Art exhibit featuring work of Wayland students opens Friday

Item by Chris Graham [email protected] An exhibit featuring digital and mixed-media portraits done by fourth- and fifth-grade students at John Wayland Elementary School in Rockingham County will debut Friday in the Cleo Driver Miller Gallery at Bridgewater College. The exhibit – “How You See Me, How I See Me”- opens with a public reception at…

Shade fishing

On the Water with Scott Suggs Most people think that catching big bass in the summer is more difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. Much like anything else that has to spend all day outside during the hottest part of the year, bass will look for a shady place to hang out. Finding these…

Vox populi

Chris Graham

Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] “Voices in the blogosphere had been murmuring in the tatter of keyboards that the conservative bloc had endeavored to subvert open meetings law along with city regulations in reforming the Finance Committee a week ago with only Williams and Lucente as members,” The News Virginian…

Hyrdogenmania!

Roddy Scheer

Earth Talk From the editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: How is it that hydrogen can replace oil to run our cars? There seems to be a lot of controversy over whether hydrogen can really be generated and stored in such a way to be practical? – Stephane Kuziora, Thunder Bay, Ontario The jury…

I can testify: Virginia (Beach) is for Lovers

Jim Bishop

Column by Jim Bishop [email protected] VIRGINIA BEACH – Whether to the mountains, the beach or another destination of choice, it’s just good to get away, rest a spell and catch up with yourself (and with others important to you). That’s exactly what my wife and I were able to do last week – t’was grand,…