Focus | Getting the economic ball moving forward

Chris Graham

Waynesboro still in limbo on economic-development position Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Sixteen months and counting. That’s how long it has been since the city government in Waynesboro had its economic-development director post filled. Things seemed to be winding down on that until the news started circulating in City Hall late last week that the…

Reminder – Downtown Waynesboro visioning session tonight

Chris Graham

   Column by Chris Graham [email protected] Another study in Waynesboro – like we need one of those. But maybe we do. We haven’t followed the advice of any of the other studies, but eventually we have to get one right, right? We can hope as much as we head into tonight’s downtown visioning session –…

The price of inconsistency

David Cox

Column by David Cox Columns, letters: [email protected] One week ago, Western State Hospital in Staunton broke ground for a brand-new facility. Gov. Kaine was there – and much emphasis was placed on the importance of mental-health facilities in the Commonwealth of Virginia…even as a cloud hangs over the whole enterprise. If you’ve not been there,…

Obama: Statement on jobs

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  Staff Report White House news: www.whitehouse.gov I have just concluded an informative and constructive discussion with Republican and Democratic leaders about job creation and our economic future. We spoke about the challenges facing our families, our businesses, and our country as a whole, and what we can do to overcome them. Today’s meeting built…

Downtown visioning session Thursday night

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  Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] A downtown visioning session sponsored by the City of Waynesboro, the Waynesboro Redevelopment and Housing Authority and Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. is set for Thursday, Dec. 10, in the City Council Chambers at the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building, 503 W. Main St. All city residents and downtown stakeholders…

Transcript: President Obama on job creation

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  Speech at The Brookings Institution www.whitehouse.gov Almost exactly one year ago, on a frigid winter’s day, I met with my new economic team at the headquarters of my presidential transition offices in Chicago. And over the course of four hours, my advisors presented an analysis of where the economy at that time stood, accompanied…

Fifth District Report

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Column by Tom Perriello www.perriello.house.gov As we enter the holiday season, we take the time to give thanks for our blessings, and to remember those less fortunate and how we can help our neighbors who are struggling to feed their families during this economic downturn. The need for help at our local food banks this…

Bridgewater College announces two major construction projects

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Staff Report Two major construction projects – one of which will significantly improve two existing student residence halls and the other will provide new village-style student housing at Bridgewater College – have been announced by the College’s board of trustees. The first phase of both projects will get under way in February-March 2010 and be…

Fifth District Report

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Column by Tom Perriello I want to update Virginians on some of the efforts I am undertaking in Congress to get our economy back on track. You may recall in the Sept. 28 edition of this newsletter, I wrote that the U.S. House voted to extend unemployment benefits only in states where the unemployment rate…