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First in a four-part series It was a seasonal early-spring Tuesday on Capitol Hill. Cherry blossoms were already in bloom after a warmer-than-normal late winter. There was a certain energy in the air with thousands of people gathering in locations surrounding the Capitol related to the then-ongoing arguments before the Supreme Court on the constitutionality…
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Nine different Cavaliers scored at least one goal to help No. 1 Virginia (10-1, 2-0 ACC) to a key league road victory over the No. 9 North Carolina Tar Heels (8-4, 1-2 ACC) on Saturday afternoon, in front of 5,138 fans at Fetzer Field. The attendance was the largest crowd to watch a lacrosse game…
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The long wait for VMI head lacrosse coach Brian Anken is finally over as the Keydets collected their first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference victory of the second-year head coach’s career. VMI’s 9-7 win over host Manhattan College snapped a skid of 17 consecutive conference games. With the victory, VMI (2-9, 1-3 MAAC) logged its first…
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Drill all you want. The days of $2-a-gallon gas – hell, $3-a-gallon gas – are over. That’s just reality. Peak oil or no peak oil, we’re finding new sources of oil, which is good news, except that, bad news, it’s a lot harder (and thus more expensive) to tap these new finds like the ones…
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Sixth District Democratic Party congressional candidate Andy Schmookler was a bit out of his comfort zone at a Saturday speaking engagement in Staunton. Schmookler, 66, of Shenandoah County, who is challenging incumbent Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte, spoke to the monthly SWAC Breakfast to a group heavy in Republican and Tea Party supporters. The academic and…
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Women won the right to vote nearly 100 years ago, yet only about half of millennials (those born between 1980 and 1995) voted in the last presidential election. If all millennial women voted in 2012, they could make a difference. Much is at stake. The birth-control pill came into widespread use in the 1960s and…
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According to national news reports, Mary Brown, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging the health reform law and owner of a small auto shop in Florida, has had to close her business and file for bankruptcy due to thousands of dollars in unpaid medical bills. My husband and I own a small auto shop…
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) today urged the U.S. House to take up a bipartisan Senate transportation bill before the March 31st cut-off of federal funding impacts jobs and ongoing transportation projects across Virginia and the rest of the country. The Senate’s two-year proposal supports an estimated 39,800 highway construction and transit jobs in…
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Game Night Open Tailgate – Join us for a soccer game and a tailgating party! Stuart Hall Varsity Boys Soccer v. Perry McClure April 13 – 5:30 PM – Stuart Hall Athletic Fields (corner of Commerce and Statler Blvd)
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Williamsport, Md.,-based author Austin Gisriel, whose 2010 book, Safe At Home: A Season in the Valley, was published by Augusta Free Press, was profiled in March 24 feature article in the Northern Virginia Daily. In the article, Gisriel said working with Chris and Crystal Graham, owners of Augusta Free Press, was a great experience. “They…
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