We can stop building data centers but we won’t stop creating data, so where would it go?
Dwayne Yancey
Yancey is founding editor of Cardinal News. His opinions are his own. You can reach him at dwayne@cardinalnews.org or 540-529-1136.
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Perriello holds 2-1 cash advantage over McGuire. He’s the only Democratic challenger in Virginia with financial edge.
The latest round of campaign finance reports came out Friday. Here’s what they show in Virginia’s U.S. House and Senate races.
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Amherst County hits the trifecta of issues: off-track betting, data centers and nuclear energy
Energy issues are also converging on Campbell County just across the James River, with both a proposed nuclear reactor there and the Valley Link transmission line.
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Martinsville is defying two trends: It’s reversed five decades of population decline. It’s also growing younger.
Here’s a demographic look at how the city is changing.
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CNU poll: Luria leads Kiggans by 3. What a 2nd District poll might tell us statewide.
The poll in the district that’s historically been the closest in Virginia raises questions about whether we’re really seeing a blue wave, although it’s possible we’ll see independents break strongly toward Democrats.
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In this decade, pay has risen faster in the Lynchburg metro than any other part of Virginia
Lynchburg is also showing an unusual pattern in its population growth. It’s gaining population through both births and people moving in.
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Dispatch from 1776: Virginia’s new legislature convenes for the first time and is flooded with petitions to break with Anglican Church
The new state government thought it would deal with military matters. Instead, it’s being forced to deal with questions about what freedom of religion means.
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10 things to know about this year’s election (so far)
Here’s an overview of the early voting trends and other factors that are shaping this year’s balloting.
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James Madison University jumps to a different athletic conference. Here’s the political question that’s not being asked.
The Dukes will move from the Sun Belt Conference to the American Conference by July 1, 2028. That should bring JMU more broadcast revenue, but will it reduce the school’s unusually high dependence on mandatory student fees to fund college sports?
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For most of this decade, Southwest and Southside Virginia have had some of the fastest wage growth in the U.S.
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics puts both regions in the top 10 in the country. Their wages remain below average, but they’ve been closing the gap at a faster rate than most.
