Groveton’s Virginia
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ESPN saves RPV

December 13, 2008

ESPN -For those who either ignore everything to do with sports or have been living under a rock for the past 30+ years, let me tell you a bit about ESPN.  ESPN is a multi-channel sports and entertainment company owned (now) by the Walt Disney Company.  It’s focus is sports and it is best known [...]

Vick’s 2009 Season

November 30, 2008

July 20, 2009 – That’s the date Michael Vick could be out of prison.  In fact, he could be in a halfway house by January, 2009.  July 20 would be right in time for the next NFL season.  But will Michael be playing in the NFL next year?  I hope so.
A long way up, a [...]

The Courtship of Eddie Royal

November 15, 2008

We hate ourselves. It seems to me that Virginia has become a bastion of self-hatred.  “The Real Virginia”, traffic, budget deficits, Meccaca and other recent ramblings have Virginians trying to kick themselves in their own butts.  Gone are the days of reverence for Washington, Jefferson. Arthur Ashe and any other luminary from Virginia.  Heck, Katie [...]