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Families raise issue with Cao, Hegseth over conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, between sets of pushups, has had his focus on getting the woke out of the U.S. military, getting the press out of the Pentagon.
UVA Football: How much are we paying Arkansas State for the 2027 season opener?
The move to adjust the Arkansas State game on the 2027 UVA Football schedule from Sept. 18 to Aug. 28 to make it a Week 0 game isn’t going to cost us anything more in terms of human monies.
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Waynesboro: Is the second business operating at Mimosa Farm doing so legally?
A reader reached out to us on July 21 to ask the City of Waynesboro about a second business operating out of the 601 Alphin Ave. address that we know as Mimosa Farm.
Fluvanna County: Pharmacist indicted on several charges related to opioid theft
A former Fluvanna County pharmacist has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he took liquid hydromorphone from Jefferson Pharmacy in Palmyra for his own use.
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Ben Cline is skeered of ‘socialism’: But wait – Donald Trump is a socialist
Sixth District Congressman Ben Cline is skeered, and wants you to be skeered, too, about the “threat of socialism,” which he wrote on his campaign Facebook page on Thursday is, all caps from Ben on this, “RISING.”
The Posse Comitatus Presidency: Trump’s standing army on American streets
One year after President Trump deployed military troops to the nation’s capital, we find ourselves navigating a posse comitatus presidency in which the visual trappings of martial law are the norm, not the exception.
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UVA Soccer: Women open the 2026 season with a 3-1 win over Northwestern
UVA Soccer, ranked 11th in the preseason, took control early, had a 3-0 lead at the break, and went on to a 3-1 win over Northwestern in the teams’ 2026 season opener on Wednesday at Klöckner Stadium.
UVA Tennis: Katie Rolls wins singles title at 2026 ITA National Summer Championships
UVA Tennis sophomore Katie Rolls won the women's singles title at the 2026 ITA National Summer Championships on Tuesday.
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The Posse Comitatus Presidency: Trump’s standing army on American streets
One year after President Trump deployed military troops to the nation’s capital, we find ourselves navigating a posse comitatus presidency in which the visual trappings of martial law are the norm, not the exception.
Ben Cline is skeered of ‘socialism’: But wait – Donald Trump is a socialist
Sixth District Congressman Ben Cline is skeered, and wants you to be skeered, too, about the “threat of socialism,” which he wrote on his campaign Facebook page on Thursday is, all caps from Ben on this, “RISING.”
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