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It’s all about attitude Morale should have been about zippo. Virginia Tech, just a few days earlier a national-championship contender in the eyes of many, had just fallen to 0-2 following a loss to !-AA James Madison. To the credit of the kids in the Hokie locker room, what they saw wasn’t how far they…
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Virginia forward Will Sherrill suffered a fractured fibula in his right leg in the Cavaliers’ 87-79 victory at Minnesota on Monday (Nov. 29). It is uncertain how long the 6-9 senior will be out of action. Because of the nature of the injury, Sherrill will progress as his tolerance to activity indicates and will play…
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Hello, readers, and the best to all of you. Most of this article is based on my inside look on this disease. Let us break this down. A stroke, or “brain attack,” occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body) or a blood…
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Editor Chris Graham talks sports on WREL’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” The segment begins with a look at this weekend’s ACC Championship Game. Virginia Tech is an early four-point favorite over Florida State. Chris breaks down the matchup and talks about the remarkable midseason turnaround engineered by Hokies coach Frank Beamer. A look at the…
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“Voluntary Stream Fencing Options to Keep Regulations at Bay” will be the theme for this year’s Conservation Programs Rollout Meeting, which will be held Dec. 9 at the Augusta County Government Center in Verona. The meeting will be in the Smith West Room at 7 p.m. Farmers and landowners will learn from conservation agency representatives…
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“Cut My Taxes!” Americans have heard this cry for years – and we’ve heard it shouted angrily in recent months. We hear that we pay too much in taxes, that government makes poor use of our money, and that our prosperity would rise if only taxes would fall. But in reality our taxes have fallen…
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At this time of thanksgiving, we are reminded how people came together, shared resources, shared opinions and worked together to form and protect our nation. During my long career in the US Air Force I was at the very sharp end of the spear that defended our nation, rising to deputy commander-in-chief and chief of…
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Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with the news media. Virginia Tech (9-2, 7-0 ACC) hosts Virginia (4-7, 1-6 ACC) on Saturday. Opening Statement: I’m really proud of our football team. I thought we went down and played a pretty good Miami team. With how good they are and how physical they are, I’m…
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Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with the news media. Virginia Tech (9-2, 7-0 ACC) hosts Virginia (4-7, 1-6 ACC) on Saturday. Opening Statement: I’m really proud of our football team. I thought we went down and played a pretty good Miami team. With how good they are and how physical they are, I’m…
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They came, they collaborated, they crunched the numbers and were rewarded for their efforts in a grueling regional business competition sponsored by Goodman & Company, a major Virginia accounting firm. A team of Eastern Mennonite University senior accounting majors tied for fourth place in the final round of competition with a team from the University…
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