Final Four-bound: UVa. men's lacrosse upsets #2 Cornell

Chris Graham

Behind seven points by Steele Stanwick, the No. 7 seeded Virginia Cavaliers (11-5) stormed past the No. 2 seeded Cornell Big Red (14-3) in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament, 13-9, in front of 13,447 fans inside Hofstra’s James M. Shuart Stadium. The win gives Virginia head coach Dom Starsia 327 career victories, passing…

City police joining Click It or Ticket patrols

Chris Graham

Waynesboro Police will join local and national law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates all across Virginia and the country for the 2011 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization that begins Sunday, May 22. During the mobilization, which runs through June 6, law enforcement throughout the Commonwealth will be cracking down on…

Ken Plum: Hail to Shenandoah, Hail

Ken Plum

The Board of Directors of Shenandoah High School Alumni Association gave me the “Distinguished Alumnus” Award at its annual banquet last weekend. Last year I wrote about my graduating class’s fiftieth reunion that I could not attend because I was out of the country. I did attend this year and was honored by the recognition….

Pattie throws hat into ring in North River

Chris Graham

Redoing the controversial 2009 Augusta County reassessment might not lead to a result that is embraced by everybody, “but it at least it would be a fair-market value,” said Marshall Pattie, a James Madison University business professor who this month announced his candidacy for the North River seat on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors….

Groups fight adoption discrimination rule

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The ACLU of Virginia and more than 25 other organizations and individuals today asked the Virginia Board of Social Services to postpone the issuance of regulations that allow faith-based organizations in the state to discriminate in adoptions based on sexual orientation. The request to delay implementation and reopen the public comment period comes after the…

Suzi Foltz: Oh, Bloody High School

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“Can you tell me your full name and your birthdate?” “Name; Suzanne Patterson Foltz. Birthday; June 4, 1999…oh my god, no. Not ’99, ’93. I was born June 4, 1993. Sorry.” “Okay…” Why would I say ’99? That would make me only eleven years old. Eleven year olds can’t donate blood. I hope I don’t…