Payday immorality
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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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The truth about child sexual abuse
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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….
Charlottesville taxpayers, Staunton taxpayers, UVa. football
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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…
Traffic flows near new Town Center benefit from quick VDOT fix
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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…
‘The War’ on WVPT
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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…
‘Stick It In! Stick It In! Stick It In!’
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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…
A tale of two struggling football teams
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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.
Congress – and wrestling – on steroids
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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…
The end of the world is nigh
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Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham I got myself in trouble this summer for daring to suggest that Virginia football coach Al Groh was on the hot seat heading into the 2007 season. But hey, I’m more than willing to admit when I’m wrong. Yes, that’s right. You guys were right, I…
The ‘local’ in local radio
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Story by Chris Graham The Federal Communications Commission is opening a window for local groups across the country to apply for full-power FM-radio noncommercial educational frequencies. A Valley-based chapter of the OrangeBand Initiative is aiming to bring one of these stations to Western Virginia – but it is running out of time. “This is a…
