Editorial short takes
Sharp shooters nail national title
The exuberance expressed by the coach of Franklin County High School’s U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Marksmanship Team says it best:
“This is huge!!!” …
Holy Hokie, that’s one humongous scoreboard
Virginia Tech plans over the summer to install a $3 million video board at Lane Stadium in order to “keep up with the Joneses.” Some of the other ACC schools (North Carolina and Wake Forest) have out-bigged Tech on scoreboards, so Tech is going for one that is 48.2 feet tall by 108.2 feet wide, large enough, we suspect, for Hokies without a coveted seat in Lane Stadium to see from their back porch. …
Litterbugs beware: You may face hard labor
If Sen. Ralph Smith gets his wish, litterbugs will be stooped alongside our roadways, sentenced to 10 hours of hard labor picking up rubbish. …
In the Senate, currency sanity prevailed
The award for Best Question of the Week goes to Sen.Janet Howell, a Fairfax County Democrat, for the query she posed during a Tuesday floor debate of Del. Bob Marshall’s currency bill. …
February 23, 2013 - 8:13 AM
Outstanding Franklin County High School’s U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Marksmanship Team.