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A 15-2 closing run broke open a close game and gave Georgia Tech a 72-57 win over Virginia Tech in ACC action Tuesday night in Atlanta. Virginia Tech (13-6, 3-3 ACC) led 39-36 at halftime and trailed just 57-55 with 5:01 to go when the Yellow Jackets seized control with their extended run. Brian Oliver…
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I often describe the General Assembly session as being like a roller coaster ride. It starts off slowly but accelerates in speed as the bottom seems to drop out. There are many ups and downs along the way. The session is scheduled to adjourn February 26. In the meantime about 3,000 bills and resolutions will…
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A coalition of conservation and smart-growth groups are saying today that they oppose Gov. Bob McDonnell’s $4 billion transportation plan on financing and spending grounds. “The plan is anything but conservative on two counts. It involves too much borrowing and debt reminiscent of what got our households and nation into trouble over the last decade,…
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Harrisonburg educator Luke A. Hartman has been named vice president for enrollment at Eastern Mennonite University. He will assume his new role Aug. 1, 2011. The appointment was announced Wednesday, Jan. 26, by EMU President Loren Swartzendruber. In his new role, a president’s cabinet-level position, Hartman will oversee the departments of admissions and financial aid….
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AFP editor Chris Graham talks sports on WREL’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” This week’s segment begins with a look at Virginia Tech and Virginia as they work their way through the ACC. Chris thinks the Hokies might be getting back on track, though Jim says the pressure is on with the conference likely to get…
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AFP editor Chris Graham talks sports on WREL’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” This week’s segment begins with a look at Virginia Tech and Virginia as they work their way through the ACC. Chris thinks the Hokies might be getting back on track, though Jim says the pressure is on with the conference likely to get…
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Charles Jenkins scored 35 points and Hofstra rallied from a second-half deficit as large as 15 to defeat James Madison 92-90 in overtime in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Monday night at the Mack Sports Complex. HU won for the seventh time in eight games to improve to 14-6 overall, 8-1 in the…
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The Staunton Creative Community Fund, a provider of loans and assistance to empower small businesses, is launching a new outreach campaign targeting emerging businesses with the potential to spawn new industries in the Shenandoah Valley and beyond. With Virginia’s unemployment rate in November remaining at nearly 7 percent for the third consecutive month with traditional…
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An effort of conservatives nationwide that would permit the repeal of any federal law or regulation by a vote of two-thirds of the state legislatures has passed the Virginia House of Delegates. The so-called Repeal Amendment passed the House today by a 59-34 vote. The measure is backed by House Speaker Bill Howell, a Republican…
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It has been more than 40 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. This resulted in the distinctly American creation of public television and public radio, which at its core was meant to provide a service to “enrich man’s spirit.” WVPT Public Television has demonstrated that public media has…
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