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Column by Chris Graham I figured the news was coming. “And I’m sorry that it’s bad news,” said Richard Parker, the interim general manager at WVPT-Virginia’s Public Television, who confirmed what I had been suspecting for the past couple of weeks, that my WVPT TV show, “Virginia Viewpoints,” had been canceled.
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The Top Story by Chris Graham If there was a magic bullet that could be used to solve the teen-pregnancy problem, it would have been used decades ago. But, alas, there is no magic bullet – or even a single accepted way to combat the problem. Does traditional sex education get the job done? How…
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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.
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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.
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The Top Story by Chris Graham You see a Confederate-flag bumper sticker on a truck in a parking lot or on the highway, and already you have some ideas in your mind as to the identity of the person who put it there. “Nowadays, you’re not going to see a $30,000 SUV going down the…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen Ever get the feeling that the snarky old film critics and you are seeing two different movies? That’s exactly how I felt after enjoying “Shrek the Third,” then reading some of the reviews. Wow, are these people picky!
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen Although there are a few minor cracks in the foundation, “Fracture,” currently playing E.B.S. (everywhere but Staunton), is too good a movie to miss. Seventy-year-old Sir Anthony Hopkins and 27-year-old Ryan Gosling play, respectively, a clever cuckold who murders his wife and an arrogant young lawyer who…
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Bishop’s Mantle column by Jim Bishop While preparing for an upcoming talk, I pulled the thick black volume off the shelf, wiped dust off its leather-bound covers with my name embossed in faded gold lettering, opened it, and a flood of memories poured forth.
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Bishop’s Mantle column by Jim Bishop It’s mid-morning at my workplace, and my office is quiet except for a Johnny Tillotson – anyone remember him? – “early hits” album playing softly in the background. OK, his songs were schmaltzy, but on this Valentine’s Day, they work for me. Eastern Mennonite University is officially closed for…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen The name of novelist Katherine Paterson may draw a blank from many of us adults, but her novels are among the favorites of America’s tween-age girls. The film adaptation of her beautiful and moving Bridge to Terabithia bridges that generation gap.
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