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Story by Chris Graham We know that fish kills in the Shenandoah, Cowpasture and James river systems have once again abated. What’s so disturbing is that we have no idea why they have abated – and what causes the fish kills in the first place. “These fish kills are very unusual and mysterious – and…
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Item by Chris Graham A Republican Party legislative initiative aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration includes a proposal championed by Woodstock GOP Del. Todd Gilbert. The substance of a measure introduced by Gilbert into the 2007 Virginia General Assembly session, which would have denied the presumption of the right to bail for illegal aliens…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Dickie Bell hears the question more than you would think. “I get asked quite a bit – why don’t you have your elections in November?” the Staunton City Council member said, and he admits that he doesn’t have a ready answer. Bell is among a group of members of…
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Story by Chris Graham A new Shenandoah Valley web portal is debuting a video series highlighting life along the Great Valley Road. “We had been planning to launch ShenandoahValley.com as a Web site during the summer of 2007 when we got the idea to include Road Trip to History video,” said Hank Zimmerman, the owner…
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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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