June 25, 2009

Henrico-born singer made it big, faded away  06/25/09 12:01 AM

Tommy Edwards may be the best-known local singer most people have never heard of. If you were around in the 1950s, though, you were probably singing his song. The Henrico County-born balladeer’s version of “It’s All in the Game” was the No. 1 hit in the country for six weeks in 1958. His earlier recording of the song had reached No. 18 in 1951.


June 03, 2009

Va. colleges’ graduation rates higher than U.S. average  06/03/09 12:01 AM

A national survey of college graduation rates gives high marks to James Madison University, the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia. But the University of Richmond doesn’t fare as well in the report. The American Enterprise Institute study of 1,385 four-year schools found that on average 53 percent of freshmen graduate within six years. Virginia schools were slightly higher than the national average with a state rate of 56.7 percent. And the national average would climb to about 60 percent if transfer students were included.

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