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Word: virginia (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...just when the task of foraging for food on the Web finally began to overwhelm me. It might have been when I found out that because of the law in Washington, the wine would take at least ten days for delivery. But wait...fast delivery was possible to West Virginia. The political columnist in me wanted to know why: the power of Senator Robert Byrd? Some anomaly in the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms? But the Martha Stewart in me just wanted the wine. A round trip to West Virginia would take more time than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Dinner @ Margaret's | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

Families who need to brush up on holiday skepticism should do themselves a favor and rent Miracle on 34th Street. (The original 1947 movie, starring a very young Natalie Wood, is wonderful.) Another great source of inspiration for parents and kids is the original "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus," an editorial written by Francis P. Church for the New York Sun in 1897, in response to a doubting letter from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8. The essay is available at www.about.com and in an illustrated book version published by Delacorte Press...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yes, Virginia... | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

...want Virginia Tech to beat Florida State in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 4. It'd be nice for the Hokies to finally get some respect. And for the Seminoles to lose some...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Goin' Bohlen: Mindless Drivel for Your Holiday Fun | 12/21/1999 | See Source »

Last February, a student at the Virginia Military Institute was hospitalized with severe pain and chills. He had felt fine just a day earlier...

Author: By Eli M. Alper, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Colleges Send Mixed Signals About Meningitis Vaccine | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

Mary Jo Walker (Janet McTeer) is an energetic, itinerant Southern woman; she's been married three times, and when her relationships end, she simply packs up moves herself and her daughter elsewhere. Twelve-year-old Ava is less than thrilled when her mom plucks her from life in West Virginia and takes her across the country to Starlight Beach, Calif.; Ava wants a real home and stability, and for her mom to meet the right man and finally settle down. Mary Jo moves herself and Ava in with Jack (Gavin O'Connor), a seemingly nice trucker; Ava makes friends...

Author: By Rheanna Bates, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: McTeer and Brown Sparkle in Tumbleweeds | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

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