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Robert Sarvis has put more than 8,500 miles on his van this summer running for governor. It might be an uphill battle for Sarvis, running as a Libertarian against well-heeled major-party opponents in Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe, but for Sarvis, 36, a native of Northern Virginia with degrees from Harvard, Cambridge, NYU and George Mason, it’s one worth fighting.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today that nearly $1 million in matching grant funds will be awarded to 54 local tourism initiatives as part of Virginia Tourism Corporation’s Marketing Leverage Grant program.
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Daniel Bryan, who will face WWE Champion John Cena in the main event at SummerSlam on Sunday, got his start in wrestling training at Shawn Michaels’ wrestling school.
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President Obama is right to address the urgent need to modernize our once grand infrastructure. Unfortunately, the president’s corporate tax reforms would leave us in a deeper hole down the road.
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Democratic Party lieutenant governor nominee Ralph Northam today criticized Republican opponent E.W. Jackson for opposing pay equity.
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What was supposed to be President Obama’s signature legislative achievement has become an astonishing failure. The most recent delay, involving a component of the law that was supposed to cap how much consumers would have to spend on their own insurance, is just the latest in a seemingly endless string of blunders.
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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced today that Virginia’s corn yields are expected to be 145 bushels per acre, up 42 bushels per acre from last year. Production is estimated at 46.4 million bushels, up 29 percent from 2012. Harvested acres are estimated at 320,000.
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Fishburne football improved from two wins in 2011 in Coach Dan Baranik’s first year to four wins in 2012 in year two. Baranik has high hopes for his third team at FMS.
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The 2012 Fishburne Military School cross-country team was one of the best in school history, finishing ninth at the state meet. But a senior class led by three-time all-state runner Colin Turnnidge has graduated, and Coach Mike Anson has set realistic expectations for the squad for 2013.
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There are still people who think and say that Shawn Michaels is working us when he talks about being a born-again Christian. There are still people who think and say that Shawn Michaels is working us when he talks about being a born-again Christian. “I don’t even know if you can work that. Can you?” Michaels said in addressing the issue in a 2012 interview with the Miami Herald. That Michaels, a three-time WWE champion and WWE Hall of Famer, made his name in pro wrestling is a big part of the criticism, obviously. What is pro wrestling if it isn’t a work, after all. But for Michaels, his walk as a Christian is sincere.
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