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Wright’s 27 lead Cavs to win over Hokies Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com Monica Wright (Woodbridge, Va.) scored 27 points to lead the 24th-ranked Virginia women’s basketball team to its first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the season, a 70-56 victory over in-state rival Virginia Tech. Virginia’s overall record improved to 12-5, while its conference…
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Monarchs roll past Dukes Staff Report JMU sports: www.jmusports.com Old Dominion (3-1, 5-9) jumped out to a 34-19 halftime lead and went on to post a 67-58 victory over James Madison (3-1, 13-2) in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Sunday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center. Senior forward Jessica Canady (Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown) scored a team-high…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Gov. Tim Kaine today announced that $10 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act State Energy Program is being awarded for 15 biomass and waste-to-energy projects. These grants will support $110 million in private investments statewide. The Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy administers the ARRA funds for…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell today announced that 47 groups from across the Commonwealth will be participating in Virginia’s Inaugural parade on Saturday, Jan. 16th. The parade will take place immediately after the swearing-in ceremony, starting at approximately 1:15 p.m. The parade lineup will include a number of organizations with personal…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] As of the most recent report, a group of Blue Ridge Community College students and staff members in Haiti this week on a service project is accounted for and safe. “We have received an encouraging message from an American volunteer who is currently in Haiti and who has worked…
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Fourth annual 5K Walk/Run to benefit RMH Heart Check Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The Alpha Phi Sorority of James Madison University and RMH Women’s Health Focus are partnering to sponsor the fourth annual “Move Your Phi’t” 5K walk/run to benefit RMH Heart Check on Feb. 6 at JMU. Registration begins at 10 a.m. on…
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$100K given to program helping medical needs of homeless, uninsured Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] Attorney General-elect Ken Cuccinelli today announced that a $100,000 surplus from his inaugural funds will be donated to The Daily Planet Inc., a downtown nonprofit health-care center that offers health-care services to the region’s homeless and low-income, uninsured individuals. “Inaugural…
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Wright breaks UVa. scoring record, but Cavs fall to Terps in heartbreaker Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com Monica Wright scored 20 points to pass Dawn Staley as the women’s career scoring leader in Virginia history, but No. 23 Virginia fell 61-60 to Maryland on Monday night. Wright finished with 20 points, and had a chance…
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Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com The 19th-ranked Virginia women’s basketball team fell on the road at No. 11 Florida State, 68-50, in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. Monica Wright (Woodbridge, Va.) led the Cavaliers with 19 points, six rebounds and five steals. Virginia’s record went to 11-4 and 0-1 in the…
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Column by Linda Meric Submit guest columns: [email protected] Last year, in our tough economy, many of us asked for necessities and basics as holiday gifts. Among the gifts that would mean the most to families is the passage of the Healthy Families Act, introduced by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, along with Rep. Rosa…
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