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Column by Laurence Verga www.vergaforcongress.com Wednesday night, President Obama tried to press the reset button on his disastrous presidency and once again fell short. After driving up record deficits and wasting $800 billion on a failed stimulus bill that has only stimulated our debt, Obama’s disingenuous proposals to create jobs and reduce our debt…
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JMU men upset W&M Staff Report JMU sports: www.jmusports.com Senior guard Sam Brigham (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) scored 19 points, including two layups at the end of regulation to tie the game, as Hofstra (11-9, 4-4) defeated James Madison (15-4, 5-3) 69-62 in overtime in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Thursday evening at the JMU Convocation Center….
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Column by Feda Morton www.fedaforcongress.com Wednesday night in President Obama’s lengthy State of the Union address he declared our union to be “strong”. I take issue with that. I do believe the resolve of hard working Americans is strong. I believe in the strength of the voices of the voters of Massachusetts in last…
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Former UVa. standout, NFL veteran talks politics, civic engagement at WHS Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Without football pads, wearing dress slacks and a light blue Oxford, no tie, Brad Butler could have passed for the high-school government teacher that he basically was for an hour at Waynesboro High School Thursday afternoon. Which isn’t to…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Everything is right with the world. Virginia is up 10 with 3:02 to go at home against its in-state ACC rival. One stop and one basket, maybe two, and the game is over, you’re 4-1 in the ACC, and who knows what happens from there? Here’s what happened from…
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Staff Report [email protected] Virginia head football coach Mike London has announced that Bill Lazor has joined the Cavalier football coaching staff. He becomes the eighth member of London’s staff and will serve as the offensive coordinator. Lazor comes to Virginia after seven seasons in the NFL, most recently as the quarterbacks coach the past…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Staunton City Council will meet Thursday at 5:35 p.m. for a work session and at 7:30 p.m. for a business meeting. The meetings will be held in City Hall. Work session agenda 5:35 p.m. Presentation by Carol Simon and Sheryl Wagner on Tourism Trends 5:50 p.m. Office on Youth…
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Rivalry game takes on added significance with teams’ hot starts Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s a rivalry game for the fans, but for UVa. and Virginia Tech, their meeting on the basketball court Thursday night at the John Paul Jones Arena isn’t so much about the rivalry. “It becomes a bigger game because it’s…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] You talk to one Democrat, and the party definitely, no question, needs to restrategize toward the middle. The blowback from voters in Massachusetts is an obvious clear signal. The nation isn’t comfortable with the direction things had been headed on health care and the stimulus. Time to pull things…
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Staff Report UVa. news: www.virginia.edu Though parents often have concerns about letting their teens use social media Web sites like Facebook and MySpace, a new study by University of Virginia psychologists suggests that well-adapted youth with positive friendships will use these sites to further enhance the positive relationships they already have. However, they warn,…
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