Or, why isn’t Glenn Youngkin already governor? America’s long transitions are unusual compared to the rest of the world.
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.
Joe McNamara, game day foodie
The Roanoke County legislator (and Cleveland Browns fan) draws a social media following for his football-themed menus.
‘All hands on deck’ for rural Virginia?
The Senate Finance Committee heard at least six ways to help rural communities with economic development.
Sam Rasoul, soccer champion
The Roanoke legislator spent the fall running for re-election — and also as goalie on what turned out to be a championship soccer team.
A 100-mile trail from Galax to Greenfield?
The Virginia Department of Transportation is taking comment on a proposal to connect the existing trails in the Roanoke and New River valleys.
Will Democrats get credit for infrastructure projects in Republican counties?
Probably not. The irony of the Democratic-sponsored infrastructure bill is that Republicans may get much of the credit for the results.
Have we misunderstood Virginia’s election trends?
Here’s a revisionist history of the past dozen years: Maybe Virginia isn’t as blue as we thought.
Armadillo spotted in Roanoke
This sighting represents the most northerly report of an armadillo in Virginia.
How the University of Virginia should use its record endowment
It should use some of that to build an “innovation campus” in Southwest Virginia to mirror the one Virginia Tech is building in Northern Virginia.
The numbers we ought to be paying attention to
1. Virginia has the nation’s biggest disparity between affluent localities and poor ones. 2. The localities that benefit most from remote workers.

