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Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com Brian Ownby’s (Glen Allen, Va.) golden goal in the 93rd minute lifted the No. 2 Virginia men’s soccer team to a 2-1 overtime victory over No. 3 Wake Forest in the first semifinal of the 2009 College Cup at the WakeMed Soccer Park. The victory sent the Cavaliers (18-3-3)…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Samantha Casey wanted to put what she’s been learning as a business and marketing major at William & Mary to use for the good of the nonprofit that she came across a couple of years ago that creates safe havens for children rescued from the sex-trafficking trade. The new…
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Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com Virginia head football coach Mike London has announced four additions to his coaching staff. London has retained current assistant coach Anthony Poindexter, while adding Vincent Brown, Jeff Hanson and Mike Faragalli, who all coached with him at Richmond. London will announce specific position assignments at a future date. “All…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Virginia’s two United States senators, within hours of each other earlier this week, were headlining efforts in the Senate aimed at impacting the health-care reform whirlwind winding up on Capitol Hill this December. Mark Warner was first out of the gate on Tuesday with the coalition of moderate Democrats…
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Police considering charges Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A woman who reported to police that she had been the victim of a sexual assault in her Southeast Waynesboro home on Monday is now admitting that she made the story up. The woman, whose name has not been released by Waynesboro Police, could face charges for…
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Staff Report VMI sports: www.vmikeydets.com Virginia Tech sports: www.hokiesports.com Juniors Jeff Allen and Dorenzo Hudson scored 24 points apiece to lead Virginia Tech to a 98-73 victory Wednesday evening in non-conference action at Cassell Coliseum. The Hokies improved to 7-1 on the season while out-rebounding the Keydets, 59-36. VMI (4-4) stayed in the game…
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Column by David Cox Columns, letters: [email protected] One week ago, Western State Hospital in Staunton broke ground for a brand-new facility. Gov. Kaine was there – and much emphasis was placed on the importance of mental-health facilities in the Commonwealth of Virginia…even as a cloud hangs over the whole enterprise. If you’ve not been there,…
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Staff Report www.ltgov.virginia.gov Virginia Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell announced tody that Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling will serve in his Cabinet as Virginia’s Chief Jobs Creation Officer. “Bill Bolling is about to become the busiest lieutenant governor in America,” said McDonnell, confirming that Bolling will also chair his Job Creation and Economic Opportunity Task Force and…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] With AFP Audio Tom Perriello picked a great time to be a freshman congressman, what with the country in January on the verge of the next Great Depression and with so much unresolved in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the push from the electorate in the ’08…
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Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com The UVa men’s soccer team faces Wake Forest in the 2009 NCAA College Cup Friday at 5 p.m. The game will be televised nationally by ESPN2, with J.P. Dellacamera and Kyle Martino calling the action. Live statistics are available at VirginiaSports.com. Virginia (17-3-3) extended its unbeaten streak to 14…
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