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More and more people are choosing Virginia wines. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell recently announced that Virginia ranks as the country’s fifth-largest producer of wine grapes. It also ranks fifth in the number of wineries. If you’d like to spend the weekend trying out some of the region’s wines – all in one convenient location –…
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By the time it adjourns in early March the General Assembly will have considered more than 2,500 bills and resolutions. About half will have passed. News sources will have focused on a dozen high priority issues that include restrictions on abortions, expanding gun rights, limiting access to voting, telling the schools what they must do,…
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Guards Andre Young and Tanner Smith each scored 13 points, and forward/center Devin Booker had 10 points to lead Clemson to a 60-48 victory over Virginia Tuesday night (Feb. 14) in an Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball game at Littlejohn Coliseum. Junior guard Jontel Evans scored a game-high 17 points to lead UVa and senior…
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The Royals recovered well from their overtime loss to Virginia Wesleyan, dominating Randolph College Tuesday evening, 64-35. The women controlled the boards and made a living at the free throw line as they led by as many as 31 points to improve to 19-3 overall and 15-3 in the ODAC. Kala Yoders (Myerstown, PA/ELCO) scored…
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The Virginia House of Delegates voted Monday to advance HB1, a bill that confers legal “personhood” at the moment of conception. Without a subcommittee hearing, the bill emerged from the full Courts of Justice Committee late Friday night – the last possible time for new legislation to be considered during the current session. “Yet another…
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The McDonnell administration announced on Monday that January revenue collections rose 3.4 percent over the prior year and that total revenue collections are up 4 percent year-to-date. And yet to hear the governor tell it, the numbers indicate a need for continued belt-tightening.
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David W. Caulkins, M.D., a general surgeon who has been in private practice in the area since 1985, has joined the Augusta Health’s Wound Healing Clinic as its Medical Director. In his new position, Dr. Caulkins will provide a unique service and comprehensive treatment regimen for non-healing chronic wounds. The Wound Healing Clinic is located…
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This coming Wednesday, Feb. 15, I will be speaking at the University of Virginia. The talk will be entitled “What’s Gone Wrong in American Politics (and How It Can Be Set Right),” and will be followed with a Q&A. The event begins at 6 PM, will be over by 7:15, and will take place in…
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The Virginia women’s basketball team won its second-consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference contest, dispatching Clemson 68-36 on Sunday (Feb. 12) afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena. With the victory, Virginia improved to 18-8 overall and 6-6 in ACC play. The loss dropped Clemson’s record to 6-17 and 2-10 in league play. Senior forward Chelsea Shine (Wayne,…
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Virginia sophomore guard Joe Harris fractured a bone in his left hand in the Cavaliers’ 70-52 loss at North Carolina on Saturday (Feb. 11). The stable fracture will be managed without an operation at this time. Harris’ hand will be protected when he plays and he will be closely monitored.
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