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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham WINNERS: Clay Athey and Todd Gilbert raise issue with immigration appointment We’ll call them winners for now, anyway – because the two Republicans have been scoring political points for their party with their noise over the appointment of Esam Omeish to the Virginia Commission on Immigration. Public pressure…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] WINNER: Sean Glennon I blasted Glennon for his juvenile response to being benched in favor of Tyrod Taylor last month – but give the kid credit. He looked better than ever in his relief appearance at Duke on Saturday – and rightly has inserted himself back into…
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Story by Chris Graham State delegates Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, and Clay Athey, R-Warren, are calling on House Democratic Caucus chair Brian Moran to disclose what role, if any, he played in the appointment of the controversial leader of the Muslim American Society to the Virginia Commission on Immigration. The what role, if any part relating…
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Item by Chris Graham Republican Jill Holtzman Vogel has earned the endorsement of The Washington Post in her 27th Senate District against Democrat Karen Schultz. The editorial endorsing Vogel that appeared in today’s editions of the Post noted her involvement in state and local affairs and her service to the Bush-Cheney campaign during the 2000…
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Item by Chris Graham A two-day meeting of the Virginia Code Commission will get under way tomorrow at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton. Commission chairman Steve Landes will host the meeting. Del. Landes, R-Weyers Cave, has made it a priority in his time in the Virginia General Assembly to work with the commission to…
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Item by Chris Graham Mental-health planner Jo-Amrah McElroy and counselor Scarlett Coffman Danraj will share their experiences in the Virginia mental-health system as the state works to improve its service-delivery capabilities at the Nov. 16 annual meeting of the Mental Health Association of Augusta. “Recovery from a mental illness involves more than recovery than the…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Another day, another come-from-behind victory for the Cardiac Cavs.| A 19-yard Chris Gould field goal gave Virginia a one-point lead late, and the UVa. defense stiffened after Connecticut drove inside Wahoo territory in the final two minutes to preserve a 17-16 victory on Saturday in Scott Stadium.
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We are live at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville for today’s football game between the homestanding Virginia Cavaliers (5-1, 3-0 ACC) and the visiting Connecticut Huskies (5-0, 1-0 Big East). Kickoff is scheduled for 3:35 p.m. The game is being broadcast on ESPNU and the Cavalier Sports Network. Check back during the game for updates and…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] You don’t just replace 18.4 points per game with a snap of the fingers. But accounting for the scoring that J.R. Reynolds brought to the 2006-2007 Virginia basketball team is not at the top of Dave Leitao’s worry list. “Everybody goes through that when you have graduation, especially with good…
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Story by Chris Graham It was an event six years in the making – but George Hawke took it in stride. “I don’t need to read it. I know what it says,” said Hawke, holding a copy of his new historical volume, The History of Waynesboro, Virginia: 1900 to 1976, which was hot off the…
