Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA) articles from October 2007, page 2

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Hit by a Patriot missile: Superior in all phases, unbeaten New England obliterates Skins.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Paul Woody Oct. 29--FOXBORO, Mass. -- In case you were wondering, yes, the New England Patriots are as good as advertised. In case you were wondering, yes, the Patriots do play a game with which the rest of the teams in the...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., John Markon column: Seasoning? Who needs it? Not Ellsbury, apparently.(Column)
October 29, 2007... Byline: John Markon Oct. 29--DENVER Jacoby Ellsbury's name should be on, but not necessarily at the top of, just about anyone's list of the best young players in baseball. The Boston Red Sox's 24-year-old outfielder rates very high...

Johnson closing fast on Gordon: Defending champion survives wild finish, trails in Chase by nine points.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Jill Erwin Oct. 29--HAMPTON, Ga. -- Hendrick Motorsports wants a two-car race to the Nextel Cup championship? Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon put them one step closer. Johnson won yesterday's Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor...

Renegades start fast, fall flat: Converted goalie Garner nets 2 goals as Jacksonville wins.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Tim Pearrell Oct. 28--Tyrone Garner played a three games in the NHL with the Calgary Flames in 1998-99 -- as a goaltender. You could find him last night with the Jacksonville Barracudas of the Southern Professional Hockey...

Worries over cell tower: Opponents balk at plan placing equipment near Clover Hill school.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Holly Prestidge Oct. 28--Anumber of Woodlake residents are concerned about a proposal to put a cellular tower close to a Chesterfield County elementary school. Ray Turcan, president of the Woodlake Community Association, said...

Short-term Halloween stores scare up business: For a few weeks, vacant storefronts dress up for spooky season.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Jeffrey Kelley Oct. 28--Jennifer Hoal loves Halloween, in part because of her fiance. It's his birthday, and this year, she's going as the McDonald's Hamburglar, because her husband-to-be's name is Mike Hamberger. "I...

Late luck runs out: This time, close encounter doesn't go U.Va.'s way as Evans, Bowens spark Pack.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Jeff White Oct. 28--RALEIGH, N.C. -- The tension-filled fourth quarter was nothing new for the University of Virginia football team. The ending, however, was different, and so was the postgame frustration that showed on the...

Southwest Va. man, woman die in wreck.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Bill Wasson Oct. 28--A Southwest Virginia man lost control of his pickup truck early yesterday and crashed, fatally injuring himself and killing the woman riding with him. State police said Terry L. Perkins, 36, of Honaker...

Martin's assertive style lauded, attacked in 11th: Chesterfield conservative faces two lesser-known challengers.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Tyler Whitley Oct. 28--To his supporters, state Sen. Stephen H. Martin, R-Chesterfield, is a proven leader who has represented Chesterfield County well for more than 20 years. To his critics, Martin has done little for the...

UR holds down JMU: Defense turns back Landers; Howell's late pick seals win.
October 28, 2007... Byline: John Packett Oct. 28--HARRISONBURG -- The University of Richmond defense had a huge task facing them in yesterday's Colonial Athletic Association showdown -- dealing with James Madison quarterback Rodney Landers. Landers was...

Woman walking her dog is killed: Richmond police chargeman believed homeless in stabbing of 70-year-old.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Melodie N. Martin Oct. 28--A 70-year-old woman walking her dog yesterday morning was stabbed to death in the 2200 block of West Broad Street in Richmond. Police said Susanne L. Thompson died at the scene. She was a...

NAACP is looking for young people: Group's membership lagging, leaders say, and most are 65 or older.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Melissa Ruggieri Oct. 28--The NAACP knows its membership is lagging. Although close to 300 members attended yesterday's keynote luncheon address by Julian Bond, national chairman of National Association for the Advancement of...

Support drops for Wilder: Less than 40% would vote to re-elect Richmond's mayor.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Michael Martz Oct. 28--PDF: City Hall turmoil: Times-Dispatch Poll L. Douglas Wilder, elected as Richmond's mayor with a 79 percent mandate three years ago, would receive less than 40 percent of the vote if he ran today,...

Developers donate in Chesterfield: Construction industry has been active in backing supervisor candidates.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Julian Walker Oct. 28--The construction industry has given nearly one-third of the money contributed to Chesterfield County Board of Supervisor candidates this year. An analysis of campaign-finance reports by The...

Dodge that ball, y'all: More than 2,000 compete.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Melodie N. Martin Oct. 28--Team uniforms at yesterday's Chick-Fil-A Charity Dodgeball Tournament varied as much as the players' level of experience. Attire ranged from professionally screen-printed jerseys with corporate...

Gala will help fund local field of dreams.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Bill Lohmann Oct. 28--The Beth Williams Field of Dreams Foundation will hold a gala Nov. 2 to raise funds to build and refurbish youth athletic facilities. Its first undertaking is a $700,000 project at Evergreen Elementary...

Upcoming fashion events focus on cancer causes.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Penelope M. Carrington Oct. 28--Fashion offers a stylish way to highlight a cause. Upcoming area events prove as much as they use clothing to focus on breast cancer research and cancer patients. Here's the run-down: ...

ON THE AISLE: Child-sex-abuse play wins grant for school shows.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Cynthia McMullen Oct. 28--"Hugs and Kisses," Theatre IV's play about preventing child sexual abuse, has been awarded a $110,510 grant. Obici Healthcare Foundation is providing the grant over a two-year period to stage the...

Retired VSU educator Hunter D. Hamlett dies.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Ellen Robertson Oct. 28--Dr. Hunter Douglas Hamlett wasn't interested in low stakes for his Virginia State University biology students. "He was interested in seeing his students receive higher degrees," said Elizabeth Ford...

Will Skins weather perfect storm?: Brady, high-scoring Pats bring 7-0 mark into today's matchup.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Paul Woody Oct. 28--Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs is not given to hyperbole, unless he thinks it will give his team some type of psychological edge. Today, Gibbs probably is engaging in all the hyperbolic speech he can...

Athletes don't leave God on the sideline.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Vic Dorr Jr. Oct. 28--God's contributions to Virginia Union University's 2005 men's basketball season were, from a statistical standpoint, nonexistent. Check the box scores -- not once did he score a point, grab a rebound or...

Who knows where ghosts lurk in Virginia?: A tour guide says battle sites are often their usual haunts.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Kiran Krishnamurthy Oct. 28--FREDERICKSBURG The sign at the cemetery entrance reads: "The Founders of Fredericksburg Sleep Here." But ghost hunter Mark Nesbitt said the graveyard is home to restless souls. "It's an active...

Trying to crash the Chase party: Biffle looking for another win during Nextel Cup playoffs.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Jill Erwin Oct. 28--HAMPTON, Ga. -- Greg Biffle is taking a page out of Tony Stewart's playbook. When the 2005 Nextel Cup champion failed to make the Chase last season, he shifted his mindset to victories. After all, points...

EDITORIAL: Mugged by Reality.(Editorial)
October 28, 2007... Oct. 28--Some stories are impossible to make up. Art Buchwald said he got his greatest laughs by reporting the news. Randi Rhodes hosts a show on Air America. While walking in New York recently she suffered a fall. Her network colleague,...

Good look at a bad time: Local woman's camisoles offer cancer patients stylish way to recover.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Penelope M. Carrington Oct. 28--The best inventions often spring from real life. So when life handed Kim Newlen breast cancer, the infectiously upbeat founder of the monthly Sweet Monday ministry drew on her cancer experience to...

General Assembly's fate hangs on 21 races: Close contests to decide control of both chambers.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Jeff E. Schapiro and Pamela Stallsmith Oct. 28--With a week to go in the campaign, Virginia Democrats and Republicans are zeroing in on 21 races that could determine the partisan and philosophical direction of both chambers of the...

EDITORIAL: The Hot Stuff.(Editorial)
October 28, 2007... Oct. 28--Forget Nov. 6, 2007. The 2008 election to fill John Warner's Senate seat generates the hottest political news. Soon after Warner announced his retirement, Democrat Mark Warner indicated his intentions. The former governor already...

Philip Morris building's design gets creative juices flowing: New Philip Morris research site stresses open, collaborative areas.
October 28, 2007... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Oct. 28--It will take some creative thought to move the nation's largest tobacco company in new directions. That's the sort of environment that Philip Morris USA has created, at a cost of $350 million, for...

House of history: Little Moreton Hall is England's quintessential timber-frame manse.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Katherine Calos Oct. 28--CONGLEDON, Cheshire, England Think of a pattern in black and white, and you may be able to find it on the exterior of Little Moreton Hall. On the black-stained oak and whitewashed plaster of one...

Agecroft Hall brings England here.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Katherine Calos Oct. 28--Can't make it to England this year? See a bit of England in Richmond at Agecroft Hall. In the 1500s, the black-and-white timber-framed house commanded 1,000 acres on the Irwell River just north of...

FICTION: A sentimental journey leads to a soul's insights.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Jay Strafford Oct. 28--Who says you can't go home? And who says you can't head off in a new direction? After closing out her beloved Mitford series two years ago with "Light From Heaven," the ninth installment, Jan Karon...

Celtic games feature women throwing stuff.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Melodie N. Martin Oct. 28--For the first time, the annual Richmond event with "large men throwing stuff" includes women. Throwing, that is. Four women competed yesterday during the 2007 North American Highland Games...

A collection of books that go bump in the night.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Rus Wornom Oct. 28--It's the season of the witch. And when is there a better time to delve into tomes from the tomb? . . . We start with the only nonfiction book on the list: Stephen King's Danse Macabre, one of the...

Simpson lifts Eagles over'Cats: Fornataro runs for 174 yards to fuel Godwin's attack.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Arthur Utley Oct. 28--Deep Run football players went to bed last night with visions of No. 13 messing up their dreams. That's the number worn by Mills Godwin wide receiver and defensive back Mason Simpson, who caught three...

Skyhawks masterly in mud: Castlebury, Brown spark L.C. Bird to victory over Cosby.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Weldon Bradshaw Oct. 28--Josh Castlebury was muddy and wet. Grass mowed a few hours earlier still clung to his L.C. Bird uniform, hisarms, and his face. Sweat poured from his body.Before long, he'd be feeling the pain of...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., John Markon column: Francona, success are allies.(Column)
October 28, 2007... Byline: John Markon Oct. 28--DENVER Anyone seeking designation as the most successful postseason manager in baseball history has to deal with the fact that, between 1996 and 2000, Joe Torre directed the New York Yankees to victories in...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Bob Lipper column: Too few ups meant one big downer.(Column)
October 28, 2007... Byline: Bob Lipper Oct. 28--RALEIGH, N.C. You are Ras-I Dowling -- Virginia true freshman cornerback by way of Chesapeake and close-order drill at Hargrave Military -- and this is your life in the microcosm of Saturday-night lights at...

UMass comes off the ropes to KO Tribe: Lawrence rolls up 186 yards to deny W&M's upset bid.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Vic Dorr Jr. Oct. 28--WILLIAMSBURG -- Massachusetts running back Matt Lawrence restored an element of normalcy -- punishing, time-consuming normalcy -- to an otherwise surreal football game. Lawrence rushed for a career-high...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Andy Thompson column: OUTDOORS.(Column)
October 28, 2007... Byline: Andy Thompson Oct. 28--200 acres frozen in time When it enters the minds of most Virginians, Montpelier, they'll tell you, is the home of James Madison, Founding Father and fourth president of the United States. Maybe they've...

Playing favorites on the field?
October 28, 2007... Byline: Vic Dorr Jr. Oct. 28--The Colorado Rockies earned their berth in baseball's World Series with an all-but-miraculous late-season surge that saw them win 21 of 22 games when anything less would have meant elimination. Was this,...

Cavaliers counting on success.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Jeff White Oct. 27--Eight games into the football season, the Virginia Cavaliers are at the midway point. His math may be suspect, but that's the way U.Va.'s coach sees it. Al Groh's team has only four regular-season games...

A bad time to cut wood: Family awaits approval for sawmill, but zoning alone might not save it.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Calvin R. Trice Oct. 27--LOUISA A family-owned sawmill business sits temporarily closed after running afoul of county regulations, but it faces a longer-term threat in worldwide market forces that are affecting the entire...

EDITORIAL: 25 Years Ago.(Editorial)
October 27, 2007... Oct. 27--An occasional look back at what Richmond newspapers were saying a quarter-century ago: The United Mine Workers of America (UMW) recently elected a new president. Richard Trumka's routing of incumbent Sam Church represented a...

EDITORIAL: Case Closed.(Editorial)
October 27, 2007... Oct. 27--A story headlined, "Parents Weigh In on Closings," reported, "Thursday was the first time for the public to formally air its views about [the] school closure plan -- and the message sent to the school board was mixed." "Parents...

Murder charge coming: Body formally identified; Dinwiddie gets warrant for dead woman's ex-boyfriend.
October 27, 2007... Byline: David Ress Oct. 27--Leigha Dix's ex-boyfriend, the father of her 4-year-old daughter, will be charged with first-degree murder in her death, the Dinwiddie Sheriff's Office said yesterday. Investigators obtained a warrant for...

Abused who leave find few safe places: Richmond area has only 56 beds in four shelters; Tri-Cities has none yet.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Bill Wasson Oct. 27--A Virginia woman fleeing a violent relationship has a hard time finding a safe shelter for herself and her children. In the immediate Richmond area -- Richmond and Chesterfield, Henrico and Hanover...

Suspended priest admits to theft: Rodis pleads guilty to 2 federal counts; to repay $400,000.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Tom Campbell Oct. 27--The Rev. Rodney L. Rodis admitted stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Suspended Catholic priest Rodney L. Rodis pleaded guilty yesterday to two of the federal fraud and money-laundering counts...

State making a splash into real fall weather.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Rex Springston Oct. 27--Had too much of a good thing? Look for the rain to end this afternoon. A cold front should move through the region today, ushering in dry, cool air. "You've got a beautiful day coming Sunday,"...

Richmond to lose up to 150 banking jobs: Bank of America is closing its mortgage wholesale business.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Carol Hazard Oct. 27--As many as 150 people will lose their jobs in the Richmond area as a result of Bank of America's decision to close its mortgage wholesale business. The wholesale business, which offers mortgage loans...

Panthers burn Rebels 45-0: Wet weather doesn't shackle Hermitage back; he gains 215.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Andee Sears Oct. 27--The tension started building Wednesday, when Hermitage running back Justin White saw the energy his team brought to a practice in the torrential rain. "The intensity level increased so much," he said. "I...

400 treated after death of VCU student: Officials can't yet say whether she had bacterial meningitis.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Melodie N. Martin Oct. 27--Virginia Commonwealth University music department students are dealing with the death of a classmate this week from a possible case of bacterial meningitis. By yesterday, nearly 400 people had...

Schools aren't sole source of staph: Health official reminds parents the infection can be picked up elsewhere.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Tammie Smith Oct. 27--Staph bacteria are not going to jump from the top of a school locker and infect your child, a state health official said yesterday, trying to calm parents' fears that schools are hotbeds of infection. And...

Richmond man indicted in slaying: Authorities say killing may have been retaliatory.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Jim Nolan Oct. 27--John Antonio "Baby John" Kelson was linked to a fatal shooting Oct. 3. Prosecutors this week indicted a Richmond man in the Oct. 3 slaying of Frank S. Woodson Jr. in the city's Whitcomb Court public-housing...

Richmond Folk Festival plans moving forward: Dates for event will be announced next month.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Melissa Ruggieri Oct. 27--The National Folk Festival is barely out of town, but plans for next fall's inaugural Richmond Folk Festival are already inching forward. Official dates won't be announced until next month, after...

Free from domestic abuse: Lucky few find way to end abuse.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Bill Wasson Oct. 27--Newfound friends Lakisha Kendrick and Martha Robinson have much in common. They were promised love and devotion by men who later would punch, kick, shove, curse, belittle and threaten them with death. ...

Kaine urges care on immigration: At NAACP, he says demagoguery would risk progress in state.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Pamela Stallsmith Oct. 27--Gov. Timothy M. Kaine warned yesterday that Virginia needs to avoid succumbing to demagoguery in the immigration debate or risk losing foreign-based companies that want to do business here. "If we...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Ray McAllister column: NYC should look at its guns, too.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Ray McAllister Oct. 27--New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg angered Virginia officials with his sting operation of Virginia gun shops. Presumably the mayor either felt the Virginia State Police were unnecessary for the secret...

Group finds no easy answers on immigration.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Tyler Whitley Oct. 27--Even among like-minded members of Congress and lawenforcement officers, the challenge of dealing with immigration left more questions than answers yesterday at the first meeting of an illegal-immigration...

Senate race no sure bet for GOP: Democrats see their chances improving in the 22nd District.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Rex Bowman Oct. 27--SMITH ROANOKE -- The open seat in the 22nd Senate District was supposed to be safe for Republicans, but Democrats in the Roanoke Valley increasingly think they could win it after all. Independent...

In Goochland, growth is on many minds: Supervisors, their challengers have ideas for the county.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Calvin R. Trice Oct. 27--If the candidates for the Goochland County Board of Supervisors are any indication, growth will be the main topic in the local election next month. Three of the county's five supervisors face...

'Conflict not inevitable'.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Peter Bacque Oct. 27--Communist-ruled, capitalism-fueled China is not foreordained to collide with the United States, an expert on relations between the two global powers says. "China and the United States working together...

'Real Life' has its ups, downs: Understated story tugs at heart, sags under sappier scenes.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Melissa Ruggieri Oct. 27--It's a shame that movie producers refuse to let Steve Carell act. "Little Miss Sunshine" proved that he's capable of playing characters other than a befuddled, politically incorrect manager (TV's...

Dogs in Vick case can be placed: Guardian: None of the 48 animals has to be put down.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Tom Campbell Oct. 27--At least for now, all 48 surviving animals seized from Michael Vick's dogfighting complex in Surry County are eligible for placement in new situations rather than being put down. That's according to the...

'The Carl' absorbs verbal blows.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Jill Erwin Oct. 27--HAMPTON, Ga -- Carl Edwards talked yesterday about finding out everyone's perceptions of him following last week's physical confrontation with Roush Fenway Racing teammate Matt Kenseth. People weren't shy...

Do or die for Tech: Hokies' margin for error disappears in aftermath of ghastly late-game collapse.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Darryl Slater Oct. 27--BLACKSBURG -- Just past midnight, the Lane Stadium scoreboard showed gibberish instead of numbers, its bulbs illuminated randomly, as if it still were processing the minor miracle it just witnessed. ...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., John Markon column: Rockies' run went from hot to cold.(Column)
October 27, 2007... Byline: John Markon Oct. 27--DENVER As the World Series unfolded, the Colorado Rockies were hoping to show America exactly why and how they'd won 21 of their past 22 games, one of the most dramatic stretch runs in baseball history. ...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Richard Nunnally column: GARDENING Q&A: Pruning, ground covers and little white insects.(Column)
October 27, 2007... Byline: Richard Nunnally Oct. 27--Pruning, ground covers and little white insects Q:We recently bought a house with an overgrown crape myrtle in the front yard. It's easily three stories tall. I see people typically trim their crape...

Extreme Halloween houses: Oh the horror of it all! Check out these creepy houses.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Julie Young Oct. 27--Take Hollywood Cemetery, neglect it for a century, wait for a full moon and you might approach the hair-raising scene that fills Lee and Susan Meador's front yard. Tombstones of notorious horror-movie...

State's jobless rate falls in September: Decline in unemployment is helped by hiring in schools, health care and government.
October 27, 2007... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Oct. 27--Virginia's unemployment rate dropped in September as schools and colleges resumed classes. The seasonally unadjusted jobless rate was 2.8 percent, down from 3.1 percent in August, the Virginia...

The bigger star?: UR's Hightower, JMU's Landers are major players in big test.
October 27, 2007... Byline: John Packett Oct. 27--Tim Hightower vs. Rodney Landers. Could today's Colonial Athletic Association showdown between No. 6 James Madison and No. 14 Richmond boil down to two of the finest I-AA offensive players in the...

Never easy on the ice: It's way of life to Alberta native Vandermeer.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Tim Pearrell Oct. 27--a closer look Slightly more than 500 people call Caroline, Alberta in western Canada home. The census figure of this village known for spectacular wilderness, forestry, farming, oil, gas and winters that...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Bob Lipper column: Ryan pulls Flutie-like comeback.(Column)
October 26, 2007... Byline: Bob Lipper Oct. 26--BLACKSBURG Four minutes. That's all. Four minutes. Four minutes from another strike-up-the-band Thursday night howler in Lane Stadium. Four minutes from taking over pole position in its league. Four...

Promising new series fading.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Douglas Durden Oct. 26--I'm having a tough time bonding with fall's crop of new shows. I thought I liked "Pushing Daisies," ABC's quirky (required adjective for this series) fantasy about a young man who can bring the dead...

'Darjeeling': Thin film needed to steep more.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Daniel Neman Oct. 26--The train at the center of "The Darjeeling Limited" is a metaphor for life. So? A metaphor has to have a purpose -- otherwise, it is as empty as "The Darjeeling Limited." Here is a film that is...

Worn Again III gets couture out of the bag.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Penelope M. Carrington Oct. 26--The new season of Bravo's "Project Runway" doesn't start until next month. But if you want an early, Richmond-based fix of designers creating on deadline, consider tomorrow's Worn Again III: Night...

For JMU center, a view to a thrill: Lemn sees Landers as worthy successor to Rascati at QB.
October 26, 2007... Byline: John Packett Oct. 26--Before the season started, no one outside the James Madison program knew what to expect from Rodney Landers. The redshirt junior was the successor to three-year starter Justin Rascati at quarterback but...

Filing near for reactor in Louisa.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Greg Edwards Oct. 26--MINERAL -- Federal officials are urging public involvement once Dominion Virginia Power applies for a license to build a third reactor at its North Anna Power Station in Louisa County. The Nuclear...

Jerry bee good: Buzz over Seinfeld's 'Bee Movie' grew as Spielberg liked idea.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Daniel Neman Oct. 26--PHILADELPHIA Jerry Seinfeld didn't have an idea for a movie. He just had an idea for a title. He thought it would be funny to call a movie "Bee Movie," he said at dinner one night. It would be about...

Democrats to field candidate for vacant seat in Congress.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Tyler Whitley Oct. 26--Democrats in the lst District will field a candidate in the Dec. 11 special election to replace the late Rep. Jo Ann Davis, a Republican who died earlier this month of cancer. Suzette Matthews of...

Meningitis suspected in student's death.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Melodie N. Martin Oct. 26--Virginia Commonwealth University is giving antibiotics to those who had close contact with a student who died Wednesday from a possible case of bacterial meningitis. University and health officials...

School, Frawley talks hit dead end: Mediation fails to reach deal on ex-president's compensation.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Kiran Krishnamurthy Oct. 26--FREDERICKSBURG -- University of Mary Washington officials said yesterday that the school has ended mediation with ousted President William J. Frawley without reaching an agreement. "After a great...

North Anna discharge to continue: Dominion nuclear plant gets new permit to release water despite amoeba concerns.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Rex Springston Oct. 26--Despite some residents' concerns over a warmth-loving parasite in Lake Anna, a state panel agreed yesterday to continue to allow Dominion Virginia Power to discharge warm water into the lake. One lake...

Pick for Richmond's chief administrator wins support.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Michael Martz Oct. 26--Sheila Hill-Christian needed less than 30 minutes to pass her first test with Richmond City Council. After a reassuring 25-minute interview yesterday, Hill-Christian won the unanimous support of the...

Richmond schools didn't track cost of move.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Olympia Meola Oct. 26--Richmond schools pulled $689,119 from five department budgets to move its Department of Information Technologies out of City Hall. An internal audit released yesterday shows the June move was made...