As we all know, the United States has an obesity problem.
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It's a simple math lesson, really.
What makes the president’s position worse is the fact that this is the same one he took 15 years ago.
My grandmother took me to an Easter sunrise service once at Floral Garden Park Cemetery in my hometown.
Three up and Three down
Staunton’s School Board was the first in the region to approve a budget this year, voting Monday for a spending plan that’s more than $1.3 million lighter than the $28 million version currently in use.
The Associated Press reported Jan. 23 that when U.S. Sen. Rand Paul was screened by the Transportation Security Administration at his home Bowling Green, Ky., airport the scanner picked up an “anomaly” on his knee.
Jonathan Hunley is editor and general manager of The News Virginian. Contact him at 932-3556, or at jhunley@newsvirginian.com.
At a meeting Monday, city councilors reached consensus on continuing to allocate local tax money to the municipality’s school system in a lump sum rather than by line-item.
Three things up this week, three things down
As the calendar rolls over to another year, I wonder what is going to happen.
Jonathan Hunley is editor and general manager of The News Virginian. Contact him at 932-3556, or at jhunley@newsvirginian.com.
Nelson Graves, a resident of Augusta County, is an employee of Virginia and a News Virginian columnist. Email him at: Ngraves9@hotmail.com.
Carl Tate of Staunton is a columnist for The News Virginian.
Patricia Hunt of Staunton is a columnist for The News Virginian.
Nelson Graves, a resident of Augusta County, is a state employee and a News Virginian columnist. Email him at Ngraves9@hotmail.com.
Nelson Graves wanted Herman Cain to be a litmus test.
I think we have become more afraid of the incompetence of our own financial and political leaders than we are of terrorists.
I had the honor of graduating from law school last Saturday, a moment of pride and accomplishment for me. Particularly so because I am part of a graduating class here at the University of Richmond made up of less than a dozen black men. Each of us will be following in the path of Virginia legends.
For nearly 75 years, Superman has stood proudly for “Truth, Justice and the American Way.”
Supervisors for Augusta County balked. Why should they have to spend so much money dealing with stray dogs and cats?
When the recession began in late 2007, companies of all sizes began downsizing. This caused America’s bread and butter industries — manufacturers — to reduce their inventories and workforces.
But today, as we mark another Easter Sunday, I hope we all understand what we did and what Christ did for us.
It takes courage to live with hope in bad times.
Republican Senator Paul Ryan's "Roadmap" is just too extreme.
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