My mother-in-law was telling a story about how tough it was for her to deal with the death of her daughter, my wife Crystal’s twin sister, Christina, 15 years ago to suicide. “I went back to work, and I was getting back to normal, and one morning I just lost it there at the office….
Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Don’t try to ask Seth Greenberg about the two-game suspension of freshman power forward Jeff Allen. Because he will get upset – and let you know it.
Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A “kinder, gentler” Dave Leitao is said to be the reason for Virginia’s one-game ACC turnaround. Leitao, for his part, isn’t buying the notion that he necessarily did anything differently in the walkup to the Cavs’ 84-66 win over Boston College than he would normally do.
Column by Bob Goodlatte The nation continues to face serious budgetary challenges, and it is time we take control of spending instead of letting it control the Congress. Government programs have continued to expand while the amount of money available to spend has not kept pace. It is common sense to American families that they…
General Assembly Report by Rob Bell After the shootings at Virginia Tech, a lot of attention was focused on improving Virginia’s mental-health commitment system. I was appointed chairman of a special subcommittee to review these bills, and on Friday, the committee approved seven major proposals …
Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Virginia Tech freshman forward Jeff Allen will miss the Hokies’ next two games after earning a suspension from the ACC for inappropriate conduct with an official during Saturday’s loss at Georgia Tech. Allen will miss Tech’s home game with Duke on Thursday and the road game at Boston College on…
Column by Scott German Homecoming for Virginia native Tyrese Rice played to mixed results Saturday night in John Paul Jones Arena. While Rice did notch 20 points for Boston College, the Eagles lost an important Atlantic Coast Conference game to home standing Virginia 84-66. Rice, from the Richmond south side, played at L.C. Bird High…
Story by Scott German Mamadi Diane scored 20 points while Sean Singletary had 19 points and 10 assists Saturday night as Virginia broke a three-game losing streak beating Boston College 84-66 in Atlantic Coast Conference action. The Cavaliers (11-5, 1-2 ACC), defending co-champions in the conference, got a crucial win after two blowout losses and…
Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham [email protected] OK, so I was thinking the other day about how I might want to run for president one day in the future. I just turned 35, so we’re talking, I don’t know, maybe 2028? Anyway …
Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham [email protected] We saw a side of Dave Leitao Wednesday night that I hope I personally never see again. “Mm-hmmm” was all the UVa. basketball coach could muster to the last of the five questions – that’s right, five – that he took at his postgame press…
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