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The news on the 2009 elections this week was supposed to be related to the first ballot-access petitions to be filed, and there is news there, with three candidates on the Democratic side filing their petitions with the State Board of Elections on Tuesday, the first day they could be filed. But it was something…
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Psst. Anybody looking over your shoulder? Just checking. Can’t be too careful these days. But I trust you even if your elected representatives do not. I am sorry that you were not in the loop. I was left out, too. So all either of us knows is what we read and hear. Not enough to…
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He’s not running, but Sam Rasoul is hoping to have something to do with the outcome in the 17th District House of Delegates race. “Gwen will represent the people of our area well,” Rasoul said in his endorsement of Gwen Mason, a Democrat and member of Roanoke City Council, who had already announced her intention…
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The New Dominion Magazine won three awards for journalistic excellence in its first year of eligibility in the prestigious Virginia Press Association News Contest. The awards were announced Saturday at the Association’s annual conference in Norfolk. The competition was fierce in the top category for nondaily newspapers and magazines, whose 45 publications include Virginia Living, Virginia…
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Rural areas face unique challenges in this worsening economic crisis, and my job as representative is to make sure those needs are heard. That’s why I was pleased to join with 40 bipartisan members of the Congressional Rural Caucus in calling for President Obama to establish an Office of Rural Policy. Our letter was in…
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– Local News: Peace rally in Staunton this weekend, Friday, 4 p.m. – Politics: Obama grassroots group to canvass Virginia, Friday, 3:30 p.m. – Local News: VDOT changing speed limit in Crimora, Friday, 3:30 p.m. – Local Media: AlbemarleFamily Living wins four national awards, Friday, 8:10 a.m. – Arts: Chavez photographer to visit JMU, Friday,…
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– State News: Kaine announces results of proposed revisions to special education, Thursday, 5:05 p.m. – Capitol Hill: Perriello applauds action on vets, health care, Thursday, 5:05 p.m. – Local News: Another church break-in in Waynesboro, Thursday, 2 p.m. – Health and Fitness: Yoga students take the Challenge, Thursday, 9:10 a.m. – On Campus: GAO…
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– Notes from the Press: AFP editor a guest on WINA today, Wednesday, 3:35 p.m. – Local News: Bridge replacement detours in Craigsville, Wednesday, 10 a.m. – Local News: JMU psychology professor named a Virginia Woman in History
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– Local News: Waynesboro PD investing breaking and entering at church, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. – Local News: Pyles to host town hall, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. – Local News: Food Bank faces rising demand, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. – Local News: Staunton PD looking for missing juvenile, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Local News: Land ecosystems pioneer to…
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More bad news on the news-media front. Media General announced last week that it is closing its Washington, D.C., news bureau on March 27. “We very much regret having to take this step,” said Graham Woodlief, president of the Publishing Division at Media General, the parent company of The News Virginian in Waynesboro.
