Will Waynesboro voters be heard?

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham A fall referendum on several capital-improvements projects is close to being on the ballot in Waynesboro. As much rancor as there has been in the River City regarding government spending in recent months, city-council member Lorie Smith thinks the autumnal discussions could be quite beneficial.

Another way to coach football

Chris Graham

Column by Chris Graham Coaches in American football aren’t so much coaches as they are field generals – who devise twin attacks, one by ground, another by air, with the basic intent of penetrating an opponent’s defenses and otherwise neutralizing their offensive capabilities to the point of being able to achieve ultimate victory. And as…

When the scroll is called up yonder

Jim Bishop

Bishop’s Mantle column by Jim Bishop The pastoral scene replays gently in my mind’s eye. The Bishop family car makes a slow turn around the bend of George’s Run Road to unveil the panoramic view that this youngster waited impatiently for five long hours to see. The Dayton homestead, nestled in the heart of Fairview…

Consider the source

AFP

Column by Eddie Garcia On July 6, 2007, the Daily News-Record printed an op-ed dealing with President Bush’s “commutation” of the sentence of I. Lewis Libby as punishment for his conviction for the crime of obstruction of justice with the Freudian title, “The Libby Pardon.”