The city rejected the original design for the mural, saying it didn’t represent Galax. Here are some aspects of the controversy that haven’t gotten much attention.
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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What will be the impact of the Nash-Volosin dispute on Roanoke’s council race? Here are the numbers to consider.
Based on previous elections, about one-quarter to one-third of the total votes had already been cast when Nash first called out Volosin.
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Political earthquake: Conservatives are turning against data centers
Just three years ago, wide majorities in both parties backed tax breaks for data centers. Now they don’t. Democrats got to that position first, but most of the political movement this year has come from Republicans, particularly in the western part of the state, which has few such facilities.
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Four questions for the next president of Virginia Tech
The presidential search committee meets again Tuesday. Here are some things the members ought to be asking, if they aren’t already.
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Perriello has nearly three times as much cash as McGuire; Macy outraises Cline
New campaign finance reports show Republicans outraise Democrats in the two districts where Democrats think they have their best chance, while Democrats outraise Republicans in two rural districts that haven’t gotten as much attention.
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‘Young Washington’ movie calls attention to Gov. Dinwiddie. He tried to use his office to line his pocket.
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.
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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.
