Chris Graham: Can’t cut your way to prosperity
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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
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DCCU announces scholarship winners
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DuPont Community Credit Union announced the 20 scholarship winners at the 53rd Annual Membership Meeting earlier this week. Since beginning the scholarship program over $192,000 has been awarded to high school seniors, and 92 seniors applied this year. “We are very pleased to provide scholarships to this year’s 20 recipients,” said Everett J. Campbell, chairman…
Charges pending in car-cycle crash
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The Waynesboro Police Department has concluded its investigation into a motor vehicle crash that occurred on Wednesday at approximately 4:58 p.m. at the Intersection of Charlotte Avenue and Fifth Street. The crash involved two vehicles, a 2003 Honda Accord which was operated by Brandy Lynn Austin, 37, of Staunton, and a 2009 Kawasaki Motor Cycle…
Gloves come off at candidates forum
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Is the 2012 city election going to be about a long-dormant downtown-development issue, or about the current City Council’s decision to roll the dice on a $3.5 million parcel of land that Mayor Frank Lucente hopes will appreciate in value for resale in 20 years? That is the question heading into the home stretch toward…
Credit Union reports growth in first quarter
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DuPont Community Credit Union saw continued loan growth for the first quarter of 2012 compared to the first quarter of 2011. The Waynesboro-headquartered credit union reported a 33.7% increase in the amount of loans funded during the first quarter compared to the first quarter of 2011, and a 0.2% decrease in total loans outstanding over…
Cultural Commission presents student writing
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Augusta Free Press assisted the Waynesboro Cultural Commission in the web publication of Waynesboro Writes, a celebration of student writing and the writing process taught in the city school system. AFP manages the Cultural Commission’s website, www.WaynesboroCulture.com. A page with links to the Waynesboro Writes projects with PDFs featuring writing from students at the city’s…
Keeping it primitive at WTA’s Gateway
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WTA brings Rootstone Jug Band for an evening of American roots music to the Gateway on April 27. Five guys will gather around a single microphone and summon up the rich strains of traditional jug band. It will be “Primitive Roots Music” at its unique best. The performance is at 8 pm at WTA’s Gateway…
Shenandoah Valley Art Center: May 2012 calendar of events
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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of May, is exhibiting the works of artist, Chee Ricketts, a Hampton Roads resident who moved to the foothills of the Blue Ridge near Charlottesville in 2006. Her style is constantly evolving as she moves from tighter, more controlled representational work to paintings that reflect her feelings…
PD holds drug take-back day on Saturday
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The Waynesboro Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal to Wal-Mart located at 116 Lucy Lane on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The…
Therese Rodammer: Why I’m voting for Lorie Smith
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Arriving in Waynesboro for the first time in the 1990s, I was fortunate to meet Lorie M. Smith in Waynesboro Junior Woman’s Club, an energetic and enthusiastic leader. From the moment I first met her, it was clear that she was eager to serve not only our club but also the community with all she…
