Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Chris Graham

– Local News: Waynesboro PD investing breaking and entering at church, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. – Local News: Pyles to host town hall, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. – Local News: Food Bank faces rising demand, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. – Local News: Staunton PD looking for missing juvenile, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Local News: Land ecosystems pioneer to…

Leitao Post Mortem

Chris Graham

Wanna know why the administration at the University of Virginia pulled the trigger on Dave Leitao so fast? The number one reason has to be economics. The average attendance in the 3-year-old John Paul Jones Arena this season was 10,219. Which, sure, is better than what UVa. used to get in the 8,400-seat University Hall,…

Moran releases management plan

Chris Graham

Brian Moran is on board now with a plan for Virginia government. “Virginians have learned to trust their state government again thanks to the leadership of Mark Warner and Tim Kaine. I’m committed to ensuring Virginia remains the best managed state. We can’t remain the best by just standing still,” said Moran, a candidate for…

Get ready to gorge

AFP

A mix of professional and celebrity amateur chefs will be dishing their favorites St. Patrick’s Day at the 10th annual Taste of the Town sponsored by Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. Irish music provided by Scruffy Murphy will serve as the backdrop for the food sampling, which features defending Taste of the Town champion Chris Faris…

More bad news at Media General

AFP

More bad news on the news-media front. Media General announced last week that it is closing its Washington, D.C., news bureau on March 27. “We very much regret having to take this step,” said Graham Woodlief, president of the Publishing Division at Media General, the parent company of The News Virginian in Waynesboro.

Unemployment rate up, but so is the local labor force

AFP

Waynesboro’s unemployment rate shot past the 9 percent barrier in January, and unemployment across the Greater Augusta region was up significantly across the board, according to data released by the Virginia Employment Commission on Friday. But continue reading below the fold here, because I think I might have noticed something unusual, to say the least,…

Valley Blue Dog | GOP Diversity: Can’t we all just get along?

Steven Sisson

Once upon a time, the GOP was monolithic with issues, so what’s up with the Republican Party of late? Over the past 30 years, the Grand Old Party has been reduced to mudslinging political infighting.  GOP Chairman Michael Steele calls this hot-butter popcorn. Popcorn? Not a chance. I believe it’s a case of true colors and say…