Share
Column by Jim Webb www.webb.senate.gov In the early days of our republic, President Andrew Jackson established an important principle of American-style democracy – that we should measure the health of our society not at its apex, but at its base. That focus has been lost, as many on Wall Street have accumulated vast wealth…
Share
Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Augusta Free Press Publishing is helping to jumpstart a new venture called Create Waynesboro that we hope can lay the foundation for creative-class economy in Waynesboro.
Share
Column by Chris Graham [email protected] I had a good conversation with a colleague today who happens to be a Tea Partier. I told him how I was planning to write a column today on the shocking vote in Utah over the weekend that ousted Sen. Bob Bennett from the upcoming Senate Republican primary, and…
Share
Column by Chris DeWald Submit guest columns: [email protected] Grief may be triggered by the death of a loved one. People also can experience grief if they have an illness for which there is no cure, or a chronic condition that affects their quality of life. The end of a significant relationship may also cause…
Share
Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] An exhibit by local artist Cortney Skinner, “Off the Walls,” debuted at Stone Soup Books and Cafe in Downtown Waynesboro over the weekend.
Share
Column by Tom Perriello www.perriello.house.gov Last week, we received some encouraging news as the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 290,000 jobs in the month of April – 231,000 of them in the private sector. This is the largest number of new jobs in four years and the fourth consecutive month of…
Share
Column by David Reynolds Submit guest columns: [email protected] As those who play the game know all too well, golf is a four-letter word. But so is debt. Both seem to belong to the same club these days. And it doesn’t matter whether the club is a public one in Buena Vista or a private…
Share
Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The Wildlife Center of Virginia, the nation’s leading teaching and research hospital for wild animals, is releasing six Eastern Box Turtles that have been treated at the Center.
Share
Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s curious move to subpoena the University of Virginia regarding research done by climate scientist Michael Mann has drawn the ire of groups including the ACLU, the American Association of University Professors and the Virginia Democratic Party.
Share
Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The U.S. Minerals Management Service announced today that it is postponing indefinitely the public-comment period and the public hearings that were scheduled in Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina in the coming weeks on the proposed sale for oil and gas drilling off Virginia’s shore.
We don’t take press releases or official statements as the final word. Digging in to get the whole story takes time and resources. No paywalls. No subscription required.