Mad About U Hall

Chris Graham

Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall By Chris Graham and Patrick Hite The following is an excerpt from Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall, a book on the history of University of Virginia basketball at University Hall, which closed in 2006. The book was published in 2006…

GOP leader endorses Smithdeal in Pastures race

Chris Graham

Op-Ed by Lynn Mitchell Travis Smithdeal is my choice for Pastures District supervisor. He will bring a new attitude because he is a listener with a calm presence, which will allow him to hear from everyone and not react without gathering information from all available sources including citizens and fellow board members.

‘Impossible’ hope

David Cox

Column by David Cox Not three months after we moved to the Valley in 1987, I got a call asking if our church could welcome, house, and support an exiled Ugandan bishop and his family of – get this – nine, in – get this – four weeks. “Impossible,” I thought. But the church, together…

Sime gets nod from local paper in 24th Senate race

Chris Graham

Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The first newspaper endorsement in the 24th Senate District race is in – and you might be surprised who received it. The News Virginian has endorsed Libertarian nominee Arin Sime in the three-way race with incumbent Republican Emmett Hanger and Democratic nominee David Cox. The paper said that among the…

Hanger understands the legislative process

Chris Graham

Op-Ed by Holly Herman Unfortunately political ideology and real-life at the Virginia General Assembly are vastly different. Many people say Richmond isn’t accomplishing what it needs to benefit Virginia. In some cases that’s true, but more than not our Commonwealth earns high ranks. A little background may help to explain the seemingly slow pace and…