It’s deja vu for columnist Paul Woody as he goes back to the the University of Richmond to handicap the football team’s chances against William & Mary Saturday.

In a meeting yesterday with the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s editorial board, Kaine voiced concerns that lawmakers confronted with the tough budget he’s crafting for the next two fiscal years will shrink from some of the sacrifices it will require to keep the state fiscally sound in a tough economy.

As Jimmie Johnson gets ready to slam the door on the other title contenders, Chris and George ask: does the Chase need more than 10 drivers?

LISA DISSELKAMP Metro Business asked Lisa Disselkamp, president of Athena Enterprises, a Chesterfield County-based work-force management technology consulting firm, and author of two books, including “No Boundaries,“ about managing payroll costs: “Business leaders today are looking for sources for profit and productivity. “While they may realize labor spending is one of the largest line-item expenses, it is often one of the most undermanaged costs.

With first lady Anne Holton leading the charge, the fate of children in foster care in Virginia has improved dramatically in the past four years. There are fewer kids in the system, and those who are have a better chance of finding a family home. Holton used her political position to make a statement, but state bureaucrats think the new approach will survive a change in administration come January.

The 19-year-old woman in the middle of the second row of the history class looks like any other college student. She is every bit the bookish student, more interested in grades than gossip. But she is also a survivor with horror in her past and an uncertain future. “I was always told I wouldn’t make it past the seventh grade,“ said Lyndsey Benson, a freshman at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College.

Dominion Resources Inc. won the HYPE Young Professional Workplace Award last night for fostering a dynamic work environment for young professionals. The company was recognized in a ceremony at the Robinson Theater Community Art Center in Richmond. The award, in its second year, recognizes firms that attract young professionals and promote their development and leadership through career opportunities and volunteerism while encouraging work-life balance.

PETERSBURG Dana Ballenger brought home two baby doll sheep and gave them good Southern names, Jezabell and Thelma Lou. She checked first with city authorities to be sure zoning would allow for sheep on her 2-acre lot in historic Petersburg. “I am going green with my sheep,“ she said. “Forget the lawnmower belching out toxins and making lots of dust and stirring up allergens. My little sheep munch the grass, fertilize it and look beautiful while doing it.“

If you think Paul Woody breezes through every taping of the World of Woody, think again.

Flags snapping in the brisk wind. Shots from a 21-gun salute resonating through the Virginia War Memorial, followed by the somber tones of taps. Veterans standing at attention, right hands raised to the edge of their headgear in a respectful salute. Hundreds gathered at the war memorial yesterday on a chilly, rainy morning for a solemn ceremony honoring America’s veterans.

Political columnist Jeff Schapiro says that with a fortified majority in the House of Delegates, Republicans can turn redistricting into a turkey shoot

Is Jimmie Johnson in for another rude awakening this weekend in Phoenix? Chris and George debate.

A ditch in a Jewish cemetery, a hotel basement, a house that was anything but a home. All may seem innocuous today to passers-by in Haltern Am See, Germany, but the life of a Jewish family was forever changed in these spots 70 years ago. Holocaust survivor Alexander Lebenstein visited the locations last summer with family and friends, reliving the past in which his life was uprooted during Kristallnacht—the anti-Jewish pogrom in Nazi Germany and Austria that began Nov. 9, 1938. The “Night of Broken Glass” was a coordinated attack on Jewish people, their property and synagogues.

STEVE KIMBALL Metro Business talked to Steve Kimball, managing director of Tuscan Advisors, a Henrico County-based business consulting firm. He also is a member of the Richmond Venture Forum, a group that brings together venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. He was asked about the status of entrepreneurs: “Entrepreneurs are America’s competitive advantage. In the last 20 years, they created 80 percent of the jobs. They are the real job creators.

Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt of Portsmouth may earn enough gold medals to fill Fort Knox. Those medals won’t carry more value than the message he imparted to Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary School students about the value of hard work. Despite how we like to think of ourselves, the U.S. work ethic is endangered. Economic insecurity and lingering job losses have delivered a body blow that undermines the American dream. Criminals—from dope slingers to white-collar schemers—have further undermined that dream by taking financial shortcuts at other folks’ expense.