Remember when the internet was supposed to bring about “the death of distance” and usher in a rural renaissance? Yeah, that didn’t happen. Rem…
COVID-19 has played havoc with education in Virginia and elsewhere, from kindergarten through graduate school. Every K-12 school system and ev…
When the Virginia General Assembly convened its special session in August, Richmond and other cities across the nation were reeling from a sum…
This would be a really good time to be a criminal in Culpeper County.
The most consequential vote that Virginians cast this November may not be for president.
Six months ago this past Saturday, Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency in Virginia in response to the spread of COVID-19.
Does the City of Fredericksburg, or any local jurisdiction in Virginia for that matter, need to get permission from the governor and the Gener…
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It seems almost cruel to heap coals on Jerry Falwell Jr., the disgraced former president and (we thought) emperor for life of Liberty University.
In 1861, this is what secession looked like: marching bands playing, fireworks lighting up southern skies and, eventually, shooting.
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April 24 seems so long ago. At a time of great uncertainty amid COVID-19, President Donald Trump’s tweet offered hints of leadership, on an is…
Ralph Northam, the only U.S. governor who is a physician, appropriately invoked the Hippocratic oath during his address to the General Assembl…
This November, Virginians who wish to cast their ballots absentee will not have to provide a reason why. This long overdue change in an outdat…
In 2016, the General Assembly made a critical investment to keep the commonwealth’s workforce strong. Lawmakers passed the New Economy Workfor…
The coronavirus has succeeded in killing off a grand American tradition—the political convention.
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Why the University of Mary Washington has dropped his name.
Four months into the COVID-19 pandemic, students and families across Virginia continue to adapt to fall learning realities.
Just one year shy of New Orleans’ tercentennial, in 2017 then-Mayor Mitch Landrieu delivered a poignant speech explaining the reasoning behind…
We look back at John Lewis’ speech at VMI.
Today — or tonight, rather — is a good time to look away from our daily concerns of politics and pandemics and cast our eyes skyward.
The rather startling news that the Veterans Health Administration managed to keep more of their senior veterans safe from COVID-19 infections …
Virginia’s approximate 1.3 million public school students are preparing to start a new year of learning in less than two months, but it won’t …
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