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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Listen to today’s “SportsDominion Show,” featuring interviews with Virginia Tech basketball coach Seth Greenberg and Virginia basketball coach Dave Leitao. Interesting column over the weekend by Bob Lipper of The Times-Dispatch contrasting the approaches of UVa. basketball coach Dave Leitao and Virginia Tech basketball coach Seth Greenberg. Not that Dave…
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Column by Bob Goodlatte Working to reduce government waste is a significant undertaking and one to which I remain firmly dedicated, even in a Congress where excessive spending runs rampant. It is critical to ensure that the Congress responsibly manages federal spending, especially our tax dollars, to fund our nation’s priorities through greater transparency and…
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General Assembly Report by Rob Bell As we near the midpoint of session, the committees are deciding which bills to endorse and send on to the entire House. Last week, three of my bills passed important hurdles. No Bond After Conviction for Violent Felons Earlier this year, a jury convicted a Culpeper defendant of abduction…
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Story by Scott German Here we go again. With a ton of talent, experience and motivation the Virginia baseball team find themselves in familiar territory. But when May arrives they must let the past be the past and rise to the occasion when it most matters – the postseason. Despite the loss of several key…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Moving Waynesboro Forward – The Official Chris Graham for Waynesboro City Council Website Listen to Chris Graham’s announcement speech. After 12 years of reporting the news, I’m now making it. “I have asked you all to be here today so that I can begin with you on a new…
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Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham [email protected] I was about to write a column giving some bigtime praise to UVa. point guard Sean Singletary for his gallant effort Wednesday night in College Park … When an e-mail jolted me back to reality. “Every aspect of this team’s game (with one obvious exception)…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Count me as being among those in the Virginia punditry who thinks that the main reason the Commonwealth is in play politically these days is because of Mark Warner. That having been established as a baseline, I’ve been interested, to say the least, at the thought of what people like…
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Story by Jim Bishop Crossroads magazine at Eastern Mennonite University won a major award this year from the southeast district of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. Competing against dozens of magazines produced by larger institutions, Crossroads received a “special merit award” in the category of “magazine publishing improvement.” The other winners…
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Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham [email protected] I’m going to go ahead and answer that one there. “Chris, Bill Roth for you …” was the message from down the hall. I knew right away what it was about.
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General Assembly Report column by Del. Ben Cline If you have visited Richmond before, you may have taken a tour of Virginia’s Capitol building. The stately building, built by Thomas Jefferson in 1788 and renovated last year, is where the House and Senate hold their legislative sessions each day at noon. The building has the…
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