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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.

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?

Durwood Usry is a small-business owner with a complicated health history and a big monthly insurance bill. “My health policy costs more than my mortgage, but it’s the first thing that gets paid at the first of every month,“ said Usry, a Henrico County resident who pays more than $1,500 to insure himself and his wife.

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.

Dueling with Jynocel Basweti over 26.2 miles, said Michael Wardian, is invariably an all-or-nothing proposition. “Either he’s going to crash and burn or he’s going to run pretty well,“ Wardian said. “Today he ran pretty well, I guess.“ Basweti, a 22-year-old Kenyan, became the SunTrust Richmond Marathon’s first back-to-back winner in five years by delivering an elegant effort yesterday in raw, windy conditions. He finished in 2:18:28—the sixth-fastest time in the event’s 32-year history—and defeated Wardian, the runner-up, by nearly seven minutes.

Lyndsey Benson lived in a foster care home, was adopted, committed, and then overdosed while living on the streets.  Now going to college, she is determined to become a success as a social worker.

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.

Jynocel Basweti finished in 2:18:28 to repeats as the men’s winner of the SunTrust Richmond Marathon. Salome Kosgei of Kenya wins the women’s marathon.

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.“