Here are five things statewide candidates could learn if they visited Lee County, most of which is closer to eight other state capitals than its own except for a small part that’s closer to nine.
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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Who does the unrest in Los Angeles hurt most politically? Here’s what history and polls tell us about Virginia.
Will President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize the California National Guard influence the Virginia governor’s race? President Dwight Eisenhower’s decision to intervene in Little Rock’s integration in 1957 hurt his party’s candidate for governor in Virginia.
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Natural Bridge Zoo has done steady business dealing baby giraffes. Now 2 are missing, and AG’s office contends they belong to the state.
A legal battle over ownership seems to be shaping up and here’s why: The zoo’s former owner told federal officials the facility is primarily a breeding center. Giraffes have been the second most-frequently traded animals.
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‘It looks like bodies laying on the beach’
Eighty-one years ago, Allied forces landed on the coast of Normandy. Many units from Virginia were in the first waves of D-Day.
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Grid operator warns there’s a chance of a power shortage this summer. However, Congress wants to slow down the growth of our quickest source of new electricity.
Most of our new power is coming through solar, but Congress wants to eliminate the tax credits that fuel solar’s growth. The catch is other forms of power take a lot longer to develop, which doesn’t help meet a more immediate demand.
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The Salem Red Sox have one of the most famous names in baseball. That’s why they’re changing it.
At the end of this season, the team will change its name. Here are the business reasons why.
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Earle-Sears might benefit more from a big voter turnout than Spanberger. Here’s how.
The recent poll by Virginia FREE shows that, among likely voters, Democrats are more engaged than Republicans. If Republicans can change that, Winsome Earle-Sears can close the gap on Abigail Spanberger in the governor’s race.
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If manufacturing grows, those new jobs probably won’t be where the old ones were. Here’s why (and what that means for Virginia).
Overall manufacturing growth is sluggish, but the new jobs that are being created are largely in the Sun Belt, not the Rust Belt. In Virginia, the growth is often in the urban crescent, not traditional manufacturing centers.
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Gilbert steps down as House Republican leader; Kilgore named to replace him
The timing of the change came as a surprise. Gilbert is also in the running to be named U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia.
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10 ways Democrats can decide who to vote for in the lieutenant governor and attorney general primaries
In 1977, Virginia Democrats went into the voting booth of a party primary and came out with a statewide ticket that didn’t make any sense. Voters nominated the most liberal candidate for governor (Henry Howell) and the most conservative candidate for attorney general (Ed Lane, not just the most conservative but an actual conservative) and […]
