The AFP on WREL: Moving forward

Chris Graham

AFP editor Chris Graham talks Virginia news and politics on WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” The segment begins with a look at the final days of the 2011 Virginia General Assembly session. Will legislators be able to finish their edits to the 2010-2012 state budget by their weekend deadline? That’s the question in Richmond. A…

Heart-attack deaths continue decline

Chris Graham

Heart-attack deaths in Virginia have decreased for the 10th year in a row, and have fallen 45 percent over that 10-year period. “Prevention is a key component to fighting heart disease. Maintaining a healthy diet and physically active lifestyle are among several ways to win the battle against one of our greatest health threats,” said…

Sanford D. Horn: Of cowards and crybabies

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With adult supervision being restored in the governor’s mansions in Madison, Wisc.I, Columbus, Ohio, Richmond, Va. and Trenton, N.J., the GOP is keeping its promises of cutting budgets – and not with a scalpel, but with the necessary hacksaw. In abject cowardice, Wisconsin’s 14 Democratic state senators fled the Dairy State to shun their jobs,…

Virginia Democrats sting McDonnell on VP interest

Chris Graham

Most recently it was Tim Kaine being criticized by Virginia Republicans for considering a spot on the Democratic presidential ticket in 2008. Now Democrats are throwing up their arms at a suggestion by Gov. Bob McDonnell that it would be hard to turn down the second spot on the GOP national ticket in 2012 if…

#13 UVa. completes perfect run through Auburn Tournament

Chris Graham

The No. 13 Virginia baseball team finished off a perfect weekend at the Auburn Tournament with an 8-2 victory over Arkansas State Sunday at Plainsman Park in Auburn, Ala. Virginia went 3-0 in the tournament, with wins in the first two days over UAB and No. 23 Auburn. Once again Virginia received strong starting pitching….

JMU sweeps Bucknell

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The James Madison baseball team continued showing early offensive prowess in its doubleheader sweep of visiting Bucknell, 9-2 and 26-15, Feb. 19. With the two wins, the Dukes move to 3-0 on the year with the Bison falling to 0-3. In the opener, JMU broke on top in the first as sophomore Johnny Bladel (Ashburn,…

#13 UVa. baseball rocks #23 Auburn

Chris Graham

Behind six shutout innings from starting pitcher Tyler Wilson (Sr., Midlothian, Va.) and 13 runs from the offense over the final five innings, the No. 13 Virginia baseball team routed No. 23 Auburn, 13-2, Saturday afternoon in the Auburn Tournament, held at Plainsman Park in Auburn, Ala. Making his first start after 51-consecutive relief outings,…