Mr. Trash Man, there’s something wrong with my line

Chris Graham

Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham [email protected] I often tell people that they should approach local elections as being more important to them than even a presidential election by using the illustrative phrase “(b)ecause the local elections are about the people who are in charge of picking your trash up at the curbside.” That…

Are you smarter than a fifth-grade shopper?

Chris Graham

Essay by Donna Miller Jump ropes, hula hoops, pogo sticks, bicycles … Christmas gifts from days past! Need help finding that perfect gift for a ‘tween? Google the most popular gifts for that age group, and the top sellers are all under the category of electronics. Hand-held video-game systems, Wiis, video games, iPods, MP3 players,…

Breaking ground on the Silicon Shenandoah

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It took a year to get from the first public announcement to the groundbreaking. The question now is, how long does it take to go from groundbreaking at the new SRI International Center for Advanced Drug Research in Rockingham County to the point where we start referring to the Valley…

Three at a time

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Basketball coaches are assumed to prefer layups and short and medium-range jumpers to shots from behind the three-point arc that offer high reward in terms of the amount of points that can be scored per basket but at considerable risk to one’s offensive efficiency. And if you’re looking at Dave…

Community group wants county, state to improve safety on Nelson highway

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] An accident that killed a mother and her two young daughters in Nelson County this summer happened 75 yards from the front door of Tommy Stafford’s office. “We knew we needed to do something,” said Stafford, the founder of Project151.org, a web portal that is serving as a launching pad…

Lucente ‘leaning’ in direction of voting to approve bond issues

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A series of legal snafus that arose during the process of confirmation following the bond referenda in Waynesboro that were on the Nov. 6 ballot could soon be resolved without a new election or a court order. “I think the people made an error in putting in the fire station,…