Four candidates are seeking three slots in the Democratic primary in a city that hasn’t elected a Republican to council since 2000.
Dwayne Yancey
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Remote workers are a bigger part of economy than some other sectors
Many rural, and therefore Republican, counties are trying to attract more remote workers. So why is the governor seemingly discouraging remote work by state employees?
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Should we insist the team be called the Virginia Commanders?
The governor says he wants a team in Virginia. So why shouldn’t it be named after Virginia?
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College boards aren’t the only ones where Southwest and Southside are under-represented
A look at geographical diversity (or the lack thereof) on some important state panels.
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How the outdoors drives an economy
Four lessons from Denver and Tampa, the two cities represented in the Stanley Cup finals. The importance of the outdoors is just one of them..
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Was it really ‘all hands on deck’ for rural Virginia?
That was the standard one legislator set. Here’s an assessment of how this year’s General Assembly did against that measure.
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Could tobacco commission be a model for other places?
Here’s a new way to look at the commission Virginia set up in 1999 to help build a new economy in former tobacco growing counties.
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Why aren’t we doing a better job of recruiting our own graduates?
Here’s an idea for how we can do that.
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Too many jobs in too few places?
The congressman from Silicon Valley will be in Blacksburg tonight. Can he give us advice on how to attract more tech jobs here?
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Southwest, Southside under-represented on college boards
Example: Virginia Tech has no one living in either region on its governing board.