Cavs rally to knock off Flames

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Tournament MVP Wright ties school record with 10 steals Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com Marriott Cavalier Classic Most Valuable Player Monica Wright (Woodbridge, Va.) scored 19 points and tied a school-record with 10 steals to lead the Virginia women’s basketball team to the tournament title with a 63-54 win over in-state foe Liberty Tuesday night….

McDonnell: Current state-budget system ‘needs to be reformed’

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Gov.-elect will propose moving development of budget to odd-numbered years Statement by Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell www.bobmcdonnell.com On Friday, Dec. 18th, Gov. Tim Kaine proposed his biennial budget for Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012. The governor made his proposal with only 28 days left in his single four-year term, carrying out his obligation as determined by…

Focus | Webb, Warner back health-care reform

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Virginia Dems join 60-39 majority to move legislation forward Story by Chris Graham [email protected] U.S. Sens. Jim Webb and Mark Warner joined the 60-39 party-line Democratic majority that voted on Christmas Eve to move health-care reform forward in the Senate. Neither seemed to be jumping-up-and-down happy about it. “I voted today in favor of health…

In Depth | Not so elementary redistricting

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Waynesboro reacts to proposed reconfiguration of city elementary schools Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Westwood Hills to William Perry, then back to Westwood Hills. Two transitions in two years. That’s what Liz Barnes is facing for her son, Josh. “I’m not in the PTO, I’m not as much in the loop as I’d like to…

Midlife couple declares: ‘Why knot?’

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   Column by Jim Bishop Submit guest columns: [email protected] Rose Stoltzfus Shenk, 41, of Harrisonburg, is a widow with four boys between 5 and 11 years old. Bruce Buckwalter, 40, of Harrisonburg, is single and never been married. Credit an Internet computer program for bringing the two together. Rose spent her early years in East…

A man and his dogs

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  Column by Bruce Sallan www.brucesallan.com When I was a child, my mother brought home a little dog that was so small that she carried it in her purse. The dog was a mixed-breed of Pekinese, Pomeranian, and Chihuahua and my mother named it Su-Su. Fully grown, she weighed maybe seven pounds. Su-Su was cute,…

Dominating second half propels JMU to win

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Dukes take charge with 12-0 run to open second half Staff Report JMU sports: www.jmusports.com James Madison opened the second half with a 12-0 run and closed with a 19-6 swing while outscoring Fordham 53-32 overall in the period en route to an 85-73 men’s basketball victory Wednesday night at the Convocation Center.

Morton offers free-market alternatives to health-care reform

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   Column by Feda Morton www.fedaforcongress.com I am deeply upset over the sweetheart deals that have been cut by the Senate’s Democratic leadership. At a time in our history when millions of American people are crying out for their voices to be heard around this great nation, our leaders are cutting back room deals with…

Heard of the First Amendment?

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ACLU backs Gloucester residents in removal case Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] The ACLU of Virginia and the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression today filed an amicus brief in the Virginia Supreme Court on behalf of 40 Gloucester residents who were ordered to pay a total of $80,000 in fees after…