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Miami at Virginia: Oct. 30 Virginia Tech at Miami: Nov. 20 A 9-4 season in year three of a rebuilding job is good enough at most schools, but Miami isn’t most schools. Meaning the pressure is on UM alum Randy Shannon to produce in year four, or there might not be a year five. Shannon…
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Maryland at Virginia: Nov. 13 There’s not much you can do to dress up a 2-10 season. Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen doesn’t try to. “It’s not something that we talk about daily, but they know the score. I kind of like it like that myself. I kind of enjoy that kind of motivation,” said Friedgen,…
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Virginia at Georgia Tech: Oct. 9 Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech: Nov. 4 It’s hard to be too down on Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets are getting some Top 25 love, after all. But the talk in the preseason as far as the ACC is concerned is about the tough Coastal Division with Virginia Tech…
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Florida State at Virginia: Oct. 2 Change is the order of the day at Florida State. “We changed our offseason workout program,” said first-year head coach Jimbo Fisher, who takes over for the legendary Bobby Bowden after a subpar 7-6 season in Tallahassee in 2009, beginning the list of changes instituted by Fisher since assuming…
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Duke at Virginia Tech: Oct. 23 Virginia at Duke: Nov. 6 Thad Lewis made his debut in the NFL in a preseason game with St. Louis on Saturday. Which is great for Duke football, in one way of looking at it, having Lewis, one of only two quarterbacks in ACC history to throw for 10,000…
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Sixth District Libertarian candidate Stuart Bain talked with beer connoisseurs at Microfestivus in Roanoke over the weekend, and a chief topic of discussion was Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s plan to get the Commonwealth out of the liquor business. “I think it’s a step in the right direction, but it doesn’t go far enough,” Bain told…
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A Virginia Beach native and Montebello transplant, and former White House executive chef, Richard Christy, has launched a multifaceted cabin and studio venue nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Combining 30 years of experience in the culinary and hospitality industry with his artistic background in preserving the art of carving traditional waterfowl decoys, Christy’s Rock-n-Creek…
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Last week marked the 75th anniversary of Social Security. Social Security is a promise to American seniors – and those still working – that if they play by the rules and contribute to the system, they can retire with security and dignity. I am proud to have worked hard to extend the solvency of these…
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Matthews: We play for championships A reporter once asked the legendary Bear Bryant, So, Coach, you’re not playing well. Is there any controversy on your team? “And he said, Well, if there’s not, I’m going to cause some,” James Madison University football coach Mickey Matthews continued the story. “You asked me, Have I noticed if…
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You get the idea that Mickey Matthews isn’t all that enthused about playing Virginia Tech down in Blacksburg next month. “I’m not real wild about it,” Matthews understated at the top of his Media Day press conference when the topic came up. And why would he be? JMU is a I-AA playoff contender, sure, but…
