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Gov.-elect appoints former Bolling rival, Kaine holdover to Cabinet posts Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A former political rival to Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling and a holdover from the outgoing administration of Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine highlight the Cabinet appointments announced today by Republican Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell. McDonnell appointed Sean Connaughton, former chairman of the…
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Staff Report JMU sports: www.jmusports.com James Madison junior guard Dawn Evans (Clarksville, Tenn./Northeast) scored a game-high 32 points to lead the 25th-ranked Dukes to an 85-67 win over Longwood in women’s basketball Monday evening at the JMU Convocation Center. JMU improved to 8-1 while Longwood dropped to 4-9. Evans scored JMU’s first eight points,…
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Barnes CD reflects personal journey in music Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The old saying about the difference between blues and jazz has it down. Blues is three chords for a thousand people, and jazz is a thousand chords for three people. “There’s some truth to that,” said Liz Barnes, who as a blues musician…
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#7 Blue Devils hand JMU first loss Staff Report JMU sports: www.jmusports.com James Madison junior guard Dawn Evans (Clarksville, Tenn./Northeast) scored 31 points but the No. 24/25-ranked Dukes lost 79-65 at No. 7 Duke in women’s basketball Friday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium. JMU, which lost for the first time in eight games, now has…
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Kaine proposes employee-benefits policy change Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The Kaine administration, in a sort of last act as its final days count down, has proposed a change in state policy that would allow state employees to choose between covering a spouse or an “otherwise qualfied adult” on their employee plus one health-care policies….
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Pair cite state Medicaid-funding issue in letter to Webb, Warner Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] House Speaker Bill Howell, R-Stafford, and House Appropriations Committee Chairman Lacey E. Putney, I-Bedford, today announced that they have written U.S. Sens. Jim Webb and Mark Warner to voice their “significant concern” about the impact that health-care reform bill making…
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VCU survey shows most know little about charter-school concept Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] Virginia residents are not well informed about charter schools but a majority support them when charter school programs are explained, according to a new statewide survey conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University. The Commonwealth Education Poll finds only 8 percent say they…
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Waynesboro still in limbo on economic-development position Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Sixteen months and counting. That’s how long it has been since the city government in Waynesboro had its economic-development director post filled. Things seemed to be winding down on that until the news started circulating in City Hall late last week that the…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Samantha Casey wanted to put what she’s been learning as a business and marketing major at William & Mary to use for the good of the nonprofit that she came across a couple of years ago that creates safe havens for children rescued from the sex-trafficking trade. The new…
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Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com Virginia head football coach Mike London has announced four additions to his coaching staff. London has retained current assistant coach Anthony Poindexter, while adding Vincent Brown, Jeff Hanson and Mike Faragalli, who all coached with him at Richmond. London will announce specific position assignments at a future date. “All…
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