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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Five years ago, OK, as recently as a couple of months ago, we were all convinced that American manufacturing was a thing of the past. We can’t compete with Mexico, with China, where labor costs are lower, where goods can be shipped out at much lower unit prices…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Gas prices are up, up and away, and moped sales, and ridership, are right there with them, exposing a gray area in Virginia law that allows moped riders to do their thing without needing to adhere to the requirements regarding helmet use that are mandated on motorcycle riders….
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Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] LOSER: Me, for not being able to spell It’s Cindy Corell, one -r, it was pointed out to me today. Got it. (The name seems to scream out for a second -r. Seriously, Cindy, you might want to consider …) So let’s diagram the matter of the Paint the Valley…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] We’re slowly, patiently rebuilding our AFP archives, though honestly it wouldn’t be slow and patience-testing if there weren’t so many goldmines contained therein. Case in point – I’m scanning the files on an old hard drive for stories about local government in 2005 the other…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Holly Allen & Friends will play the Friday-night gig at Stone Soup Books and Cafe in Downtown Waynesboro this week. Allen will be joined by Deep Blue Jones lead singer Jeremy Fretwell and R.W. and Sherri Smith. The show starts at 6 p.m. There is no cover charge. Reservations are…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] DuPont Community Credit Union celebrated the grand opening of a new office in Waynesboro and the groundbreaking at a site that will host a new office in Woodstock. The new Waynesboro office is adjacent to the long-time office for the East Side of Waynesboro at 200 E. Broad St. The…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] How many of you are going to be surprised when you hear that I checked into today’s called and then canceled closed meeting to interview prospective candidates for the vacant city-attorney position to see if there was anything funny going on? I hope none, by…
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Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] LOSER: The Constitution of the United States of America The McCain peeps are making a big deal about how David Petraeus doesn’t agree with Barack Obama on Iraq timetables. OK, I’ll bite. Are they trying to say that the president works for the general now, as opposed to it being…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Augusta County has signed a contract to make prescription-drug discount cards available to residents of the county and the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro that will offer an average savings of 20 percent off the retail price of commonly-prescribed drugs. The cards are available to area residents regardless of age,…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] A public-information session on the upcoming review of the Waynesboro zoning ordinance by the city planning and zoning departments is on the calendar for Thursday, July 31, at 7 p.m. at Kate Collins Middle School. The city recently adopted a new land-use plan, and an update to the zoning ordinance…
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