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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Bath County Sen. Creigh Deeds announced this morning that he will run for the Democratic Party nomination to run for governor in 2009. Deeds made the announcement in an online video posted at his new campaign website, www.DeedsforVirginia.com. “I’ve spent my career as a consensus builder — a listener —…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Imagine not knowing where your next meal is coming from. For a growing number of families in the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia, this isn’t something that is too hard to conjure up in the mind. Hunger is a reality in our area – yes, even here, in the robust…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] WINNERS: Frank Lucente and Tim Williams join bond parade I’m calling them winners here not related to the politics of the issues involving bonds for a new West End fire station and improvements to the city library and the city stormwater system, because frankly my view on…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] WINNER: Chris Long is unanimous first-team AP All-American And he finished 10th in the Heisman voting – becoming the fifth UVa. player to do so. Not bad for a stud 4-3 defensive end who had to face double- and triple-teams in a base 3-4. Long will get…
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] Kudos to The News Virginian for keeping Waynesboro city government accountable on the issue of the snafued-up Nov. 6 bond referendum. But … What about the paper’s own accountability in the mess involving the legal ad that was supposed to be published in the NV 10 days prior to the…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A loud cheer erupted before last week’s Virginia-Syracuse basketball game when the public-address announcer made mention of UVa.’s upcoming appearance in the Gator Bowl. Maybe fans were looking forward to seeing it on TV. “A school’s ability to sell out its ticket allotment factors into the selection process for future…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] So there’s this study out there that seems to indicate that women think – well, if you ask them, they know – that they have to work harder at their jobs than men. Now, being a man who thinks himself that he has to work pretty hard, and over the…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro taxpayers won’t have to foot the bill for a lawsuit or a second referendum to resolve a legal snafu involving a recent popular vote affirming three capital-improvements projects. “I really think we’re making a mistake, but I always thought if I ever got in this dilemma, I would go…
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Column by Bob Goodlatte Energy is vital to every sector of the U.S. economy, including homes, small businesses and industries. Energy powers computers, appliances, technology and the Internet and fuels transportation and farming processes. When energy supplies are tight, families and businesses are severely impacted by the resulting increase in energy costs.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A federal judge has sentenced former Newport News high-school football star and Virginia Tech football star Michael Vick to 23 months in prison for his role in the operations a dogfighting operation in Surry County. Prosecutors had recommended a sentence on the low end of an 18- to 24-month time frame…
