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Column by Bob Goodlatte Nothing is more important to our future than ensuring a high-quality education for our nation’s children. Decisions concerning education should be made at the local level first by parents, and then by teachers and local communities. We also need to measure how much our students are learning in fundamental subjects like…
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General Assembly Report by Rob Bell Each year, I receive numerous ideas from constituents, and this year is no exception. With so many smart people in our community, I usually have more proposals than I can reasonably carry. This year’s bills include:
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Story by Scott German Georgia Tech’s Matt Causey scored all 18 of his points after halftime, including 12 in overtime, to lead the Yellow Jackets past the suddenly reeling Virginia Cavaliers 92-82 in John Paul Jones Arena Sunday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets (10-9, 3-3 ACC), who were dead-last in the conference two weeks ago with…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] You knew it as soon as the ball went out of bounds underneath the UNC-Asheville basket. There were 12.8 seconds on the clock. The Bulldogs were down one. Kenny George had sat the entire game – resting up after a tough week of games that included a win over South…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] I didn’t think I’d find anybody who would speak out against the proposed legislative package from Attorney General Bob McDonnell that has the bloodsport of animal fighting in its crosshairs. But there is at least one prominent member of the Virginia Senate who doesn’t think that the package is all…
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General Assembly Report column by Del. Ben Cline As the second week of the 2008 General Assembly session began, we saw ominous signs from Wall Street about the direction of the national economy. In response, the pesident and Congress have announced plans for a bipartisan economic-stimulus package that includes tax credits for distressed sectors of…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] If Virginia is going to get rid of the abusive-driver fees that caused so much rancor last summer and last fall, and Emmett Hanger is on board with the idea, and actually was before the fees were passed and signed into law last year, Hanger believes that it would only…
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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….
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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.
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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.
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