Column by David Cox First a $20 billion problem. Then the travesty of a bill that doesn’t solve the problem, but does include fees which judges, one by one, are voiding as unconstitutional. Now a bridge collapses in Minnesota, drawing all eyes to how well – or not – our bridges are maintained.
Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham “Really,” Virginia football coach Al Groh said the other day, addressing reporters after a UVa. football practice, “the issue of hydration occurs before the issue of dehydration occurs.” That is … well, it’s either profound, or I don’t know what profound is. Let’s look past for…
Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham As you probably don’t know, my TV show was recently canceled. (Repeat after me: Aw-w-w-w-w!) Yes, it was tragic. I guess.
Story by Chris Graham Republicans have had a tight grip on legislative seats in the Shenandoah Valley in recent years – but Karen Schultz isn’t focused on the political past.
Story by Chris Graham A dozen Virginia bridges with the same general type of design as the deck-truss bridge in Minnesota that collapsed last week are going to get a gander from state transportation inspectors – but there’s no reason for alarm.
Column by David Cox What a mess this abusive-driver fee fiasco is revealing. Legislators who, just a few months ago, boasted of their great new transportation bill are now disavowing it.
Story by Chris Graham Winchester player Luke Greinke and Waynesboro coach Lawrence Nesselrodt picked up the two biggest Valley League postseason honors today. Greinke, a first baseman-outfielder-pitcher, was named the league’s most valuable player, while Nesselrodt was named coach of the year. Greinke, a rising senior at Auburn, led the Valley with a .417 batting…
Story by Chris Graham Brent Finnegan waited for a while to see if anybody was going to step up to offer the kind of local-news website that he’d seen in other locales in Virginia and across the United States. And then one day he realized something – nobody was volunteering.
Column by David Cox As the political pendulum swings inexorably and (sooner or later) inevitably back towards the Democrats, I hope that we all have learned a few realities of life that tend to get forgotten, by one party, the other, or both.
Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen In 2001, a delightful German flick was released entitled “Bella Martha.” It was a charming little romantic comedy that won a basket of festival awards with a cast mostly unknown in America. Retitled “Mostly Martha,” it tantalized the taste buds of a reasonable number of U.S. cinema…
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