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Dwayne Yancey

Yancey is editor of Cardinal News. His opinions are his own. You can reach him at dwayne@cardinalnews.org.

The new Roanoke College logo.
Posted inOpinion

Roanoke College poll points out two hidden dangers for Republicans

Avatar photo by Dwayne Yancey June 8, 2023June 7, 2023

The electorate may or may not be tilting toward Democrats. That may be temporary. Meanwhile, independents are breaking sharply against Donald Trump and thinking more highly of Joe Biden.

The George Washington statue in the state Capitol. Photo by Markus Schmidt.
Posted inOpinion

Some legislators face both primary challengers — and the challenge of many new voters

Avatar photo by Dwayne Yancey June 7, 2023June 7, 2023

Redistricting has dramatically reshaped some districts. For Del. Marie March, 80% of the voters in her newly drawn district are new to her. But one Democratic senator in Northern Virginia is running in a district where almost 93% of the voters are new to him.

Lynchburg as seen from the Amherst County side of the James River. Photo by Dwayne Yancey.
Posted inOpinion

Lynchburg has the slowest economic growth of any metro area in Virginia. Here’s why.

Avatar photo by Dwayne Yancey June 6, 2023June 6, 2023

Over the past four years, Lynchburg’s three biggest employment sectors have all lost jobs. And the sectors growing fastest aren’t well-represented in the HIll City.

Posted inOpinion

Two voters in Bedford County don’t have a secret ballot. The Virginia Supreme Court could fix that.

Avatar photo by Dwayne Yancey June 5, 2023June 3, 2023

A mistake by the Census Bureau means the new redistricting plan puts two voters in a precinct all their own, which means we can all know how they voted.

This map shows birth rates in Virginia. Localities in green have birth rates higher than the "replacement rate' of 2.1. Localities in red have lower birth rates.
Posted inOpinion

Some countries are worried about falling birth rates. Most Virginia localities’ are even lower.

Avatar photo by Dwayne Yancey June 2, 2023June 3, 2023

China, Japan, Italy, Russia and South Korea are all worried that they’re not producing enough babies. Some places in Virginia have even lower rates. Here is how that’s playing out.

Posted inOpinion

Here’s why newspapers are reducing print days

Avatar photo by Dwayne Yancey June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

In “the old days, typically 80% or more of a newspaper’s revenue came from advertising. Now advertising dollars have been drained away by online competitors.

Posted inOpinion

How a proposed 614-acre development could turn around Pittsylvania County’s population decline

Avatar photo by Dwayne Yancey May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

Depending on how many people live there, it could reverse more than a dozen years of population decline.

The Mountain Valley Pipeline near the Montgomery County-Roanoke County line, as seen from Interstate 81. Photo by Dwayne Yancey.
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Manchin gets a new deal on the Mountain Valley Pipeline in the debt ceiling bill. Kaine says he’ll fight it.

Avatar photo by Dwayne Yancey May 30, 2023May 29, 2023

The bill would clear the way for the completion of the controversial natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Chatham.

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How Virginia Tech’s academics will compare to SEC and Big Ten schools if it leaves the ACC

Avatar photo by Dwayne Yancey May 26, 2023May 27, 2023

For now, the school is locked into the Atlantic Coast Conference, but speculation abounds about where some schools might land if the ACC implodes.

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Posted inOpinion

Virginia once had runoff elections. Here’s how history might have been different if we still had them.

Avatar photo by Dwayne Yancey May 25, 2023May 24, 2023

Turkey holds a presidential runoff election this weekend, which gives us occasion to look at Virginia’s brief experiment with runoffs and why they were abolished.

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