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December 18, 2007
Va. would have fewer incentives for film industry
An expert carpenter is all a movie director needs to transform even the most drab city into an exotic backdrop against which his star actors can work their screen magic.Highlights of Kaine’s budget proposal
Highlights of amendments to the current state budget and the new 2008-2010 biennial budget Gov. Timothy M. Kaine presented to the General Assembly's money committees MondayKaine proposes $78B budget
No new taxes, fee increases called forPreschool programs get emphasis
Gov. Timothy Kaine is seeking to double the size of Virginia's preschool program, which could become critical for cities such as Waynesboro that are losing federal Title I money.U.S. Border Patrol returns fire after attacks
Agents fire tear gas, pepper spray into Mexico in response to rock-hurlingDecember 17, 2007
Leaders look to fix Virginia’s work force
RICHMOND - Economic development, education and business leaders are hoping to revamp Virginia's work force development system to make it easier for businesses to find skilled workers. State officials and educators have long recognized the problem of a fragmented system, state Secretary of Education Thomas R. Morris told a recent economic leadership meeting.Mitchell Report has lesson has critical lesson
Far more startling than the details and naming of names in Major League Baseball's Mitchell Report is its admonition about the potential impact on young athletes. It is saddening to see the great game of baseball in the throes of such a scandal. But it is downright troubling to consider that young, aspiring stars, some perhaps in our own backyard, are tempted by what The News Virginian sportswriter Robert Sisk called "the get-big-quick allure of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs."Va. observes social factors as root of health disparities
PETERSBURG - Health officials weren't surprised when lead paint poisoning spiked in this mostly black city of Civil War-era homes.A tale of two cities
S.C. town offers a story Waynesboro could learn from.Christmas Benefit brings smiles
Annual Tim Spears event ensures presents for local children.December 16, 2007
Ice storm freezes valley
Predicted snow forecast materialized to rain and ice, resulting in significant power loss.Power plant and people in harmony
Surry Power Station and nearby residents learn to co-exist.Promise delayed
Waynesboro's once-vibrant downtown has slipped into decades-long decline. A look at the struggle to spur change.Veterans honored in Staunton
National Cemetery observed Wreaths Across America event.December 14, 2007
Wreath-laying honors to coincide with national event
Impending inclement weather will not deter two organizers of a wreath-laying event to honor living and fallen veterans at the Staunton National Cemetery today.Running out of fuel
Jody Dawson has witnessed one big change in the nearly 41 years that he's fought fires as a professtional and volunteer - the price of gas.Gas prices surge, push consumer inflation higher
Led by higher gasoline prices, consumer inflation shot up in November by the largest amount in more than two years.Residents attentive to season rather than weather
Manager Tom Shepherd saw plenty of people storm his Kroger grocery store Friday. The surprise, however, was that few customers hustled inside the Lew Dewitt Boulevard grocery with their eyes focused on the clouds.Kaine’s mental health reforms reflect Va. Tech report
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine proposed reforms Friday aimed at fixing mental health system failings exposed by the Virginia Tech shootings.AMC names new CEO as replacement
Richard H. Graham to retire after 18 years at AMC; will be replaced by Mary Mannix.Kaine to propose mental health reforms
RICHMOND - Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will propose mental health reforms Friday that closely match recommendations from a panel that reviewed the Virginia Tech massacre.Not just the pros
Steroid scandal prompts local trickle down fears.December 13, 2007
