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Gov. Bob McDonnell wants to see the Virginia National Guard adhere to the same rules as the Department of Defense with respect to its treatment of gays and lesbians serving in the nation’s military. McDonnell addressed the issue on his monthly call-in show on WTOP in response to questions that have arisen regarding legislation that…
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Democrats are jumping on a comment made by Gov. Bob McDonnell on “Fox News Sunday” defending Ken Cuccinelli’s effort to challenge the constitutionality of the federal health-care reform signed into law in March. “The fact is a lot of people that don’t have insurance are getting it right now. They’re not denied in the emergency…
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Editor Chris Graham joins WREL’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan” to talk Virginia sports. The segment begins with the up-and-down Virginia men’s basketball team, which won in spite of itself Monday night over a one-win Norfolk State team. Which Cavs are the ones that are for real? The ones with wins on the road over Minnesota…
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Editor Chris Graham joins WREL’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan” to talk Virginia sports. The segment begins with the up-and-down Virginia men’s basketball team, which won in spite of itself Monday night over a one-win Norfolk State team. Which Cavs are the ones that are for real? The ones with wins on the road over Minnesota…
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Assane Sene tipped in a missed free throw with five seconds remaining to play Monday evening, and the Virginia Cavaliers survived a nightmarish effort to beat Norfolk State 50-49 here in John Paul Jones Arena. Virginia (8-3), winning for the fifth straight time, was again without the services of leading scorer and rebounder Mike Scott,…
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The key to playing the JMU women’s basketball team is figuring out how to control senior point guard Dawn Evans. UVa. never seemed to get a handle on how to do that Monday night. Evans scored a Convocation Center record 42 points, with 13 in the final four minutes and a most important three with…
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At its December meeting, the Commonwealth Transportation Board awarded several projects in the Virginia Department of Transportation Staunton District. The VDOT Staunton District serves Frederick, Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Alleghany and Bath counties. In Augusta County a 3.6-mile paving and road rehabilitation project valued at $7,641,953.24 was awarded to Lanford Brothers…
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Seeing the News Virginian series on the local Latino community reminds me of my early days in journalism. I was the ace cub reporter at the NV in 1996 when the editor assigned me to do some digging on the growth of the local Latino population. For two months I talked with new immigrants, church…
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James Madison turned a five-point deficit into a five-point victory with a 15-5 run in the final seven minutes to take down South Florida 66-61 in a non-conference men’s basketball game Saturday night at the USF Sun Dome. JMU improved to 8-3 for the season and wrapped up a five-game road swing with a 3-2…
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There’s a saying out there that goes “what doesn’t kill you makes you tougher.” That’s the mantra that the Virginia Commonwealth University men’s basketball is taking after grinding out another nail-biting win, this time over Tulane, 70-67, for the program’s 15th straight victory at the Verizon Wireless Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. “I…
