http://thenewdominion.com Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:16:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net The pastor was tired of hearing all the Woe is me! talk that had been making its way around his congregation. "The people who have the hardest time dealing with a crisis are Christians," he said, leading into a series of tales from the Bible and contemporary ... http://thenewdominion.com/2008/07/15/a-religious-revolution-waynesboro-church-turns-tradition-on-its-head/ Listen to "The New Dominion Magazine Presents." New Dominion Magazine editor Chris Graham presents "A Revolution in Waynesboro," featuring an inside look at Revolution Church in Waynesboro. Show Length: 7:48 http://thenewdominion.com/2008/07/15/webcast-a-revolution-in-waynesboro/ Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net I don't remember the year, but I remember the map. It might have been something from the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission, it might have been something that the three local community planners had come up with on their own, whatever. The important thing was what ... http://thenewdominion.com/2008/07/15/2025-vision-what-does-greater-augusta-look-like-in-the-future/ Compiled by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net The canvas was clean. The answers to my questions would paint the picture. What will the Greater Augusta area look like in 2025? I asked several local leaders to weigh in on the topic. As you will see, the conversations were open and honest.   Augusta County Nancy Sorrells, Riverheads District ... http://thenewdominion.com/2008/07/15/inside-the-visions/ Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net Apples had once grown there by the bushel, but by the time John Higgs had settled back onto the family farm in Barren Ridge, it had been overgrown for years. Not that it mattered to Higgs one bit that he had several years of work out ... http://thenewdominion.com/2008/07/15/vineyards-in-the-valley-wine-industry-gaining-foothold-in-augusta-rockingham/ Listen to "The New Dominion Magazine Presents." New Dominion Magazine editor Chris Graham presents "Vineyards in the Valley" - a webcast featuring interviews with Barren Ridge Vineyards owner John Higgs and Cross Keys Vineyards general manager Mark Parsons. Show Length: 9:05 http://thenewdominion.com/2008/07/15/webcast-vineyards-in-the-valley/ Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net Jerry Carter had this wild idea. If you know Jerry Carter, you know I need to be a lot more specific than that. "So Dad says, Hey, you guys want to go down to Covington? And we're thinking, Where the heck is Covington?" said his older daughter, Sabrina. "And ... http://thenewdominion.com/2008/07/15/around-the-valley-in-a-baseball-daze-promotion-spreads-love-of-summer-league/ Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net If you're familiar with the name John Leonard, then you're really in the Valley League Know. Leonard, 38, is All Things Valley League, literally. The Eastern Mennonite High School English and journalism teacher by trade turns into a daily sports blogger in the late spring and summer ... http://thenewdominion.com/2008/07/15/mr-all-things-valley-league/ Column by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net It was the toughest thing that I've ever had to do. I turned the corner from the living room to the deck attached to the back of the house of my friends and campaign supporters Mary McDermott and Bill Jongeward on Election Night, and all I could ... http://thenewdominion.com/2008/07/15/the-l-word-losing-an-election-isnt-necessarily-sweet-sorrow/ Story by Elizabeth Geris After the game of pacing between the folding tables and washing machines at the local laundromat finally reached its amusement threshold, I spotted a magazine table boasting a relatively recent Newsweek. Within minutes I was knee-deep in a story about Family Tree DNA, a Houston, Texas,-based company ... http://thenewdominion.com/2008/07/15/who-am-i-and-other-important-questions-that-deserve-an-answer/