Tim Kaine, fresh off a few months of Kilgore-whompin', tries to mend some fences:

Marty H. Kilgore is returning to her former job as executive director of a foundation that oversees Virginia's youth-smoking prevention campaign.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, a Democrat, announced the appointment yesterday. Last August, Kilgore left the job she held since 2001 to help her husband, Republican Jerry W. Kilgore, campaign for governor.