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In a paint versus perimeter battle at the Vines Center, Thursday evening Liberty controlled the former, outscoring James Madison by 20 points from inside the lane. However, JMU guards Jasmine Gill and Tarik Hislop combined for 44 points, helping the Dukes remain unbeaten with a 62-58 victory. Gill equaled her career high with 24 points,…
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The prospect that Ken Cuccinelli will be making official his plans to run for the 2013 Republican nomination for governor has Democrats salivating. “Ken Cuccinelli’s impending gubernatorial announcement is further proof that his political career is about one thing and one thing only: Ken Cuccinelli. Instead of fighting everyday for Virginia families, he has used…
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Notwithstanding statewide progress in the fight against drunk driving over the past decade, drunk driving is still killing six people a year in Augusta County, according to Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles data of alcohol-related traffic deaths averaged over the last five years. Augusta County averaged the 11th most drunk-driving fatalities in Virginia during the…
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Karen Kwiatkowski voted – twice – to re-elect Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte. She did so for the same reason that she thinks a lot of fellow Republicans in the heavily GOP Sixth support Goodlatte election cycle after election cycle. “They’ve known him for years, and because they’ve known him for years, they think he’s…
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Today George Allen received the endorsement of over more than 100 Tea Party leaders from across Virginia for his candidacy for the United States Senate seat currently held by Democrat Jim Webb. Allen is a heavy favorite to win the Republican Party nomination to run for the Senate in 2012. He faces a field of…
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My images of Thanksgiving and the holiday season are like a Norman Rockwell tableau: happy, smiling faces giving thanks and taking time to list the big things: health, family, security. During the holidays I feel especially thankful and proud to live in a country where few have to walk miles to get water, or pray…
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Former Virginia standout Ralph Sampson will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Nov. 20 at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City. Sampson is the first Virginia player to be selected for induction into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. The eight-member induction class, which was announced on Feb. 28,…
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Compared to the group of recent would-be Republican presidential candidates, the little monster depicted in Clint Eastwood’s new film, “J. Edgar,” could qualify as just another power-mad nutcase. But even though Eastwood low-balled the seedier aspects of the little guy’s life, you’ve got to give Hoover credit for collecting dirt and sweeping through Washington, D.C.,…
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Secrecy, personal vendettas and radicalization are at the root of problems being experienced by the Occupy Charlottesville movement, which a founding member feels is on the brink of splitting apart at the seams. “It feels like chopping off a limb. The people there … I thought they were pretty good people. But I realize that…
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The SSC conference room was the site of the new Current Events Focus with Liz Williams which will be a monthly program, occurring on the second Thursday of each month. Liz, one of our newest volunteers, was a writer-editor in Washington, DC for many years, has traveled extensively, and is very knowledgeable concerning current events….
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