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Monday's roundup | Swanger shoots 68 for Grassfield 27 Aug 2013 | 09:10 am
GOLF Grassfield 314, Deep Creek 385 Garret Swanger carded a 4-under-par 68 to lead the Grizzlies past the Hornets on Monday at Bide-A-Wee Golf Course. Nansemond River 319, Oscar Smith 412 Medalist...
Tides thump Garcia, take wildcard lead 27 Aug 2013 | 09:09 am
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. Henry Urrutia hit a grand slam and the Norfolk Tides roughed up former teammate Freddy Garcia, rolling to a 13-1 victory Monday night over the Gwinnett Braves at Coolray Field. Ga...
Fashion emergency kit? Don't leave home without it. 27 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
I've never been big on artificial nails. I've worn them only twice in my life. The second time was at a black-tie affair this year. Considering my lack of experience with do-it-yourself techniques, I...
Retired reservist Patrick will run against Rigell 27 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
A former Pentagon official and retired naval officer said Monday she is running against U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell next year. Suzanne D. Patrick, 57, of Virginia Beach, who describes herself as a "centri...
Combat uniforms mirror this sizable moth 27 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
WHAT'S THAT WE see in the photo? A different colored leaf? No! Look again. It's a Pandora sphinx moth hidden among the azalea. Priscilla Kinley took this photo, and it shows how this moth, commonly ...
Reading for fun may be best learning tool 27 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
CHESAPEAKE Supplemental, non-school-related reading is a booster shot for your child's literacy and overall education. That's according to local librarian Jessica Maitland. Sure, your child reads in...
Advice for potential NSU presidents: Rent, don't buy 27 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Norfolk State University's quick-trigger supervisory body must have an uncomfortable feeling of deja vu. Barely two years after Tony Atwater started his tenure as president, the NSU Board of Visitor...
Keep up the fight against ghost buses 27 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Federal regulators are still playing a roving game of whack-a-mole - involving moles the size of buses - more than a year after a major crackdown on a byzantine network of low-fare passenger lines wit...
Discrimination undermines competitiveness 27 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Should we be concerned that gay and lesbian employees of Virginia's public universities and colleges do not receive equal benefits, namely health insurance for their committed partners? Do we care if ...
Seeking clarity from NSU's leaders 27 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
A majority of Norfolk State University's governing board voted late last week to fire President Tony Atwater, ending his two-year tenure without citing a cause. In a statement emailed by a university...
