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Yeah, the Democratic Party actually is splitting apart at its seams: I can vouch
The mainstream media has been getting clicks of late with articles about how the Democratic Party is splitting apart at its seams, which got me in a lather, because, seriously, come on, try harder, right?
UVA Basketball: Program formally welcomes eight newcomers for 2026-2027
A group of folks on a message board made a big to-do about Nolan Adekunle, the final piece in the 2026 UVA Basketball transfer class, which, I don’t blame people, not much else to do in the summer for college sports fans.
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Augusta County Library, run by Neanderthals, pre-cancels 2027 Pride Day event
Remember how the Augusta County Board of Supervisors shut down a scheduled Pride Day event at the Augusta County Library last year?
Report: ODU shooter’s prison term went unreported, led to ‘tragic consequences’
A report on the shooting at ODU that killed a professor who was a native of Staunton and alum of Charlottesville High School earlier this year contains echoes of the 2022 shooting at UVA that killed three football players.
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UVA Football: ACC Network to broadcast its pregame show from O Hill on Week 0
UVA Athletics is telling us on Tuesday that ACC Network will broadcast its pregame show, “ACC Huddle,” from Observatory Hill beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, ahead of the Week 0 game between Virginia and NC State.
Mailbag: Who would I have on my Mount Rushmore of UVA coaches?
A reader wrote me with a link to a column from Steve DeShazo, the former Free Lance-Star sports editor and columnist, and all-around nice guy, in which DeShazo listed his Mount Rushmore of UVA coaches.
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Virginia Department of Health working down nursing home recertification backlog
The Youngkin administration fell behind, big time, on the regulatory oversight of nursing homes, leaving a huge backlog of facilities in need of recertification inspections. The Spanberger administration announced on Tuesday that it has directed the Virginia Department of Health to implement a “roadmap” to improve regulatory oversight for nursing homes in Virginia by addressing facility recertification...
Brooklyn man dies in crash on Interstate 85 in Mecklenburg County
A Brooklyn man died in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 85 in Mecklenburg County on Tuesday.
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