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Story by Jim Bishop Visiting Harrisonburg on Friday, Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu received a quilt made by two Mennonite sisters, literature on peace and justice by Eastern Mennonite University faculty and news about the role of EMU students and alumni in promoting peace and reconciliation around the world. At a mid-morning tree-planting ceremony at James…
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Item by Chris Graham Where did Waynesboro get its name? A new publication being put out by the Waynesboro Historical Commission tell you everything you want to know on the subject. The publication – Waynesboro Virginia and General Anthony Wayne – is available at the Plumb House Museum, the Waynesboro city tourism office and at…
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Column by David Cox Some things are downright immoral. In my book, and, I’ll suggest momentarily, the Good Book, payday lending is one.
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Story by Chris Graham Nobody wants to talk about it, much less admit that it is something that any community of people would need to address. But child sexual abuse is a fact of life – and acknowledging that fact is the first step to doing what is necessary to protect children from being victims….
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham PUSH: Charlottesville looks at stormwater-system improvements This probably sounds familiar to Waynesboro residents. The city has an aging stormwater-system infrastructure, and is looking at ways it can come up with dollars to pay for improvements. And among those ways – assessing fees on residents and on businesses. Count…
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Story by Chris Graham The Interstate 64 interchange near the new Waynesboro Town Center has benefited from a series of inexpensive operational enhancements that should improve traffic flows at what was already a busy intersection. “We evaluated the shoulders and pavement width and determined by restriping the Route 340 end of the exit ramp, VDOT…
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Item by Chris Graham Part one of Ken Burns’ seven-part documentary on World War II debuts Sunday night on WVPT-Virginia’s Public Television. “The War” takes a look at the human dimension of World War II. “In extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives,” Burns said. “How fortunate it is that we in the United States…
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Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham You want to know what I think is dumb? Sure you do. You can’t wait. Some kids want to chant “Stick It In!” when their football team gets the ball in the proverbial red zone – and the adults want to act like wet blankets and tell…
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Story by Chris Graham The two I-A football teams in the Commonwealth have between them two unconvincing wins, two embarrassing losses and two true freshmen who look to be the answer at quarterback.
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Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham A congressional subcomittee made headlines last week by announcing its plans to investigate the use and abuse of steroids in professional wrestling. But is it possible that subcommittee members – including Virginia Democrat Rick Boucher – will miss seeing the forest for all the trees? Virginia-based…
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