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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] In the opening game of the Charlottesville Regional, Virginia defeated VCU 15-4 on Friday at Davenport Field. The Cavaliers, the No. 5 national seed, totaled 15 runs on 16 hits as they opened regional play with a win for the fourth time in the past five years. Virginia will…
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Column by Jim Bishop Submit guest columns: [email protected] I hardly recognized the place. But then, it was Laurelville Camp with a Rt. 2, Mt. Pleasant, Pa., address when I had my main associations as acamper, staff member for two summers and a counselor. Today, it’s Laurelville Mennonite Church Center to reflect the broader range…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Who gets the ball for #1 Virginia’s NCAA Tournament opener against VCU on Friday? That’s the question of the day for coach Brian O’Connor. “We’re still in the process of evaluating the teams. I know that it will be either Cody Winiarski or Danny Hultzen,” said O’Connor in a…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Following a multistate investigation into the legitimacy and fundraising practices of the U.S. Navy Veterans Association, Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., has brought the organization’s questionable activities to the attention of the Internal Revenue Service and requested a full report of its findings. A 501 (c)(19) registered organization, the U.S….
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Column by Dennis Markatos-Soriano Submit guest columns: [email protected] The oil drilling explosion that killed 11 people on April 20th and the spill now killing massive amounts of wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico is a sign. It’s a sign of how bad our nation’s oil addiction has gotten and of how much we need…
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] You have to ask the question – which is the more pressing international-security concern? A failed government in Afghanistan, or a failed government in Mexico?
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Column by Simon Cho Submit guest columns: [email protected] Five years after leaving my hometown of Upper Marlboro, Md., I returned to my elementary school to speak about being an Olympian. Everyone knew I’d helped the United States speed skating team win a bronze medal in the 5,000-meter relay. But there’s another important part of…
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Column by Jim Bishop Submit guest columns: [email protected] There must be better places than a long slab of cement to celebrate one’s birthday. But the more I reflect on it, this setting is probably fitting, given the countless hours of my lifetime spent traveling this long stretch of crumbling pavement, the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] For Julie Myers and her UVa. women’s lacrosse team, winning is about being able to stay together as a team for one more week. “We’re tired, but we still have lots and lots of things that we want to do. Our underlying theme is, we really need to stay…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Main Street in Downtown Waynesboro was the center of action. Rain or shine, dead of winter or the sticky heat of summer, there’d be cars as far as you could see. “Back in the ’80s, in the heyday, it would take you 20 minutes to crawl Main Street. And…
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