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The prospect that Ken Cuccinelli will be making official his plans to run for the 2013 Republican nomination for governor has Democrats salivating. “Ken Cuccinelli’s impending gubernatorial announcement is further proof that his political career is about one thing and one thing only: Ken Cuccinelli. Instead of fighting everyday for Virginia families, he has used…
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As Sir Laurence Olivier famously shouted, “Teaching acting to Marilyn Monroe is like teaching Urdu to a badger!” And while that may have been true for Marilyn, no acting lessons are needed for Michelle Williams who portrays her perfectly in “My Week with Marilyn.” What a fabulous pre-Christmas gift is this film, based Colin Clark’s…
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A Joe Harris floater ignited a 19-2 second-half Virginia run, and the Cavs rode the run to a 70-58 win over #14 Michigan in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge Tuesday night in Charlottesville. The Wolverines (5-2) led 39-34 before the Harris short jumper cut the lead to three at the 12:42 mark. Freshman Malcolm Brogdon scored…
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Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. is working on plans for a riverside observation deck downtown – and is asking for your help to bring the project to reality. The effort to build what will be called the Waynesboro Fish-Deck has already won approval of grants from CSX and Virginia Main Street to the tune of $7,500….
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Virginia head coach Mike London was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year, as announced by the league on Tuesday. London becomes the fifth different UVa head footballcoach to garner coach of the year accolades. London joins a list of Bill Elias (1961), George Blackburn (1968), George Welsh (1983, ’84, ’89, ’91, ’95) and…
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Augusta Free Press LLC has teamed up with MDH Events to present Holiday Fashion Showcase on Sat., Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Gateway in Downtown Waynesboro. “It’s a time of year where we all want to be as fashionable as possible,” said Crystal Graham of Augusta Free Press. “As part…
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Short Pump Town Center announced today that it has suspended the use of a new technology that tracks customers’ movements by following their cell phone signals as they move from store to store. The technology, called FootPath, has been used in Europe, but over Thanksgiving Short Pump Town Center and a California mall owned by…
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Sadly, the Penn State Scandal has not surprised me or any of my colleagues at the Collins Center and Child Advocacy Center. Similar things have occurred within the Boy Scouts of America and the Catholic Church. The structures of these large organizations seem to make it ambiguous as to who is responsible for reporting suspected…
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The 24th-ranked James Madison men’s soccer team saw its season come to an end Sunday afternoon, as the Dukes lost 3-0 to No. 5 Connecticut in NCAA round of 16 action at Morrone Stadium. The Dukes, seeded No. 14 in the 48-team tournament, finished the year with a 13-5-2 record. The No. 3 seeded Huskies…
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Karen Kwiatkowski voted – twice – to re-elect Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte. She did so for the same reason that she thinks a lot of fellow Republicans in the heavily GOP Sixth support Goodlatte election cycle after election cycle. “They’ve known him for years, and because they’ve known him for years, they think he’s…
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