UVa. women rally to beat Wake

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The Virginia women’s basketball team defeated Wake Forest, 61-55, in the final regular-season home game for seniors Chelsea Shine (Wayne, Pa.) and Ariana Moorer (Woodbridge, Va.). Each senior reached a milestone, as Shine recorded her1,000th career point and Moorer moved into 20th place on Virginia’s all-time scoring list (1,170 points).

VMI 8, Lafayette 0

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Coby Cowgill combined with two relievers on a four-hit shutout, and Jordan Tarsovich sparked a 11-hit attack with a 3 for 4 night as the VMI Keydets defeated the Lafayette Leopards, 8-0, in non-conference baseball action Friday evening at Gray-Minor Stadium. The game marked the home opener for VMI and the season opener for Lafayette….

Creigh Deeds: Session update

Creigh Deeds

Adjournment of the 2012 Session of the General Assembly, scheduled for March 10, is rapidly approaching, and we are in totally uncharted waters.  The Senate versions of the caboose budget bill that covers the remainder of the current fiscal year and the budget bill for the 2012-2014 biennium have been defeated in the Senate.  The…

Chris Graham: What’s good for the goose …

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Republicans in the United State Senate have used arcane legislative rules to their advantage the past two years to fight from the minority anything substantive that Democrats want to do from coming to fruition. Republicans in Virginia are now crying foul that their Democratic counterparts are riding an arcane rule related to the 20-20 split…

Farm Bureau: Taking agriculture back in time ‘will not feed the world today’

Chris Graham

Big companies are trying to change the way U.S. farmers operate their businesses, but some things don’t need changing. Restaurant chain Chipotle aired its “Back to the Start” advertisement April 12 during the Grammy Awards. The commercial portrays large-scale farming as dismal compared to bucolic grasslands on which pigs roam free. And McDonald’s recently announced…

Agreement reached on Tax Fairness Bill

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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today that an agreement has been reached among the governor’s office, several members of the General Assembly, Amazon and stakeholders, including brick and mortar retailers, on SB597, commonly referred to as the “Tax Fairness Bill.” The House of Delegates Finance Committee approved amendments today authorizing the state to require an out-of-state…

VDOT awards $409,700 to City of Waynesboro for Safe Routes to School Program

Chris Graham

The City of Waynesboro has received a $409,700 Safe Routes To School grant to make safety improvements near four schools. The Safe Routes To School initiative is a federally funded program administrated by the Virginia Department of Transportation.  It will provide the City of Waynesboro with funding for a total of eight infrastructure projects to…