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Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com Virginia sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg was named the Atlantic Coast Conference’s men’s basketball Co-Player of the Week on Monday (Jan. 18) for his play in Virginia’s victories over nationally ranked conference opponents Georgia Tech and Miami at John Paul Jones Arena last week. Landesberg shared the award with Trevor…
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New governor dedicated to building ‘Commonwealth of Opportunity’ Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s been a whirlwind weekend for Bob McDonnell, who was sworn in as governor of Virginia on Saturday and has hit the ground running. McDonnell sidestepped a growing controversy with the last-minute move to push Bob Sledd from a Cabinet position as…
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Brown keys early 15-0 run for Flames Staff Report Liberty U. sports: www.libertyflames.com A pair of 15-0 first-half runs by Liberty set the tone for Saturday afternoon’s Big South contest against Presbyterian College. The Lady Flames went on to claim a 73-27 victory over the Blue Hose, extending their winning streak to four games. An…
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Story by Scott German UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com One would have a difficult time convincing the University of Miami basketball team that indeed Virginia is for lovers. Especially after The U finished up a disastrous four-day visit to the Old Dominion that began Wednesday with an 81-66 loss at Virginia Tech and concluded Saturday night…
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The paper is getting caught up in city politics Column by Chris Graham [email protected] “(T)rivial inconvenience.” That’s how casually the News Virginian dismisses the concerns raised by parents of elementary-school students in relation to the half-baked redistricting plan being advanced by the Waynesboro School Board. Trivial – that’s how the paper characterizes the issues you…
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Video Essay by Chris Graham [email protected] Pat Robertson is a known entity, so when he says something off the wall about what caused the Haitian earthquake, you take it with a grain of salt. But the guy he spent Election Night in Virginia watching the election returns with, Bob McDonnell, has something of…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The Wildlife Center of Virginia admitted a total of 2,534 animals for treatment during 2009 – injured, ailing, and orphaned wildlife from all across Virginia. The 2009 caseload was the highest number of patients treated at theinternationally acclaimed teaching and research hospital for wildlife and conservation medicine located in…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Gov. Tim Kaine today announced that $10 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act State Energy Program is being awarded for 15 biomass and waste-to-energy projects. These grants will support $110 million in private investments statewide. The Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy administers the ARRA funds for…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Fifth District Republican congressional-nomination candidates Robert Hurt and Laurence Verga released their campaign-fundraising numbers for the most recent financial quarter on Thursday, and based on the numbers the two appear to be on quite the collision course heading into the June party primary. Hurt, a state senator representing the Danville…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] An article in the Jan. 12 National Journal reported that America’s Health Insurance Plans and its member insurance companies funneled $20 million to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for ads designed to scare Americans into opposing health-care reform. The ad campaign included $94,740 in media buys attacking Fifth District…
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