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First bit of fallout: national rankings The I-AA rankings aren’t out as of this writing. (They’re due out in a couple of hours from our posting.) They’re worth nothing if JMU isn’t #1 after winning in Lane Stadium. Interesting note about the I-A rankings: JMU is in them this week, in the others receiving votes…
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Mickey Matthews spent close to 10 minutes in his hour-long meeting with reporters at JMU Football Media Day in August complaining about the second game on his 2010 schedule, Virginia Tech, before a reporter interjected with a probably obvious question: Are you saying you don’t think you can win the game? Fast forward from there…
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Q. Could you talk about what measures you are taking in preparing for the trip out west? COACH LONDON: I talked to different people that had opportunities to travel from the East Coast to West Coast, particularly when you’re flying, about the issues of hydration, that being important; that when you get there, trying to…
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It’s first-and-10 at the UVa. 29. Aaron Corp has just picked up a big first down on a third-down pass to Tre Gray. The Spiders are down 28-13 inside of 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter, but a quick score gets them back into a one-score game, and anything can happen in a one-score…
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I remember that one of my mother’s many sayings, when I was growing up, related to friends and went something like, “If you want perfect friends, you won’t have any.” This was often in response to my irritation at what a particular friend had done. Later, more often than not, if my mom asked me…
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It was sometime around 2000 or 2001 when I realized that the way we’ve always done things in Augusta County relative to the provision of fire and rescue service, with the bulk of the work done by volunteers, was no longer sufficient to get the job done. I had invited myself out on a Saturday…
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The Harrisonburg-based Tactical & Survival Specialties Inc. has announced the appointment of Craig S. Boyers as chief financial officer. Most recently, Boyers served as president and owner of C. S. Boyers PC, a CPA firm providing tax, accounting, business advisory and management consulting services. Boyers brings over 17 years experience in financial and operations management…
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Former Gov. Tim Kaine signed a much-trumpeted reform of payday lending in 2008, but loopholes in the industry-written law were quickly exploited by lenders, who have since moved on to other high-interest loan products that have proven to be highly marketable in the midst of the ongoing economic slowdown. Staunton City Councilman Bruce Elder led…
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University of Virginia football coach Mike London took questions from members of the news media on Monday. UVa. will kick off its 2010 season on Saturday against Richmond.
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I’d call the inaugural Augusta Free Press/Stone Soup Books discussion series a success, if only because it seems to have spawned a movement. More on that in a minute. First, the book that we discussed, for those who weren’t able to take part, was The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida, a researcher…
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