The Valley’s maverick Republican: Hanger gears up for State Senate re-election run

Chris Graham

It hasn’t been that long since the word “maverick” triggered the next drink in the drinking game. John McCain, the original GOP maverick, has since made a hard turn to the far right, judging his political survival to be of more import than his political legacy. The maverick is a dying breed in the Republican…

Press Conference: Mike London

Chris Graham

Virginia football coach Mike London talks with the news media on Monday. UVa. (2-4, 0-3 ACC) takes on Eastern Michigan (1-6, 1-3 MAC) on Saturday. So with Morgan [Moses] switching around positions, what is the long term plan for him, and where do you see him going forward? COACH LONDON: As long as Landon Bradley’s…

Press Conference: Mike London

Chris Graham

UVa. football coach Mike London talks with the news media on Monday. The Cavs (2-3, 0-2 ACC) host North Carolina (3-2, 1-1 ACC) on Saturday. QUESTION: Ras-I Dowling and Chase Minnifield are playing well. Cornerback seems like a strong position for the team – what makes those guys as good as they are? COACH LONDON:…

Energy-efficiency improvements focus at Harrisonburg center

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The Washington, D.C.,-based Linc Services LLC is working with Harrisonburg to complete energy-efficient improvements to the Cecil F. Gilkerson Community Activities Center. The building renovations, which began in early September and are scheduled for completion by mid-October, are projected to save the city more than $150,000 over the course of 15 years. “We’ve had a…

New online publication covering green issues launches today

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Transition Voice launched today as the first magazine devoted to the subject of oil and fossil fuel depletion and what it means to the economy. The online publication will run news, analysis, and features to help families, communities, business leaders, and government officials better understand the challenge of finding affordable energy and the need for…

Conference focuses on small business

Chris Graham

Virginia has come full circle since Jodi Raskind’s college years. Raskind, the director of a microloan program in the U.S. Small Business Administration, started college at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in Clifton Forge. This was before interstates and highway bypasses made it easy to get to Clifton Forge from Northern Virginia. “My father once…

Michael Mariotte: Foreign bailouts on the horizon?

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American taxpayers bailed out the banks. They bailed out auto manufacturers. But at least they were our banks and automakers. Now, taxpayers are once again being asked to lend a hand. This time it’s to subsidize multi-billion-dollar foreign companies with names like Toshiba, Hitachi and Areva. If the going gets rough for them, taxpayers will…

Kathleen Rogers and Antonio Gonzalez: Seeking one principled person from each side of the aisle

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On Sept. 17, 1787, a group of visionaries and leaders signed our Constitution. They were intent on creating a functioning government based on universal truths and extraordinary principles in an environment complicated by disparate regional economies and wildly divergent parochial interests. Back then, differing proposals for the shape of our government divided our country into…