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First in a four-part series It was a seasonal early-spring Tuesday on Capitol Hill. Cherry blossoms were already in bloom after a warmer-than-normal late winter. There was a certain energy in the air with thousands of people gathering in locations surrounding the Capitol related to the then-ongoing arguments before the Supreme Court on the constitutionality…
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The Virginia baseball team clinched a series win over Wake Forest with a 4-1 victory Sunday afternoon at Davenport Field. Winners of 13-consecutive games at home, the Cavaliers (21-10-1, 8-6 ACC) have now captured 16-consecutive ACC home series dating to 2009. UVa will go for the series sweep at 7 p.m. Monday in a game…
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It’s literally been years since I’ve taken to pen to sit down and write an opinion piece. In the past, it often took quite an issue to draw out my emotions and gut feelings on a topic that managed to wring out how I feel and get it on paper. Writing, for me, comes in…
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The Virginia baseball team received a strong start from right-hander Branden Kline (Jr., Frederick, Md.) and rallied from an early three-run deficit to top Wake Forest, 9-4, Saturday afternoon in the first game of a three-game ACC series at Davenport Field. Virginia (20-10-1, 7-6 ACC) extended its home win streak to 12 games. Game 2…
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The Hillcats picked up their second victory against the Potomac Nationals thanks to offensive contributions from top to bottom Saturday night. Highlighting the 7-2 Hillcats win was Robby Hefflinger’s second home run in as many days. The story on the Nationals side wasn’t just about losing the game, it’s largely centered on losing the number…
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James Madison pitchers combined to limit Northeastern to five hits and retired the final 13 batters of the game to record a 3-2 triumph to clinch its first Colonial Athletic Association series win on Saturday night at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. JMU won consecutive games for the first time since the first weekend…
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The James Madison women’s lacrosse team remained unbeaten in Colonial Athletic Association play with a convincing 12-6 win over visiting Hofstra on Friday afternoon at the JMU Lacrosse Complex. The two-time defending CAA champion Dukes improved their league record to 2-0 and upped their overall record to 6-5. Hofstra dropped to 1-1 in CAA play…
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Prices at the pump continued their relentless upward movement this week, despite a slight retreat in the oil markets. The national average price for regular grade gasoline jumped a penny this week to $3.94 per gallon Friday and remains 18 cents higher than month ago prices, 21 cents higher than a year ago and within…
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As family and friends across the country get ready to gather around the table for springtime brunch, Taste of Home, the No. 1 cooking and entertaining magazine read by 16 million people nationwide each month, has chosen some of its favorite recipes including a classic recipe for Braided Onion-Potato Loaf from Waynesboro resident Joan Ranzini…
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Jay Thompson capped a perfect day at the plate Monday afternoon with a game-winning walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift the Eagles to a 5-4 victory over Washington and Lee. The Eagles erased a 2-1 deficit in the bottom of the eighth and a 4-3 deficit in the bottom of…
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