London adds ODU assistant to staff

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Hampton Roads native key recruiter for Monarchs Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com Virginia head football coach Mike London announced today that Chip West has joined the Cavalier football coaching staff. West becomes the fifth member of London¹s staff. His specific position assignment will be announced at a future date. A Hampton native, West most recently…

Off the schneid

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Dukes get first CAA win with victory over Hens Staff Report JMU sports: www.jmusports.com Junior forward Denzel Bowles (Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam) and sophomore forward Julius Wells (Toledo, Ohio/Libbey) combined for 50 points to lead James Madison past Delaware 71-65 in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Monday night at the Convocation Center. JMU picked…

Constituent service

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   Column by Tom Perriello www.perriello.house.gov One of the most important parts of my job is to assist constituents with any issues or problems they are facing when dealing with federal government agencies. The caseworkers in my offices in Charlottesville, Danville, Farmville, and Martinsville helped nearly 800 Fifth District residents in 2009 cut through government…

Government Inc. leads to red ink for small business

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   Column by Bob Goodlatte www.goodlatte.house.gov Four years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in the now-notorious case of Kelo v. City of New London, which authorized the government to take private property from individuals for nearly any reason under the guise of eminent domain, even to give to other private individuals…

VDOT sends out layoff notices

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678 jettisoned as department addresses $4.6B shortfall Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The Virginia Department of Transportation today began issuing 678 layoff notifications in its final round of position eliminations. The staffing reductions are a portion of a three-part plan, called the Blueprint for the Future, addressing a six-year $4.6 billion transportation revenue shortfall and…

New wrinkle in lesbian custody case

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Virginia woman asks public for help in locating her daughter Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Janet Jenkins today appealed to the public for help in locating her daughter, Isabella Miller-Jenkins. In November, the Rutland Family Court in Vermont ordered that Lisa Miller transfer custody of the child to Janet Jenkins on Jan. 1, 2010. The…

Highland County supervisors liable for noncompliance with Endangered Species Act

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   Column by Rick Webb Submit guest columns: [email protected] Wood Rogers PLC, the Roanoke law firm representing Highland Citizens, has advised the Highland County Board of Supervisors that allowing Highland New Wind Development to proceed without the Incidental Take Permit required by the Endangered Species Act will place the county in legal jeopardy. The Highland…

Bonner: Duke is the clear team to beat in the ACC

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Spots 2-9 ‘wide open’ with UNC, Virginia Tech, Miami in the mix Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Dan Bonner was sure the ACC media had gotten it wrong when it put Duke at the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference with defending national champion North Carolina back in the fall. “I didn’t think Duke was…

Greenberg: ‘We’re still really trying to find ourselves’

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12-1 Hokies getting ready for ACC opener with UNC Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Coaches of 12-1 teams talking about their teams “trying to find” themselves are almost always engaging in subterfuge. “I don’t want my team to think there as good as I think they are” might be what they’re really saying. That, or,…

Hudson named ACC player of the week

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   Staff Report Virginia Tech sports: www.hokiesports.com Virginia Tech’s Dorenzo Hudson has been named ACC Player of the Week, and Wake Forest’s C.J. Harris earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors. Hudson scored a career-high 41 points, had five assists and three rebounds in Saturday’s 103-94 overtime win over Big East foe Seton Hall. On…