Letters To The Editor

May 12, 2008

Waynesboro Farmer’s Market trip worthwhile

Now that the election is over, treat yourself to a trip to the Wednesday Farmer’s Market from 3-7 p.m.

Change ahead for City Council

First off, I would like to congratulate Frank Lucente, Bruce Allen and Tim Williams on their wins in the City Council elections (“Allen keys change,” May 7).

May 10, 2008

Guns should be allowed in parks

Regarding the question about whether to allow people to carry concealed weapons in national parks (“Parks want opinions on new gun law,” May 8):

The save Invista campaign was successful with winning council candidates Bruce Allen, Frank Lucente and Tim Williams supporting a financial break for businesses by paying stormwater services costs from the general fund.

May 08, 2008

Wayne Theatre would be huge asset to downtown

Letter to the editor: To all the naysayers: think about what would replace the Wayne Theatre if it were torn down, at a cost of $300,000 or more.

Future of council still unpredictable

Letters to the editor The following are my observations of the May 6 election:

May 06, 2008

Waynesboro High School was blessed

While starting my daily routine of reading the morning newspaper I was overwhelmed with emotion to learn that a true Waynesboro High School legacy’s career was coming to a close (“End of an era,” May 6).

May 05, 2008

Politics illustrating a devaluation of voters

We are approaching and witnessing a uniquely tenuous time in politics and current situations promise to change how many citizens view their votes in the future.

Citizens need to take responsibility

The Constitution is ordained and established for the purpose of accomplishing six main objectives; one of those is to promote the general welfare.

April 26, 2008

City Council needs to take action

The City Council is broken and we need to fix it.

April 25, 2008

Graham is the right candidate for Ward B

Each and every day, I appreciate the good things about Waynesboro.

Bruno would bring balance to council

I attended Wednesday night’s forum and I would like to thank The News Virginian and NBC 29 for the event (“Candidates talk money,” April 24).

Clarifying statements

I am writing in response to the April 22 letter of Alex Stevens, Councilman Frank Lucente’s son-in-law, accusing me of lying about Lucente’s positions on the projects approved by our voters in the November 2007 referendum, on city-employee compensation and on school funding.

April 19, 2008

Greg Bruno is the right candidate for Ward B

A candidate deserving consideration during the May 6 City Council election is Greg Bruno, in Ward B.

Council majority playing the blame game

After reading the headline in The News Virginian on April 6, “Rift in city council widens,” I felt like Mayor Tom Reynolds, Vice Mayor Nancy Dowdy and Councilwoman Lorie Smith were perched atop their own bandwagon

April 15, 2008

Conservatism lacks successful execution; Waynesboro residents are in council's minority; Frank Lucente serves as council's voice of reason

April 09, 2008