Follow up: Couple of issues with Confederate flag column
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I’ve been to the Washington and Lee University campus several times, and I didn’t remember seeing a lot of Confederate flags flying around during my visits.
Search Results for Move Over
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Marietta McCarty: A Fallen Tree Stands Tall
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An old gum tree served for over twenty years as an expansive umbrella at my home, its branches enveloping festive occasions as well as hours of restful sitting.
Chris Graham: Robert E. Lee, the Confederate flag, and Washington and Lee
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It’s hard at first glance to imagine Washington and Lee University scrubbing its Lexington, Va., campus of Confederate flags and other signs of the Old South, but that’s what a group of law students at Washington and Lee is demanding, with the most controversial request of the self-styled Committee being that the school repudiate one of its namesakes, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, who after the Civil War served as president of the school.
Richmond Flying Squirrels fall to Reading in series opener
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The Reading Fightin Phils (10-5) defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels (10-7), 7-3, on Monday night at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Fightins scored seven of the final eight runs scored in the ballgame to take the upper-hand in the three-game series.
Attorney General Mark Herring hits 100-day mark
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Today marks 100 days since Mark R. Herring was sworn in as Virginia’s 48th Attorney General.
John Tracy returns to WTA’s Gateway
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John Tracy returns to WTA’s Gateway accompanied by the musical talents of Richard Adams. John invites the audience on a musical journey to discover the true treasures in life. Not only will he move your feet with his delightful melodies, but he will move your spirit with his infectious passion for life.
College of Charleston completes sweep of JMU baseball, 12-2
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Tyler Thornton limited JMU to one earned run in 7 1/3 innings and the College of Charleston struck for three or four runs in the fourth, sixth and seventh innings to pull away for a 12-2 win over James Madison on Sunday afternoon at Patriots Point.
Longwood baseball blanks VMI, 3-0
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Brandon Angus had three hits, but Aaron Myers of the Longwood Lancers scattered six hits over eight scoreless innings to send his team to a 3-0 victory over the VMI Keydets in Big South baseball action Saturday in Lexington, Va.
#9 UVa. men’s lacrosse wins home finale
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Mark Cockerton scored four goals to pace the No. 9 UVa. Cavaliers (9-5) to a 12-8 triumph over the Bellarmine Knights (6-5) on Saturday afternoon at Klöckner Stadium.
Earth Talk: Protecting the gray wolf
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The gray wolf is still considered “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). But a June 2013 proposal by the Obama administration to “delist” the animals—save for a small struggling population of Mexican gray wolves in Arizona and New Mexico—could change that if finalized later this year.
