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Column by Haresh Daswani Americans apparently do not have enough money with the price of things. It would take an average American 30 years, through a 30-year mortgage, to pay off his home. It would then also take five years for his car, a few years for his student loan, and have several years to…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] On its face, the drive by Tracy Pyles to have members of the Augusta County Board of Supervisors share on the Internet the details of their expense reports makes sense. County taxpayers, as Pyles argues, do have a right to know how their money is being spent, and…
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Column by Carl Larsen For some reason, the name Ernie Davis has been all but forgotten by all but the most rabid football fans. So a film like “The Express,” currently playing at the Colonial Mall Cinemas in Staunton, comes along at the right time to remind us of his accomplishments and tell a whacking…
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] And here I was beginning to like Joe the Plumber, when I find out that his first name is not Joe, but Samuel, and he’s not even a real plumber. That on top of not being anywhere near the $250,000 tax bracket, not really being in a position of being…
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Column by Steven Sisson Is the McCain-Palin campaign fueling racism, hatred and divisiveness? Of course, the answers to the question are yes, yes, yes, but wait one cotton-picking minute, Blue Dog! Calling the Republican presidential nominee John McCain The Manchurian Candidate conjures images of a 1960s Vietnam prisoner of war being brainwashed and collaborating with…
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Column by David Cox Three folks rowed out onto a big lake in a small boat. Once in the middle, they realized their boat leaked. Water began pouring in from a hole in the hull. The woman who spotted the leak realized that they could plug the leak and make it back to shore fairly…
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Story by Jim Bishop For most majors, Eastern Mennonite University offers smaller classes that provide much opportunity for close student-faculty interaction and mentoring. In addition, many majors include opportunities for internships, where students apply classroom learning to “real world” settings. Beyond this, a number of students majoring in the sciences, particularly biology or chemistry, are…
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Column by David Reynolds First, a look back at last week. I argued that a cause of the current economic turmoil was a clash between a social policy, racial affirmative action, and economic reality, the current housing market. The column was based on several sources, including quotes from Washington officials and leading newspaper accounts. As…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Tonight’s vice-presidential debate has the attention of voters on the nomination of Sarah Palin on the Republican Party national ticket. A coalition of women’s groups hopes the spotlight on a prominent political woman will bring some needed attention to the plight of working women who feel passed by in the…
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Column by David Reynolds Greed. That’s OK for a one-word answer. But the editor allots me 800 words each week, so I should say a little more. I could say that before their sudden death, the investment banks were not subject to the same regulatory controls we place on commercial banks. But that is still…
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