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I am going to be taking two of my grandchildren to the Barnum and Bailey Circus at the Richmond Coliseum tonight. It is really amazing how quickly the circus can move into its venue; amaze, entertain and hold in suspense its audience; and then pack up and move on.
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Teven Jones helped UVa. embark upon an eight-game winning streak that turned what had started off as a forgettable season into something else entirely. As winter turns to spring, Virginia is on the verge of going back to the NCAA Tournament, and Jones has played an integral role in that march to success.
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Remember the kum-ba-yah of political leaders on both sides of the aisle from yesterday on the transportation funding compromise forged by a General Assembly conference committee? Yeah. Ken Cuccinelli isn’t on board.
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The No. 8 UVa. women’s lacrosse team (2-0) held the Richmond Spiders (0-4) scoreless in the second half and cruised to a 13-7 triumph on Wednesday evening inside Robins Stadium.
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In keeping with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, WTA’s Gateway has engaged award-winning storyteller, Lynn Ruehlmann to perform her tale of Civil War spies. The performance will be at 7 pm at WTA’s Gateway, 329 West Main Street on Friday, February 22. The program will feature the stories of Elizabeth Van Lew and Rose O’Neal Greenhow who used their wiles and skills to secure information for opposite sides in the war. Each story is a fascinating look at the role of women in the conflict that split the nation.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell sent a letter on Wednesday to State Sen. Walter Stosch and Del. Lacey Putney outlining his firm opposition to any expansion of Medicaid absent sweeping reforms of the program at both the state and federal levels.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a new member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced Secretary of State John Kerry today at his first major foreign policy speech.
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A 10-member General Assembly conference committee has reported out a compromise on transportation funding that would cut gas taxes, raise the states sales tax and divert money from the state budget currently going to schools, law enforcement and other core government services.
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) is highlighting a new economic analysis revealing that Virginia would be hurt more than almost any other state from the sweeping automatic federal budget cuts scheduled to take effect in two weeks under the sequester plan.
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Tied at 50-50, Shane Larkin hit a wide-open Reggie Johnson for a layup, and Durand Scott stole the ensuing inbounds pass and sealed the deal with two free throws to lift #2 Miami to a 54-50 win over unranked Virginia Tuesday night.
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