Kaine: Deficits do matter

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Tim Kaine didn’t run for governor in 2005 promising to cut the state budget to the bone, but that’s pretty much what he had to do as the state faced down the recession a year into his term. The key lesson that he learned: You can’t do across-the-board cuts. “Everything isn’t worth everything else,” said…

Longwood wins at Brown, 79-77

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Longwood University battled for a hard-fought 79-77 come-from-behind men’s basketball victory on the road at Brown University of the Ivy League Wednesday night in Providence, Rhode Island. The Lancers (6-11) trailed the Bears (5-11) by as many as 13 points late in the first half, and were behind 75-68 late in the game before outscoring…

JMU gets win over Hampton, 74-67

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Junior guard A.J. Davis (Columbus, Ohio/Harmony Community), junior forward Andrey Semenov (St. Petersburg, Russia/Blue Ridge School) and senior guard Humpty Hitchens (Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe) combined for 53 points as James Madison topped Hampton 74-67 for a non-conference men’s basketball win Monday night at the Convocation Center. JMU snapped a three-game losing skid and improved to 8-7…

Robert Hurt: American solutions for job creation

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The recent December unemployment report provides welcome news that more jobs were created last month at a time when so many are struggling. And while signifying a step in the right direction nationally, the simple fact remains that there are still too many in Central and Southside Virginia out of work, and there is still…