Growing pains: Valley dealing with growth
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The Top Story by Chris Graham The Shenandoah Valley is the place to be – and Staunton mayor John Avoli couldn’t be any happier that this is now the case.
Search Results for Staunton School Board
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Valley leaders watching megasite developments closely
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The Top Story by Chris Graham If the much-talked-about industrial megasite in Augusta County is developed down the road, it is not just Augusta County that will be impacted by the addition of thousands of jobs to the regional economy and thousands more new residents to the regional housing market.
Nighty night: What being a bedroom community really means
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The Top Story by Chris Graham The Greater Augusta area is a bedroom community for Charlottesville to the east and Harrisonburg to the north – that’s a fact.
What’s out there for our kids?
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Gary McQuain was a DuPonter – back when it meant something to say that, back when DuPont was a dominant player in the labor market in the Greater Augusta County area.
The seniority issue in the GOP primary
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Story by Chris Graham Emmett Hanger has been highlighting his experience and seniority in his race for renomination by the 24th Senate District Republican Party.
How to tame a wild gangbanger
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen If you do choose to see the new Hilary Swank movie “Freedom Writers,” be prepared for yet another dangerous journey by a noble teacher who is surrounded by savage, ‘tude-filled students, deep in the heart of the Blackboard Jungle.
Gloves come off in Waynesboro council forum
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Story by Chris Graham You had to pay close attention – but if you did, it was clear that the candidates for the two open seats on Waynesboro City Council weren’t interested in playing nice. “How many people here up at this table live by a budget every single day? I guarantee you that I…
Life by design: Debate heats up over new theory of how we got here
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The Top Story by Chris Graham The fact that President Bush thinks intelligent design should be taught in American public schools is more than enough for JoAnne Shirley. “I absolutely hope that this becomes an issue here locally and statewide. Students need to be given a choice, as the president said,” said Shirley, a former…
The ins and outs of homeowner tax relief
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The Top Story by Chris Graham It sounds like magic. The state comes in and guarantees that homeowners aren’t forced to bear the brunt of the tax burden for local governments, and, voila, it is done, and everybody is happy. Except for local-government officials, who have to figure out how to balance their books without…
Calling all Valley Democrats: Party having trouble finding candidates to challenge well-heeled GOP incumbents
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Story by Chris Graham There has been a lot of talk about the Democratic Party running a slate of candidates in the Republican-friendly Central Shenandoah Valley in the fall House of Delegates elections. But when it comes to action … “I haven’t ruled it out. My brother Danny and I have both been approached about…
