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The Staunton Democratic Committee has released a call to unassembled caucus to nominate candidates for Commonwealth’s attorney and city sheriff for Tuesday, May 12. 1. Call. Pursuant to the authority provided by the Virginia Democratic Party Plan, the Staunton Democratic Committee hereby calls an Unassembled Caucus to be held on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009, from…
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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum today announced that it will host the 2010 Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Symposium on April 14-16, 2010, in Staunton, Virginia. At the symposium, titled “World of Power/World of Law: Wilsonianism and Other Visions of Foreign Policy,” the Presidential Library will convene scholars from around the nation and the…
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James I. Robertson – one of the most distinguished names in Civil War history and a lecturer and writer of national acclaim – will focus on “Lincoln the Man” at the fifth annual symposium of The Lincoln Society of Virginia at Bridgewater College.
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– Programming Note: Listen to AFP editor Chris Graham on WKDW Tuesday morning, posted Monday, 8:45 a.m. – Local News: Music Academy announces spring schedule, posted Monday, 9:30 a.m. – State News: Chopra named to White House post, posted Monday, 9:30 a.m. – Event: Travel Expo at SVRA, posted Monday, 9:30 a.m. – Event: Items…
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You want to know where Terry McAuliffe had me? You could say at hello. “You can’t keep cutting, and you can’t raise taxes. So we’ve got to get a new economic engine going here in Virginia, and we’ve got to get a plan going. Where do we want to be 10, 20, 30 years from…
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner held a town-hall meeting with area residents in Staunton on Thursday. AFP editor Chris Graham reports across the media platforms. The news report and photo package are up and running. We also now have the video with Warner’s 15 minutes of opening remarks on the economy and the stimulus package up…
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In every newspaper of significance, across the Internet and on the airwaves, arguments rage back and forth about the legalization of illicit drugs. Just months ago, the only drug under legalization scrutiny was marijuana. Now, legalization advocates have extended the argument to include cocaine and heroin, drugs that are much more often the target of…
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Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth (1987, according to this movie), kids just out of high school used to get dull, boring, crappy summer jobs to help pay for their college education. Such jobs still exist, even if juvenile fiscal responsibility is extinct.
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One of the great things about living in an urban environment is being able to walk around town to get some exercise and see people and breathe in the fresh air. The efforts of group of parents at a Waynesboro elementary school who are working with the city and the federal government to improve pedestrian…
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Virginia Cave Week will be held April 19-25 to promote an understanding of Virginia’s caves and the surrounding limestone habitats known as karst. Sponsored by the Virginia Cave Board, the week is used to encourage educators of all subjects to actively engage their students from kindergarten through high school using in-class activities and by visiting…
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