ACC players of the week

Virginia Tech sophomore cornerback Jayron Hosley and Miami senior wide receiver Leonard Hankerson headline a list of six players recognized as the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week, announced Monday by the ACC. Hosley, also this week’s Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week, accounted for all of the Hokies’ three interceptions,…

#3 UVa. soccer falls to UNC, 1-0

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#2 North Carolina edged #3 Virginia, 1-0, in Atlantic Coast Conference men’s soccer action Friday night at Klöckner Stadium. Kirk Urso scored the game-winning goal for the Tar Heels in the 59th minute as UNC remained unbeaten in conference play (6-2 overall, 4-0 ACC). With the loss, Virginia’s record went to 6-2-1 overall and 1-2-1 in the…

ACC players of the week

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NC State redshirt-junior quarterback Russell Wilson and teammate Nate Irving, a redshirt-senior middle linebacker, each set career bests Saturday and headline a list of six players recognized as the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week, announced Monday by the ACC. Wilson accumulated a career-high 368 passing yards – which ranks 18th in school…

BC to honor three with induction into Hall of Fame

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Three stellar former Bridgewater College athletes have been selected for induction into the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 8, in the Kline Campus Center, as part of Homecoming activities. The inductees for 2010 are Mary Frances Heishman, ’66, of Dayton, Va.; Anthony Lawrence, ’90, of Chantilly, Va.; and Pattiann Dzikowicz Beach, ’91,…

Tom Perriello: It’s the economy

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Column by Tom Perriello www.house.gov/perriello   During last week’s congressional district work period, I spent time talking with business owners, workers, job seekers, and others about what we can do to turn our economy around. I cherish my time here because I never want to lose touch with the challenges and needs of the families…

Jim Bishop: It still looks pretty good from the road

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Column by Jim Bishop Submit guest columns: [email protected]   I hardly recognized the place. But then, it was Laurelville Camp with a Rt. 2, Mt. Pleasant, Pa., address when I had my main associations as acamper, staff member for two summers and a counselor. Today, it’s Laurelville Mennonite Church Center to reflect the broader range…

Pat Byington: Protect the Land Water and Conservation Fund

Column by Pat Byington Submit guest columns: [email protected]   Just a month ago, my 6-year-old daughter Whitney and I traveled to a nearby state park, where we learned from a nature educator how to build fairy houses. That’s right – fairy houses. Using fallen leaves, branches, acorns (picking live plants are not allowed), and a…

Misdirecting charity by perpetuating the myth of widespread hunger in America

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   Column by Donald J. Boudreaux Submit guest columns: [email protected] Macy’s lately has taken to displaying in many of its stores a poster claiming that the number of Americans at risk of hunger is one in eight. That’s 12.5 percent of the population. Macy’s hope is that its posters will prompt its customers – who…