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Robert Randolph connected on a 23-yard field goal as time expired to cap an improbable Virginia 34-31 comeback win over Indiana Saturday night in Bloomington. The win was improbable on a few levels. UVa. (2-0) had led 16-3 at the half and extended its lead to 23-3 two minutes into the third on a six-yard…
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After a scoreless first quarter, the #5 William & Mary Tribe scored the next 24 points and went on to defeat the VMI Keydets, 24-7, Saturday afternoon at Foster Stadium in Lexington, Va. The story of the day was the Tribe’s (1-1) ground game, as they pounded the ball for 216 yards on the ground,…
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New Dance Festival – Friday-Saturday, September 9-10 @ 8 p.m., Mainstage Theatre, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts The Forbes Center’s first performance of the year features Dance Alloy Theater, one of the Mid-Atlantic’s top performance ensembles, plus new works from award-winning JMU faculty. Forbes Center 1st Anniversary Open House – Saturday, September 10, 10…
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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that the Commonwealth of Virginia lacks standing to challenge the individual mandate portion of the health-care reform passed by Congress in 2010. The ruling is not expected to be the end to the case brought by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. It is anticipated that the challenge…
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Following the Labor Day holiday, Virginia businesswoman Susan K. Kubany announced her candidacy for Augusta County Commissioner of Revenue, challenging 16-year incumbent Jean Shrewsbury. “If not now, when? If not me, who?” Kubany said. “I’ve thought about giving back to the community for a long time. Today, I’m doing it.” Kubany believes that the Commissioner…
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Virginia is in the process of adopting 26 pages of new regulations for health clinics that perform first-term abortions. The General Assembly in a bill that I voted against mandated the regulations be issued without public comment as emergency regulations to become effective January 1, 2012. Currently the 22 clinics that are now regulated as…
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The Virginia Cavalier football team appears to be on a roll. Recruiting is solid, the return of a true home field advantage with a rowdy Scott Stadium crowd, an impressive opening game win over in-state foe William & Mary. Now things begin to get interesting. A two-game road trip that starts Saturday night in Bloomington…
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Less than a week after getting released by the San Francisco 49ers, Bridgewater College All-American wide receiver Tyler Beiler landed across the country on the practice squad for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Beiler was one of seven players signed to head coach Jack Del Rio’s practice squad after the team made the final cut to 53…
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James M. “Jerry” John will sign copies of his first book, Grandpa’s Little White Truck, on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 1-3 p.m. at Bookworks in Downtown Staunton. Grandpa’s Little White Truck is a touching story for children about learning to look past the surface to see what lies underneath, related through the ‘character’ of the…
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James Madison football spotted North Carolina an early 21-0 lead, and eventually fell to the hosts 42-10 in the season opener for both squads, Sept. 3. Madison falls to 0-2 all-time against the Tar Heels. JMU began the game slowly, allowing UNC to score on three of its first four possessions. UNC sophomore quarterback Bryn…
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