JMU football staff moves
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The James Madison University football program has made adjustments in its coaching staff for the 2012 season, head coach Mickey Matthews announced Monday.
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Three-run eighth lifts #6 FSU over UVa.
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No. 6 Florida State scored three runs in the eighth inning to erase a 3-1 deficit and earn a 4-3 win over the Virginia baseball team Sunday afternoon at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. Stephen McGee’s RBI groundout proved to be the difference for FSU, which clinched a series victory over UVa for the…
Ken Plum: Overreach
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If a single word or phrase can describe a General Assembly session, the 2012 meeting of the state legislature would be known for “overreach.” Governor McDonnell and Lieutenant Governor Bolling warned the Republican majority before the session got underway that there was a need for legislators to be careful to not overreach with their new-found…
Critics blast McDonnell administration over weekend arrests
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The ACLU of Virginia is offering to assist reproductive rights protestors who were arrested Saturday at the state Capitol, if their constitutional right to free speech was violated. Approximately 1,000 demonstrators converged on the Capitol grounds to protest the passage of a bill to require pregnant women to undergo an ultrasound procedure prior to being…
Procedural move keeps state budget alive
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On Thursday, Del. Lacey Putney, I-Bedford, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, requested and was granted unanimous consent from the General Assembly to introduce two new budget bills beyond the normal deadline. The Senate failed to pass previous budget bills advanced in the House, rendering them dead for the session.
Silverstein pitches gem to push UVa. to 7-1 win over Monmouth
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Scott Silverstein (Sr., Olney, Md.) pitched seven innings of one-run baseball as the Virginia baseball team notched a 7-1 triumph over Monmouth Saturday afternoon at Davenport Field. Silverstein (1-0) struck out a career-high eight batters while limiting the Hawks to three hits in the longest outing of his UVa career. Virginia (4-1-1) goes for the…
VMI gets big win over Charleston Southern
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Keith Gabriel had 31 points, Stan Okoye had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, and the VMI Keydets used a 22-3 second half run to break open a close game and went to defeat the Charleston Southern Buccaneers, 90-81, in Big South basketball action Thursday night at Lexington’s Cameron Hall. CSU (17-11, 10-7…
JMU bats carry the day over Longwood
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James Madison hitters piled up 14 hits and sophomore right-hander Trent Cundiff (Roanoke, Va./Northside) tossed two innings of shutout relief to lead the JMU baseball team to a 13-7 win over Longwood at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park on Wednesday. The Dukes won their home opener for the fourth consecutive year to improve to…
Crossover: Dems Repubs offer views on ’12 GA session
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At a press conference in Richmond on Thursday, members of the House and Senate Democratic caucuses stood together to denounce the dozens of extreme, divisive bills passed over the first month of session. Republican leaders then responded with a press event aimed at highlighting what they termed their “positive reform agenda.” “Republicans are so focused…
Debate over jobs numbers
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The jobs situation seems to continue to be getting better, with Friday’s announcement that unemployment fell two-tenths of a percent in January, to 8.3 percent. But it’s not getting better fast enough, says Fifth District Republican Congressman Robert Hurt. “A drop in the national unemployment average is always good news. However, the jobless rate remains…
