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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham PUSH: Waynesboro decides to hold fall capital-projects referendum I don’t know who will get the upper hand out of this one. Certainly the moderate majority on city council is thinking that it will be their side – and that a victory in November will spell doom for their…
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Item by Chris Graham University of Virginia professor and former national NAACP chairman Julian Bond will present a look at the civil-rights movement through the sounds of music. “Crossing the Color Line” looks at the movement through a history of American music. The event is scheduled for Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. at Buford Middle…
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Op-Ed by Katy Pitcock Around Virginia, local officials are being swept into the current of trying to “fix” the national immigration situation with hardline local action. Unfortunately, it’s not the first time Virginia’s local leaders “made a statement.” The last time, the movement was called “Massive Resistance.” Then, the civil rights of African-Americans were targeted….
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Story by Chris Graham All politics is local – but to Connie Brennan, it is also true that all Virginia politics emanates out of Richmond. “I think being on the board of supervisors was sort of a catalyzing event for me – because I now see that everything that happens in Richmond profoundly affects us…
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Story by Chris Graham We’re facing a budget shortfall, and it’s only going to get worse. The Democratic governor is telling us so – and in short order, he’s going to tell us that we need to raise taxes to meet our core needs. The year is 2003 – or is it 2007? “When you…
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Story by Chris Graham Conservative activist John Taylor noted with interest the story in The Daily Progress about Central Virginia Republican Del. Bill Janis coming out in support of changes to the controversial abusive-driver fees that have had GOP lawmakers on the defensive the past couple of months. “Now it’s almost a daily event that…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham I just wrote a story this week about “The Republican Valley,” and now I’m going to write about how that’s changing. And nope, I’m not confused. Because the Valley is a-changin’, and I suppose it’s time for me to read the writin’ on the wall. How can I…
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Item by Chris Graham A grant from the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation will give the Central Shenandoah Office on Youth $35,000 to administer a program with area at-risk youths. Specifically, the grant money will be used to open the Office on Youth’s Positive Action program to court-involved youths and youths who have been suspended or…
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Story by Chris Graham It seems like yesterday that Matt Lohr was making his first run for the Virginia House of Delegates. And yeah, count Lohr among those who think that time flies when you’re having fun. “It really does go quickly – but I understand why our founding fathers wanted it that way, because…
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Bishop’s Mantle column by Jim Bishop The pastoral scene replays gently in my mind’s eye. The Bishop family car makes a slow turn around the bend of George’s Run Road to unveil the panoramic view that this youngster waited impatiently for five long hours to see. The Dayton homestead, nestled in the heart of Fairview…
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