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PUSH: Creigh Deeds gets WaPo endorsement It could be the push that Deeds needed to get over the hump in the Virginia governor’s race. Deeds had crept to within two points of Republican Bob McDonnell in a September Rasmussen poll before falling behind by nine in Rasmussen and the Washington Post and 14 points in…
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The Stony Brook Seawolves took advantage of four VMI turnovers and survived a late Keydet drive to pull out a 27-20 win in a Big South Conference contest played Saturday afternoon at VMI’s Foster Stadium. After VMI had driven 69 yards in eight plays to take a 20-19 lead, Stony Brook responded with a 31-yard…
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This is just a wild guess on my part. But I believe that Ben Cline was an outstanding wrestler in college. How else can you explain that no one has ever been able to pin him down? I know I have not. Following Bates College, Virginia’s 24th District delegate earned a law degree from the…
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Before leaving, former UVa. basketball coach Dave Leitao did the program a big favor. He convinced four-star recruit Tristan Spurlock to stay in the fold. “I was to the point where I didn’t know what I was going to do. I didn’t know if I was going to stay, I didn’t know if I was…
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Sen. Jim Webb today called on the Senate to pass a comprehensive proposal, which he cosponsored, to extend unemployment insurance by up to 14 additional weeks for jobless workers in all 50 states. Nearly two million out-of-work Americans face expiring benefits by the end of the year. The critical measure was stalled last week by…
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Karen Bess couldn’t move her left arm, was having trouble swallowing, having trouble speaking, though she didn’t realize that at first. “I thought I sounded fine,” said Bess, a stroke survivor now four years into her recovery. Bess had to relearn the basics of daily living, as basic as bathing, dressing and brushing her teeth….
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Salvation Army staff and volunteers are preparing once again to share the joy of the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons with those in the greatest need, and this year, more than ever, they are calling on the public to help. Cpt. Mike Good, corps officer for The Salvation Army’s Staunton Corps, said The Army will be…
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Have you heard of sleep apnea, readers? I had heard of this pre stroke as I had been diagnosed as having it. I had the test performed, out of this area but in Virginia, before my stroke. I had been prescribed a “cheap” CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) device from my insurance company as I…
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QUESTION: Coach we talked about after the game your offense and your defense combined played probably was the best we’ve seen all season. Can you talk about how things are starting to come together for you guys and how you go forward from here? COACH GROH: We’ve seen, I would say, two and a half…
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Richmond drove for the go-ahead score midway through the final quarter and forced a fumble as James Madison was driving with one minute to go to pull out a 21-17 Colonial Athletic Association football win on Saturday afternoon at Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field. UR improved to 5-0 on the season and 3-0 in the CAA…
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