Thursday, March 5, 2009

Chris Graham

– Local News: Presidential Library receives $100,000 grant, Thursday, 3:30 p.m. – Local News: Statement from Francis Chester regarding county reassessments fight, Thursday, 3:30 p.m. – Local Events: Taste of Downtown Harrisonburg, Thursday, 3:30 p.m. – Local Events: Vendor Fair at AFP, Thursday, 10:40 a.m.  

The anti-business Chamber

Contributors

The Virginia Chamber of Commerce … anti-business? Yes. it’s true. “On March 9-10, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce will take a delegation of Virginia business leaders to Washington D.C. to participate in the ‘Workforce Freedom Airlift,’ an anti-Card Check campaign sponsored by the U.S. Chamber,” began the propaganda piece in my e-mail in-box this morning.

Wagner picks up endorsement

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Arlington County Board of Supervisors member and respected community advocate J. Walter Tejada announced his support for Jody Wagner for lieutenant governor. With Tejada’s endorsement, Wagner, the former Treasurer of the Commonwealth and Secretary of Finance under governors Warner and Kaine, now has the support from four of five members of the Arlington County Board.

Walk the line

Contributors

It’s a tad short of being Scooter Libby and Karl Rove outing Valerie Plame, but the outing of Francis Chester’s tax problems in Augusta County last week appears to have a similarly sinister backstory all the same. Yes, what I’m saying here is that it seems to have been an orchestrated campaign to discredit Chester,…

Carly at the Movies | Best films of 2008 now available

Carl Larsen

If you happened to miss any of the most-ballyhooed films of last year, they’re all finally available to valley denizens. “Milk” and “Slumdog Millionaire” linger at The Visulite in Staunton, and “The Dark Knight” and “The Visitor” are both available on Pay-Per-View as well as on DVD. Two of the most interesting of recent films,…

Moving forward toward a solution to the Downtown Wall issue

Chris Graham

The city appears to be closing in on an amicable resolution to the lingering dispute over the removal of a freestanding brick wall in a pedestrian mall in the heart of Doiwntown Waynesboro. “We have a tentative plan in place, and the city is moving forward,” said Constance Paradiso, the owner of the 329 W….

Feb. 27-March 1

Chris Graham

– Local Events: AFP has free tickets to Taste of the Town, Sunday, noon – Local Events: Progress Augusta event set for Tuesday night, Sunday, noon – Local Sports: EMU AD to speak to Shenandoah Valley Athletic Club, Sunday, noon – Local News: EMU announces new provost, Friday, 3 p.m. – Local News: VDOT to host…