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Stickback at buzzer sends JMU to loss in CAA opener Jihad Ali’s offensive rebound and putback just before the buzzer gave Georgia State a 64-63 victory over James Madison in the Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon at the GSU Sports Arena. JMU had its six-game winning streak snapped,…
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For 38 years, Historic Staunton Foundation has hosted a “look” into Staunton’s nationally renowned historic architecture. On Sunday, Dec. 5, the public is invited for a spectacular holiday-themed tour of the historic Bindery Building at The Villages of Staunton. Once the property of the former Western State Hospital, the Villages of Staunton is a spectacular…
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Dukes off to 6-1 start Sophomores Devon Moore (Columbus, Ohio/Northland) and Andrey Semenov (St. Petersburg, Russia/Blue Ridge School) led James Madison to a 35-19 run in the final 12 minutes to rally past Longwood 88-78 on Wednesday night in a packed and raucous Willett Hall. JMU won its sixth in a row to improve to…
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With the return of seven key players and a talented group of newcomers ready to contribute immediately, James Madison was picked to finish fourth in the 12-team Colonial Athletic Association in a vote of coaches, sports information directors, and media representatives as announced at the league’s annual media day on Tuesday at Champps Restaurant. JMU’s…
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell announced funding today for 18 agriculture-related projects which will promote and enhance the competitiveness of Virginia’s specialty crops. The projects resulted from the competitive grant process established by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) for the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crop Block Grant…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced the first stretch of Virginia interstate to post a 70-mph speed limit under a new state law that goes into effect today, July 1st. Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling and Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton unveiled the new 70-mph sign along I-295 from I-95 in…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Nine days before Virginia’s new laws take effect, Gov. Bob McDonnell today ceremonially signed legislation that will facilitate the expansion of charter schools in the Commonwealth. The legislation, HB1390, sponsored by Del. Scott Lingamfelter, R-Woodbridge, and SB737, sponsored by Sen. Steve Newman, R-Lynchburg, was part of the governor’s 2010…
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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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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Are Democrats trying to create smoke around the latest controversy involving Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to make people believe that there’s fire? Or is the issue with a sizable donation to the Cuccinelli campaign in 2009 from a veterans group that appears to be anything but the charity that…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The Democratic Party of Virginia called upon Attorney General Cuccinelli to donate $55,500 from his political committee and investigate the U.S. Navy Veterans Association in light of a Roanoke Times investigation that revealed questionable dealings of a group known as the Navy Veterans Association.
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