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You can’t just make something up out of the total thin air like, oh, I don’t know, saying that Gallup has Barack Obama as the second-least popular president at the 100-day mark of the last 40 years, and get away with it, can you? You can if you live in Fringeland, where down is up,…
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I’m hearing in bits and pieces that Tracy Pyles, the Pied Piper of the reassessment opposition in Augusta County, made a late inquiry into what he would need to do to get in the contest for the Democratic Party nomination in the 20th House District, and that he isn’t entirely behind the man who ended…
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– State News: Two “mild” swine-flu cases reported in Virginia, posted Thursday, 8:15 p.m. – Chris Graham on Facebook: Am I the only person thinking that the media is whipping up mass mysteria over a flippin’ flu virus? – Event: Small business workshop in Waynesboro, posted Thursday, 9:45 a.m. – Event: Operation and supply chain…
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I’d love to see the folks who put on Sunday’s Waynesboro Grand Prix bike races come back in August as planned, but it would take some modifications to have me comfortably on board. I spent a good part of the day walking the course and talking with cyclists and the handful of city residents who…
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Question: What is this nation’s largest industry? If you live in river city north of here, you might say it is the federal government, along with GM, Government Motors. (Are they not one?) Or if you travel along any ugly commercial strip, you may think that it is the fast food industry. No need to…
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– State News: Governor prepares Virginia for swine flu, posted Monday, 9 p.m. – State News: Ordinance banning panhandlers pulled off table in Richmond, posted Monday, 9 p.m. – Event: Yoga, human rights focus of one-woman show in Charlottesville, posted Monday, 11 a.m. – Event: Friday Night Lights in Downtown Lexington this week, posted Monday,…
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Recently I read in the News Leader an attempt by Del. Steve Landes to explain away his rejection of the $125 million in federal stimulus money dedicated to unemployment insurance. Early on in his commentary Del. Landes states, “This would have been a permanent change to unemployment benefits.” As Steve Landes and everyone else in…
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– Programming Note: New United Way-Imagination Library to be featured on WKDW Friday morning – AFP on Facebook: Poll/Discussion – The Leader, or the NV? – Local News: Bridgewater students to create NYC skyline in Staunton, posted Thursday, 9:40 a.m. – Business: Local florist celebrating 10 years, posted Thursday, 9:40 a.m. – Local News: Comp…
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Earth Day is April 22, just around the corner, bringing with it a stark reminder of the importance of protecting our environment and natural resources. The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970. Nearly four decades later, and despite the difficulties in our economy, protecting our environment is still center stage. In fact, protecting the…
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On April 22, people across the country and around the world will celebrate Earth Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the plight of our natural resources and taking real action to make a difference. For decades, while Americans in towns and cities across the country have worked to make a difference in their…
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