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Since his arrival at VCU last April, coach Shaka Smart has spoke over and over again about the importance of leadership and how much of a role it plays in the success of a team. Smart had to be pleased with exactly that trait on Saturday afternoon as the upperclassmen of the Black & Gold…
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Before a school record-tying crowd of 9,840 on Homecoming Saturday, the George Mason men’s basketball team pieced together a pair of big runs to blow by Old Dominion, 62-45, in Colonial Athletic Association action. The win is the ninth-straight for Mason (19-5, 11-2 CAA), the Patriots’ longest-such streak since the 1998-99 season. Old Dominion dropped…
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The minutes are counting down. “I’m pumped. Let’s get it on!” said Marvin Ward, the president of Awesome Wrestling Entertainment, a Virginia-based professional-wrestling promotion with aspirations toward the big time. AWE will mark its launch Saturday night with its first live event at Waynesboro High School. The main event pits former WWE superstar Jimmy Wang…
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One way to keep the growing United States-China global competition from descending into 20th century-style Cold War is to push cultural and economic connections – the likes of which are being forged between Waynesboro and its sister city Wanzhou, China, a bustling industrial city on the Yangtze River with a population of 1.7 million. Adding…
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History lies hidden beneath the lush turf of Montpelier, James Madison’s lifelong home. Montpelier archaeologists recently discovered one long-kept secret that had not seen the light of day in nearly two centuries: portions of two pawns from James Madison’s chess set, most likely the same set Madison and Thomas Jefferson used in their many chess…
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Transcript of Virginia football coach Mike London’s Feb. 2 press conference discussing UVa.s 2011 recruiting class. COACH LONDON: First of all, I’d like to acknowledge the hard work of my staff. They did a tremendous job going out into the various areas representing the message of the University of Virginia very well and establishing relationships…
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When you work box office at a movie theater, you become very practiced in the art of people watching. I realize that makes me sound like a complete creep, but its something that cannot be helped. You notice when an elderly couple in their Sunday best come in to view a matinee showing of “Jackass…
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Five prep All-Americans highlight a football recruiting class composed of 20 student-athletes, as announced by Virginia Tech on Wednesday. “We’re really pleased with this class,” head coach Frank Beamer said. “It’s a solid, good class with a lot of players who have great potential. In a year that we had limited scholarships, I’m happy we…
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The House of Delegates on Tuesday passed a resolution to amend the Virginia Constitution in a manner that could encourage unconstitutional prayers in public schools. The vote was 66-33 to send HJ 593 to the Senate. Although the resolution does not contain plainly unconstitutional language, patron Del. Charles W. Carrico has made it clear he…
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Redevelopment team members for the Mill at South River in Waynesboro announced today that the project has successfully completed a $5.5 million voluntary remediation and site preparation phase of the property redevelopment. It is the largest known voluntary Brownfield investment by an individual in Virginia and ranks in the top 7 percent in size of…
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