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September 26, 2007
America loses its civic sense
When school board races go uncontested, it is a fairly safe bet that the district superintendent is pleased. Effectively CEOs, superintendents wield considerable power running districts that are the equivalent of mid-sized businesses, with hundreds of employees and multimillion-dollar budgets. Still, these top administrators must answer to school board officials, who sometimes have altogether different ideas about the way things should be run.September 25, 2007
D-State models smart response
Virginia Tech officials have formed a policy group to decide what to do about a series of recommendations made in the wake of Seung-Hui Cho's April 16 rampage. Perhaps the group's to-do list should include giving their counterparts at Delaware State University a call.September 23, 2007
Prosecutors put justice on hold
Black activists tell us that the case of the so-called Jena Six is evidence of how far America still has to go in realizing Martin Luther King's dream, and maybe they are right. Prosecutors in the small Louisiana town charged five black teenagers with attempted murder in the beating of a white student. Juvenile charges against a sixth black teen were sealed.September 22, 2007
Failing to learn history’s lessons
In this era of leaving no kids behind, students at America's elite universities and colleges are woefully behind on the subjects of civics and American history, according to a recent study.September 18, 2007
Hillary hollow on health care
Well, there she goes again. Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Rodham Clinton is talking about health care, a subject the former first lady has, for the most part, judiciously avoided since an initial foray 13 years ago.September 17, 2007
Kaine wish list growing longer
Not one to fritter away time when there's a legacy to be polished, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine last week rolled out a pair of plans to slash Virginia's energy consumption by 40 percent, reduce greenhouse gases and help the uninsured gain access to health care. Tack these ideas onto Kaine's pet initiative to increase by two-thirds the number of 4-year-olds in state pre-kindergarten programs, and all that's missing are proposals to end hunger and bring world peace.Library addition worth your vote
Tucked in the basement of the Waynesboro Public Library is a children's area, a large meeting room and cramped storage rooms where shelves are stocked, in part, with an overflow of books from the main collection and materials from a packed-to-the-gills genealogy room.August 31, 2007
Failings abound in Cho response
Hindsight in the wake of tragedy can be as distasteful as it is common. It's easy for those of us far removed from a situation to dissect others' failings when we have the benefit of knowing the results beforehandAugust 06, 2007
Let due process take its course in Michael Vick case
August 05, 2007
The folly of abusive driver fees
Farewell to the Valley
July 27, 2007
Stormwater plan needs more work
July 22, 2007
All or nothing vote on CIP hurts Waynesboro
July 19, 2007
Some boundaries need knocking over
Letter to the editor
July 07, 2007
Letter to the editor
June 30, 2007
‘Evan Almighty’: a non-critic’s review
There was a negative review for "Evan Almighty" in Saturday's edition of The News Virginian, written by a Richmond Times Dispatch reviewer. I've also seen other reviews of the film that weren't very complimentary.Evan Almighty A non-critics review
June 23, 2007
What is in a name
June 21, 2007
Let Collins be Collins
June 20, 2007
Waynesboro needs to lead
June 13, 2007
Have a ... day
June 08, 2007
New trends in body decoration
June 05, 2007
Hanger’s record, experience solid
Voters in Virginia's 24th Senatorial District, which includes most of our readership area, face a difficult choice when they go to the polls next Tuesday to choose a Republican nominee for the November election.June 03, 2007
Senior survey
May 26, 2007
Compromise is better than stubbornness
I've witnessed the deep divide in the community, resulting from the proposed donation by the city to the Wayne Theatre renovation, as described in Alicia Petska's recent articles in The News Virginian. I know and respect several people on each side of the issue. The controversy is damaging friendships and alienating neighbors. Some people are entrenched and very emotional about their positions.May 20, 2007
Council Take another whack at it
Twenty percent. That's how much more the average Waynesboro homeowner will pay in taxes. Forty percent. That's the proposed pay increase for a Library Assistant I at the Waynesboro Public Library. Six-tenths of 1 percent. That's how much the majority on Waynesboro's City Council has cut from the city manager's budget. Those numbers don't add up.May 16, 2007
So long, Jerry
I don't know if I can imagine Liberty University without Jerry Falwell.May 10, 2007
Time for the Wayne
Here's a challenge: Pick any time of day, any day of the week and drive to downtown Waynesboro. Park your car and walk up and down Main Street.April 30, 2007
