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Story by Chris Graham A fall referendum on several capital-improvements projects is close to being on the ballot in Waynesboro. As much rancor as there has been in the River City regarding government spending in recent months, city-council member Lorie Smith thinks the autumnal discussions could be quite beneficial.
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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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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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Column by Chris Graham Divided as Shenandoah Valley Republicans might be, the local GOP is still the hegemon on the Valley political scene. “Republicans in the Valley, north to south, have virtually a stranglehold on the electorate,” Bridgewater College political-science professor David McQuilkin said. But that’s only part of the equation explaining why Valley Republicans…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen Jane Austen wrote only six novels, but nearly 40 major TV and film versions have been based on them. For a lady born in the 1700s, she’s always been a hot item in Hollywood, and the latest bodice-ripper, “Becoming Jane,” is currently playing at the Visualite in…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham I never, ever, drive Interstate 81. I go out of my way to avoid it. And of course, this costs me to no end.
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Item by Chris Graham A Weyers Cave equestrian center is now the permanent home of the Bridgewater College equestrian program. The college announced yesterday that it had completed the purchase of Oak Manor Farms, a 75-acre equestrian center in Northern Augusta County, which will be renamed the Bridgewater College Equestrian Center. The location has served…
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Column by Chris Graham Just when you think the Waynesboro political scene couldn’t get any weirder … A group comes forward and says that Lorie Smith needs to recuse herself from further votes on the stormwater improvements that are in line to begin later this year because her husband is now in charge of overseeing…
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Column by David Cox First a $20 billion problem. Then the travesty of a bill that doesn’t solve the problem, but does include fees which judges, one by one, are voiding as unconstitutional. Now a bridge collapses in Minnesota, drawing all eyes to how well – or not – our bridges are maintained.
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Bishop’s Mantle column by Jim Bishop I’m an inveterate list-maker. Preparing a weekly “to do” list first thing Monday morning increases the odds of my remembering and actually completing important tasks – at work, home and elsewhere.
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