Breaking News: Jane Fonda is now officially her own father

Carl Larsen

Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen Mean old movie critics! Most of them stomped all over “Georgia Rule,” the movie we’ve all been waiting for, where Jane Fonda finally turns into Henry Fonda. And even though it looks like a Chick-fil-a comedy in the trailers and turns out to be something totally different,…

Inside the NFL draft

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham Pete Williams is like the rest of us – he sees the glitz and glamor associated with what is basically picking names out of a hat and wonders what it is that makes the NFL draft the spectacle that it has become. “What I wanted to show is how this progress…

It’s Dickie V, baby!

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham Dick Vitale thinks the ACC got a “raw deal” only getting four teams into the Big Dance last March Madness. The ESPN analyst and 2007 Basketball Hall of Fame nominee thinks the conference is going to get seven or maybe eight teams into the NCAA Tournament this year.

The battle for the heart and soul of the GOP

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham   For a brief moment or two after the 2006 midterm elections, it had seemed that the Republican Party was perhaps going off its ideological moorings. The talk was reaching the level of near-clamor regarding how the GOP was going to have to consider retreating from the right-wing conservative…

Marriage amendment – a lose-lose-lose situation?

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham   It’s politics to some people – the debate over a proposed amendment to the Virginia Constitution that would prohibit gays and lesbians from being able to enter into a state-recognized marriage or civil union. For those whose lives would be impacted directly by the much-talked-about change to the…

Virginia beefs up sex-offender registry: Are enhancements enough to make registry an effective tool?

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham   Visitors to the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Web site can now click on an interactive map that pinpoints where offenders live in proximity to where they live – and get instant information on the nature of their offenses and even where they are employed….

Why did WWE relaunch ECW?

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham DVD and pay-per-view sales – that’s why WWE is relaunching the ECW brand. “They did pretty well with single shots with ECW last year, and now they’re ready to see what a full-court press will do,” said Steve Johnson, a Virginia-based wrestling journalist and author. The full-court press includes another pay-per-view,…