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Story by Chris Graham The investigation by a House of Delegates panel into the actions of former State Del. Phil Hamilton relative to a job at Old Dominion University created through state funds that he had pushed for in the General Assembly came to an end this month when the panel decided that it had…
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Staff Report Frank Spaziani – Boston College Opening statement: By now, the freshman (Dave Shinskie) is not a freshman and he has played and has the experience. One thing that happened (Saturday) is that, as a team, the line is moving forward but we still have some injuries that are falling backwards. We are a…
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Staff Report James Madison and Virginia Tech will play during the 2010 football season, athletics directors at the two universities announced Tuesday. The game is schedule for Sept. 11 in Blacksburg and will be the seventh series meeting. On JMU’s slate of 2010 games, the contest with Virginia Tech replaces a scheduled meeting with Virginia…
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Staff Report The Virginia Department of Transportation recently replaced the 841 lamps in the fog-light system on Interstate 64 on Afton Mountain. The incandescent lights originally installed in 1997 were replaced with LED lamps that will require less maintenance and use about 75 percent less energy. The fog-light system helps to safely guide motorists during…
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Staff Report Leading journalists, party insiders, and political analysts will share their views on the upcoming 2010 midterm elections at an afternoon conference sponsored by the University of Virginia Center for Politics and Politico. The 11th annual American Democracy Conference will be held at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, December 3 from 1-5…
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Staff Report James Madison University has joined a consortium of select universities from Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. that is designed to drive regional innovation, economic performance and global competitiveness. The Chesapeake Crescent Innovation Alliance (CCIA) stated that JMU’s partnership with SRI International and its dedicated approach to undergraduate research make it a natural fit…
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Staff Report QUESTION: Are you always curious of what you hear? COACH GROH: Both, but more than that, more than curious or surprised, mostly gratified that they express their experience the way that they do. QUESTION: Given the amount of respect that you have for Vic Hall and all of these seniors, I guess what…
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Column by Chris Graham Join ACCVirginia.com editor and 1994 University of Virginia alum Chris Graham this week in “The sufferings of a ‘Hoo,” a live blog being done in advance of the Saturday football clash between UVa. and in-state rival Virginia Tech. Chris will be posting into the comments associated with the Live Blog his…
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Staff Report The Atlantic Coast Conference Monday announced that ESPN/ABC made changes in the networks for the Virginia Tech at Virginia and Miami at South Florida football games on Saturday, Nov. 28. Virginia Tech at Virginia will now be seen on ABC regionally, at a minimum in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina,…
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Staff Report Boston College freshman outside linebacker Luke Kuechly recorded an Atlantic Coast Conference season-high 19 tackles despite the Eagles’ loss to North Carolina and Virginia Tech senior outside linebacker Cody Grimm, who forced three fumbles in the Hokies’ victory over NC State to run his season total to seven and set an ACC single-season…
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