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Pair cite state Medicaid-funding issue in letter to Webb, Warner Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] House Speaker Bill Howell, R-Stafford, and House Appropriations Committee Chairman Lacey E. Putney, I-Bedford, today announced that they have written U.S. Sens. Jim Webb and Mark Warner to voice their “significant concern” about the impact that health-care reform bill making…
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UVa. gets tough test after layoff with UNCW Story by Chris Graham [email protected] After playing seven games in an 18-day stretch, then having a week in between games with Penn State and Auburn, the UVa. men’s basketball team had a 12-day break before its next scheduled game with UNC-Wilmington on Saturday. It’s not anything new…
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Battle brewing between progressives, centrists over direction of party Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The 2001 election that ushered in the Democratic Decade in Virginia gave power in Democratic Party circles to the centrists in the mold of Mark Warner and Tim Kaine who led the mini-revolution that fall. The model that they laid out…
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VCU survey shows most know little about charter-school concept Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] Virginia residents are not well informed about charter schools but a majority support them when charter school programs are explained, according to a new statewide survey conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University. The Commonwealth Education Poll finds only 8 percent say they…
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’08 WHS grad scores 19, but Flames fall on road Staff Report Liberty U. sports: www.libertyflames.com Liberty’s furious second-half comeback sliced Auburn’s lead from 14 points to three. However, the Tigers hung on to claim a 70-64 victory Tuesday evening at Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum. Redshirt freshman Devon Brown spearheaded the Lady Flames’ second-half efforts, tallying…
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Sporting News puts Williams on third team; Grimm earns third-team AP honors Staff Report Virginia Tech sports: www.hokiesports.com Virginia Tech freshman tailback Ryan Williams has been named a third-team All-American by Sporting News, and senior linebacker Cody Grimm was named a third-team All-American by the Associated Press, in voting announced on Tuesday. Williams, from Manassas,…
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Proposals for dealing with nonviolent offenders using alternative punishments Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] Gov. Tim Kaine today received recommendations on ways the Commonwealth can most effectively and efficiently utilize its public-safety resources from the Alternatives for Non-Violent Offenders Task Force. The Task Force has provided more than a dozen recommendations to protect public safety…
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Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] The December “River City Radio Hour” will be a hilarious evening of music and comedy. The two performances on Friday, Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Christian Fellowship will depart from the usual “Radio Hour format.” The Waynesboro’s Got Pride Society has arranged…
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Wayne Theatre Alliance presents special performance of Hamner’s Homecoming Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] The Wayne Theatre Alliance has engaged the Hamner Theater to present a reader’s theatre version of Earl Hamner’s beloved family Christmas story The Homecoming on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 2 p.m. as part of Waynesboro’s Christmas in River City celebration. The…
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Staff Report ACC sports: www.theacc.com Virginia Tech’s Jeff Allen has been named ACC Player of the Week, while Wake Forest’s Ari Stewart earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors. Allen had back-to-back double-doubles and averaged 18.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists as the Hokies ran their record to 8-1 with a home win…
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