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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham It was one of the harder things that I’ve ever had to do. “You’re going to need to cradle his head in your arms,” the veterinarian counseled me. My mom’s dog, Ted, was on the table. Approaching his 15th birthday, he had been struggling mightily the past several…
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Story by Chris Graham Scott Sayre wants to take his conservative values to Richmond. He also wants to take the high road from the Shenandoah Valley to the State Capitol. “This is going to be a very, very positive campaign,” said Sayre, who announced today that he will be challenging the three-term incumbent in the…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham Downtown Waynesboro has been the focus of those who want to see it return to some form of former splendor since way back in 1962. So … what do have to show for the past 45 years of work?
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham I’m waiting … and waiting … And waiting … I’m at the stoplight in downtown Waynesboro at the corner of Main and Wayne.
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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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Story by Chris Graham A man who identified himself as a supporter of Democratic Party Senate candidate Jim Webb was escorted from a George Allen campaign event in Staunton today after interrupting the start of a local press availability with the senator to ask him a series of questions that included a racial slur. “Have…
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Story by Chris Graham Sure, it matters that Crozet’s population is expected to triple in the next 20 years. But Mike Marshall wasn’t looking that far into the future. “Crozet was longing, I thought, for a way for the community identity to get out,” said Marshall, the editor of The Crozet Gazette, a monthly newspaper…
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Story by Chris Graham It’s funny to think of now, but the people in charge of planning and designing University Hall actually had it in mind that they were going to end up with an arena that was going to serve many more purposes than simply hosting college-basketball games. “When you look at when…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham “What’s the matter? You need to change your diaper, Mr. Crybaby?” No, I wasn’t hanging out with the heckler at a nursery-school recital – but thanks for asking. Would you believe that I was at a Valley League baseball game in Waynesboro – with the most boorish group…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham Isn’t it weird how much we worry about the fact that we’re fat? And don’t think that we don’t all spend way too much time on this. “Hannah says I’m fat,” my 7-year-old niece Rachel said, referring to criticisms from her sister, who is exactly one pound lighter,…
