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Even as overall premium-fare business travel has withered over the past year, superior service remains in strong demand on marathon flights from the U.S. and Europe to Asia. And long-haul routes are far cheaper to operate per passenger mile than, say, the Richmond, Va., to Memphis, Tenn., flight that domestic airlines provide. While profit margins for all Asian carriers are relatively high, SIA's has been 50% higher, according to an industry analyst, than Qantas' and double that of Japan Airlines...
...young James Madison squad muscled out a win over the Harvard women’s basketball team on Saturday, pulling away for an 89-73 victory despite trailing the entire first half in the season opener for both teams in Harrisonburg, Va. “It was a game that we probably shouldn’t have won,” said Crimson head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith. “We weren’t supposed to win this. I would say we were not the favorite. I would say that we had more experience than they...
...Supreme Court ruling held schools responsible for creating environments free of harassment among students; that decision then led many lawsuit-averse administrators to ban most forms of student contact - except, of course, for high-contact sports like football and wrestling. Among the most extreme policies is in Vienna, Va., where the Kilmer Middle School has a blanket "No Contact" rule that bans even high-fives. The Fossil Hill Middle School in Fort Worth, Texas, has banned students from hugging and holding hands. Earlier this year, the Percy Julian Middle School in Oak Park, Illinois, banned hugs...
...billion VA appropriations bill for this year, including a $2.9 billion increase in specialty mental health programs, was originally packaged together with other legislation vetoed by the President. It was sent back to a House-Senate conference committee for re-passage. An ambitious VA authorization bill passed a Senate committee in August, but has shown no signs of moving on the floor. It would require the VA to provide mental health evaluations for veterans within 30 days of a request and expand counseling services for veterans at risk of homelessness from six to 12 locations nationwide...
...Infotainment like The Colbert Report and The Daily Show blurs the lines between news and comedy. Do you think it meets a need that more traditional media do not? -Anthony W. Creech, Richmond, Va. What it does is bring in a new, younger audience to the political arena. It provokes them, I hope, into paying more attention to what is going on, and to be not just amused by it, but to be engaged...