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Old Dominion University athletic director Dr. Wood Selig announced today that Wendy Larry has stepped down as head women’s basketball coach. She will remain at the University, with responsibilities for assisting the Office of Institutional Advancement for athletic related fundraising projects, and Alumni events. Larry’s career at Old Dominion spanned more than 30 years, as…
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner today delivered more than 1,200 messages of support and appreciation to U.S. Navy special operations personnel representing the successful military operation that eliminated Al Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. The ‘thank you’ notes were submitted through a message board set-up on Sen. Warner’s website, and through Facebook, Twitter and…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell has invited 57 school divisions that may have difficulty attracting, retaining and rewarding experienced, fully licensed teachers to participate in his Virginia Performance-Pay Incentives initiative for hard-to-staff schools. The initiative — which was approved by the 2011 General Assembly — is a centerpiece of McDonnell’s “Opportunity to Learn” education-reform agenda. It provides…
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Virginia head football coach Mike London announced the addition of Marques Hagans to his football staff as a graduate assistant coach. Hagans will work with the offensive coaching staff. “Marques ‘Biscuit’ Hagans returning to UVa is a benefit for both of us,” said London. “He wants to learn and get involved in coaching – and…
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Senior guard Rob Hampton hit a layup in the lane with 2.0 seconds left to break a tie and give No. 6 seed Norfolk State a 55-53 win over No. 3 Coppin State in a MEAC Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday night at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The win sends the Spartans into the…
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It seems to me that Tim Kaine is the logical choice for Virginia Democrats looking for a Senate candidate in 2012 – and I wouldn’t call myself a political genius for thinking that way. The conventional wisdom isn’t stopping a group of Virginia Dems who are pushing recently unseated former congressman Tom Perriello for the…
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The 2011 session is rapidly winding down with adjournment scheduled on the 26th of February. The last few days of the session will be spent working out differences between House and Senate versions of bills. Major differences remain on some critical matters. The largest responsibility of the legislature each session is to pass a balanced…
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The nationally ranked postgraduate basketball team from Fishburne Military School will be holding a skills clinic for Waynesboro YMCA youth basketball on Tuesday, Feb. 22, beginning at 6 p.m. The clinic was initiated by FMS Superintendent Col. Rick Zinser as a community-outreach effort for the postgrad-hoops program, which has 14 players committed to Division I…
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The Virginia General Assembly works as close as is possible to the way representative government was intended. Sessions are short, fast-paced and members, by necessity, have to earn their principal income outside of government. Members of the General Assembly come from all walks of life and must balance family and work with legislative service. It…
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Virginia’s economy would expand by $4.1 billion and support 56,798 additional jobs if 16 infrastructure mega-projects being considered by the Virginia Department of Transportation are completed, according to research conducted by Stephen S. Fuller, a George Mason University professor in the School of Public Policy and Director of the Center for Regional Analysis. Gov. Bob…
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