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…

Asking big questions

David Cox

Column by David Cox Amid the ruckus over abusive driver fees, a budget shortfall, mental health care in light of the Tech murders, and other issues of the moment, larger questions get overlooked. Yet these are often the questions that underlie the issues that elections turn on.

Food bank gets national honor

AFP

Item by Chris Graham The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network was recognized this week for getting the job done. America’s Second Harvest – The Nation’s Food Bank Network awarded the Verona-based nonprofit two awards for operational efficiency, in the areas of Best On-Time Pickups and Best On-Time Receipts. The local food bank singled out…

Congress – and wrestling – on steroids

Chris Graham

Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham A congressional subcomittee made headlines last week by announcing its plans to investigate the use and abuse of steroids in professional wrestling. But is it possible that subcommittee members – including Virginia Democrat Rick Boucher – will miss seeing the forest for all the trees? Virginia-based…