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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Listen to “The SportsDominion Show” to hear Virginia Tech professor Jaren Pope discuss the tie between college-sports success and admissions. Show Length: 8:35. You hear college and university administrators say it often. We want to win on the field, but it’s more important that we win in the classroom. And…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Listen to “The SportsDominion Show” to hear Virginia football coach Al Groh talk about his linebacker play. Show Length: 4:53. Al Groh does everything by the book. I can only imagine that the Groh book makes War and Peace look like Dr. Seuss. I digress. Groh has a number of…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen There is absolutely no historical evidence that Henry VIII was also known as “Henry the Horny,” but he was obviously a mite impatient when it came to personal relationships. He had six wives and enough affairs to fill a moderately-sized hamlet’s phone book. Well, you can’t really…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham [email protected] I just finished reading To Kill A Mockingbird, and lemme tell ya … It’s a cryin’ shame that my high-school English teacher had us watch the movie instead. I understand why. Harper Lee was true to 1935 Alabama in her language, and it included an uncomfortable, to…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Listen to today’s “SportsDominion Show” to hear Virginia football coach Al Groh talk about his team as it begins spring practice. Show Length: 11:59. Al Groh would have reason to be frustrated. He lost his starting quarterback, Jameel Sewell, to grades. He lost a starting defensive end, Jeffrey Fitzgerald, to…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Creigh Deeds lives 85 miles from Charlottesville. That’s how far I am from Richmond, give or take a mile or two. Can you imagine a legislative district that would somehow link Waynesboro and Richmond? Yeah. Not much of a community of interest there. Right? But Deeds represents Charlottesville in the…
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Story by Faryal Zubair The colors seem brighter, the words seem bigger, and the laughter is louder. Why is it that it is all seems more interesting when you’re younger? Isn’t it strange that the books that once compelled you to write stories of your own now sound obnoxious and repetitive? Dr. Seuss is one…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham [email protected] A friend suggested to me recently that I write about what life is like on the campaign trail. “It would be neat for people who don’t know what goes on inside a campaign to find out what it’s really like,” was how he pitched the idea to…
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Column by Jim Bishop Is it possible to improve on an already perfectly tasteful event? A batch of Bishop relatives, descendants of Walter S. and Priscilla Bergey Bishop of Doylestown, Pa., gave it their best shot. Saturday morning, March 8, 13 cousins assembled at host Tom Bishop’s bungalow between Blooming Glen and Perkasie, Pa., for…
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Column by Bob Goodlatte Each week, folks across the Sixth District and the nation are confronted with the rising cost of energy, from the gas pump to their electric and gas bills. Energy is vital to every sector of the U.S. economy, including homes, small businesses and industries. When energy supplies are tight, families and…
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