N.C. State bests UVa. women, 80-59
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Despite a 23-point performance from Ataira Franklin (Jr., Odenton, Md.), the Virginia women’s basketball team fell 80-59 at NC State, the fifth-straight loss for the Cavaliers.
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Ken Plum: All’s well that ends well
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Not only did the 2013 session of the General Assembly end on time last Saturday, but it also ended on a high note. Having sat through a couple of decades of failed efforts to pass meaningful legislation addressing our transportation needs, I was not optimistic that we would be successful this year. The Governor’s proposal to fix a billion dollar problem with a revenue-neutral solution did not give me much hope. I was both amazed and delighted when the House passed a transportation funding bill by a vote of 60 to 40 that provides new revenue to meet road and transit needs.
Farm Bureau applauds successful property rights bills
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The state’s largest farmers’ advocacy organization this week voiced approval of property rights bills that were successful in this year’s Virginia General Assembly.
Report: Hoops Classic raises $50K for food banks
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Wednesday that the inaugural Governor’s Holiday Hoops Classic raised an additional $48,695 for Virginia’s food banks from proceeds of ticket sales.
#19 UVa. shuts out George Washington, 11-0
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The No. 19 Virginia baseball team moved to 8-0 on the season with an 11-0 win over George Washington Wednesday at Davenport Field. UVa freshman starting pitcher Trey Oest (Dover, Fla.) went five innings to earn his second straight victory, and the offense piled up 15 hits.
Goodlatte: It’s not the pizza, it’s the box
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Great question from PBS political reporter Mark Shields to Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte today at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast. Shields asked Goodlatte, a power broker in the House GOP as the chair of the Judiciary Committee, whether the Republican Party’s recent electoral problems are “the pizza or the box,” that is, the product that the party is offering voters, or the packaging.
McAuliffe highlights bipartisan roads compromise, differences with Cuccinelli at campaign stop
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A bipartisan effort to improve Virginia’s deteriorating transportation infrastructure is a key difference in the gubernatorial race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Ken Cuccinelli.
#6 UVa. lacrosse wins over Mount St. Mary’s, 18-11
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In severe to moderate rainy conditions, the No. 6 UVa. Cavaliers (4-0) used six goals from Mark Cockerton and five points from Rob Emery and Nick O’Reilly to grab an 18-11 triumph over the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (2-2), at the UHall Turf Field on Tuesday evening. The game was moved from Klöckner Stadium two hours prior to faceoff because of heavy rains in the Charlottesville area submerged Klöckner’s grass surface.
Three injured in school bus crash in Augusta County
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A school bus driver and two students were injured Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Augusta County. At 7:26 a.m., Virginia State Police Trooper Z.J. Blevins was called to the scene of the crash in the 1100 block of Lee Jackson Highway/Route 11.
Shenandoah Valley Art Center: March 2013 Events
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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of March, is featuring, 40 Under 40. In 2013 the art center is highlighting many young and emerging artists in the Invitational Gallery.
