair and balanced? Plenty of ink and cyberspace have been devoted in recent days to answering that question. What about the impact of the line of attack on the 2012 campaign?
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