
Chris Graham: Sure, follow the private-school model
You’re throwing money away. Bad money after good. Schools are failing, and all we’re doing is propping them up and pretending that it’s not happening

You’re throwing money away. Bad money after good. Schools are failing, and all we’re doing is propping them up and pretending that it’s not happening

Bridgewater College senior Jessica A. McClean received the first annual college scholarship of $1,000 from the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance presents the eighth annual Court & Market Days Festival on Saturday, June 2

Security. It’s something we all want and need. Especially mothers. It is also something that I, as many Americans, often take for granted

Gov. Bob McDonnell submitted his amendments to the budget passed by the General Assembly during the 2012 special session

A little less than a year ago, Robert and Cassie Frysinger wed in an amphitheater on the JMU campus. Tonight, Cassie Frysinger will graduate with a master’s degree in integrated science and technology. Her husband, Robert Frysinger, will be awarded his bachelor’s degree in ISAT on Saturday morning. Among the proud guests will be Robert’s…

We have, unfortunately, experience with losing elections – we being progressives in Waynesboro, loosely defined. And I say loosely defined because the word progressive means something very different in Waynesboro than it does just about everywhere else in the country

The quickest way to lose 50 pounds is to cut off a limb. Thwack. Right there, you’ve cut 25 percent off the top without having to do more than get anethesized

Frank Lucente will tell you ’til he’s blue in the face that he’s for the little guy. And then there’s the truth. The little guy doesn’t have thousands to give to his re-election campaign, and that’s what Lucente and his cronies on City Council have their focus on, getting re-elected. And why not – because…

Moody’s Investor Services issued its Weekly Credit Outlook briefing today highlighting Gov. Bob McDonnell’s efforts to reform and strengthen the Virginia Retirement System. The bond-rating agency found the recently passed reforms to be “credit positive” and noted that Virginia estimates that its reforms, “lower total unfunded liabilities for state and local employee plans by nearly…
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