We have met the enemy, and it is us

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] You listen to Republicans, and you’d think that the only thing we need to do to address our current fuel and energy crisis is drill, drill, drill and drill some more – even if the Department of Energy, the Bush administration’s Department of Energy, that is, has done…

Our fifth week

Chris Graham

Column by Steve Landes In last week’s column, I mentioned how many bills we had to process before the midpoint of the General Assembly session, commonly referred to as “crossover,” on Feb. 12. In just one day, Monday, Feb. 11, the House considered more than 200 bills. In order to complete this task, we began…

Warner addresses students at JMU

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] You don’t often hear the term radical associated with people in the political center. Mark Warner wants to get you thinking of moderates as radicals anyway. “This is driven by people who are saying, We’re tired of partisanship. We want to get things fixed. They know in their gut that…

Brubaker reflects on EMU roots

Jim Bishop

Story by Jim Bishop Beryl H. Brubaker’s connection to the place where she has studied and worked for nearly 38 years extends to the year it was founded – 1917. Dr. Brubaker, who joined the Eastern Mennonite University faculty in 1970, reflected on her long years of involvement with the school in a convocation address…

Wake me when something important … zzz …

Chris Graham

Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham [email protected] I didn’t watch the YouTube debate. I don’t make it a point of watching any of those debate things. I think they’re beyond pointless. I mean, seriously, a bunch of suits lined up giving us 45-second answers to all of our problems. My attention span runs out…

Marriage amendment – a lose-lose-lose situation?

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham   It’s politics to some people – the debate over a proposed amendment to the Virginia Constitution that would prohibit gays and lesbians from being able to enter into a state-recognized marriage or civil union. For those whose lives would be impacted directly by the much-talked-about change to the…

And the winner is … Charlottesville-based VQR steals the show at National Magazine Awards

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham Odds are that you haven’t heard of it, so don’t feel bad. OK, so maybe the fact that you didn’t know that one of the top magazines in the country is published in your backyard is worth at least a playful smack on the forehead. “The attention has helped bring in…