Dinwiddie used his office to promote his own financial interests. That was a common practice in the 1700s, but would be considered a scandal nowadays.
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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VCU poll: Voters like Spanberger’s key policies but are mixed on the governor herself. Here’s why.
The poll also finds that Virginians are strongly skeptical of data centers.
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Over the past year, Virginia has lost more jobs than any other state
Only two other states have lost jobs at a faster rate. Federal job cuts are a big driver, but not the only one. Virginia is also losing manufacturing jobs at a faster rate than any other state.
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Virginia’s royal governor made a grim last stand on a disease-ridden island by the Chesapeake Bay where corpses lay unburied
Lord Dunmore set up on Gwynn’s Island, but disease swept through his ranks. Then Andrew Lewis arrived with cannons.
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Dispatch from 1776: Four events have made us independent
The Declaration of Independence gets the attention, but there were four events, in quick succession in late June and early July 1776, that all constituted acts of independence: Virginia adopted a constitution that declared a formal break, Congress voted for independence, Congress then adopted a Declaration of Independence, and, finally, Virginia’s royal governor was driven away following a battle by the Chesapeake Bay.
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Health of former Salem man being held in Russian prison is ‘deteriorating,’ advocates say
The U.S. embassy has only spoken to Chuck Zimmerman once in more than a year of captivity. It’s unclear if the embassy has tried to contact him more often.
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Left hand, right hand: Virginia cools on data centers even as state policy promotes the AI that requires them
The state budget includes multiple items that promote artificial intelligence. State colleges are adding AI programs. All these require data centers.
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Virginia moves up to 3rd in CNBC’s ‘top state for business’ ranking. Here are 6 things to know.
Virginia’s score rose or stayed the same in seven of 10 categories. The biggest drop was in “economy,” which CNBC blamed on federal cutbacks.
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From marijuana to Maine, 3 lessons from a wild week in politics
We got a chance this week to see some things about politics that are usually hidden from public view.
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Virginia approves historical marker to the song that inspired a generation of rock stars
Link Wray’s “Rumble” used power chords and distortion. It came to life accidentally at a sock hop in Fredericksburg in 1957.
