Short of British troops, King George III has turned to an uncle who rules over a small German principality.
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.
Posted inOpinion
Spanberger booed in Galax. Then the online chatter bashed Southwest Virginia schools.
The commentary about the event churned up some old stereotypes about Appalachia. Here are some facts instead.
Posted inOpinion
A judge rules Confederate school names in Shenandoah County must be changed. He also says the case is ‘unique’ and doesn’t apply to Confederate names elsewhere.
Judge Michael Urbanski’s opinion casts his ruling as carrying out the orders of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Posted inCulture
British news site publishes account of plot to move the baby giraffes from Natural Bridge Zoo
The Independent published what it said is a sealed affidavit from a special agent for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The giraffes have since been recovered.
Posted inOpinion
Mandatory fees for intercollegiate athletics are the fastest-rising part of cost of attending a state college in Virginia
A new state report shows that overall costs are increasing faster. Mandatory fees for athletics aren’t the only reason but every school except one raised athletic fees at a faster rate than they raised tuition. At some schools students now pay more than $3,000 per year in such fees.
Posted inCulture
Asha, the former Natural Bridge Zoo elephant, is now at a sanctuary; animal rights groups cheer
No information was released on what prompted the move from a Florida zoo to a well-known elephant sanctuary in Tennessee.
Posted inOpinion
5 questions that will determine this year’s congressional midterms in Virginia (and beyond)
If we could answer these questions now, we’d know how things will turn out. We can’t, but we can ask them anyway.
Posted inOpinion
The lesson from Virginia’s primary: The establishment won on both sides.
Progressive “outsiders” have fared well in other states. They didn’t in Tuesday’s primaries in Virginia. Plus, insight into how Roanoke council member Peter Volosin lost.
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Virginia faces a collision of policy choices on data centers and energy
We have built an economy that is requiring difficult choices, on the environment, on jobs, on land use, on lots of things. Is government capable of handling all these?
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Spanberger restores civil rights to more than 66,000 Virginians. But that doesn’t mean we’re getting 66,000 new voters. Here’s some math.
Not everyone eligible to register to vote does so. And not everyone who is registered actually votes. Here’s a guess at how many voters this action will produce.
