Shannon to headline Harrisonburg Dem fund-raiser

Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Northern Virginia Democratic legislator Steve Shannon will be in Harrisonburg for a fund-raiser for a pair of Harrisonburg City Council Democratic candidates Friday evening. Shannon, who is exploring a bid for the 2009 Democratic Party attorney-general nomination, will be at Blue Nile Cafe, 181 N. Main St., Harrisonburg, at the…

You’re paying more than you should be

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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] I’d like to get all worked up about how great it is that Waynesboro City Council figured out a way to save stormwater despite the pressure from the ultraconservatives to delay things another year, but … I have to say that I’m disappointed. I’m sure…

Photocast: XtremeFest ’08

Photos by Chris Graham [email protected] XtremeFest ’08 was a popular destination on Saturday. Hundreds of residents from Waynesboro and across the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia took part in events at Ridgeview Park ranging from kayaking the South River to rock climbing to extreme biking and skateboarding to a rollicking pull-up competition and more. XtremeFest…

Gilmore sides with Bush, McCain on Iran

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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] U.S. Senate candidate Jim Gilmore is joining President Bush and Republican Party presidential nominee John McCain in criticisms of Democratic Party presidential frontrunner Barack Obama on Iran. Gilmore, the frontrunner in the race to challenge Democrat Mark Warner in Virginia in November, said today that “Sen. Obama’s plans for presidential…

Webb Post-9/11 G.I. Bill passes House

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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Jim Webb’s Post-9/11 G.I. Bill passed the House of Representatives on Thursday, moving the nation a giant step closer to doing the same thing for recent military veterans that we did for the heroes of World War II. “(Thursday’s) House vote places veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars one…