McDonnell announces personal-finance initiative

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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the first Governor’s Challenge in Economics and Personal Finance to promote new economics and personal finance courses for high school students.  Beginning with the students entering the ninth grade this year, Virginia high school students must earn a credit in economics and personal finance before they graduate.  The Governor’s Challenge is…

Karen Kwiatkowski: America First? Not for Mr. Goodlatte!

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On Dec. 31st, the U.S. federal debt reached an all time record of $15,222,940,045,451.09.  The U.S. debt is now at a Greece-busting 100.3 percent of GDP. $15.2 trillion is more than the annual value of the entire U.S. economy. Sixth District Virginians can thank Bob Goodlatte for this situation, created by the idiotically titled Budget…

Army rolls past Longwood, 96-77

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Longwood University dropped a 96-77 men’s basketball decision on the road at the United States Military Academy (Army) of the Patriot League Tuesday night in West Point, New York. The Lancers (4-11) trailed 51-30 at halftime and never recovered while led by senior Jeremiah Bowman|Washington, D.C. (Harcum JC) with 17 points, a career-high and game-high…

JMU tops Stetson in OT

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Senior guard Humpty Hitchens’ (Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe) deep three sent the game to overtime and junior guard Devon Moore’s (Columbus, Ohio/Northland) runner with five seconds remaining lifted James Madison past Stetson 71-69 in the UCF Holiday Classic on Friday night at UCF Arena. JMU improved to 7-4 with its third win in its last four games…

Hampton nips Longwood

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Longwood University dropped an 82-79 men’s basketball decision to Hampton University of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Friday evening during the consolation game of the Dr. Pepper Classic in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Lancers (4-10) missed a last-second three-point field goal attempt to tie, and were led by senior Antwan Carter|St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg) with 23…