Legislators from the urban crescent want to ban the games, but their localities don’t depend on the revenue the way some rural localities do.
Category: Opinion
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Could Virginia get an east-to-west passenger train?
A little-noticed state study lays out what a Christiansburg-to-Newport News train would cost.
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No, a Bristol train isn’t going to cost $1.5 billion
It will cost a lot to extend Amtrak to Bristol but that high estimate isn’t realistic. Here’s why, and what the cost is likely to be.
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Just how competitive is the 5th Congressional District race?
An early look at the coming campaign between Rep. Bob Good and Josh Throneburg.
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Why the worker shortage is here to stay
The pandemic has accelerated a demographic problem that was going to hit us anyway.
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Why Roe may not matter as much politically as some think it might
Our politics are so polarized along geographical lines that any backlash can only change a small number of districts.
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Why isn’t Youngkin encouraging more remote work?
Many rural localities want more remote workers. So why is the governor calling state workers back to their offices?
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Truth, justice and the rural Virginia Way
Rural Virginia can be our testing ground.
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Redistricting strips two voters in Bedford County of the secret ballot
A redistricting oddity puts one house, and one house only, from Bedford into the 6th district. Is there a fix?
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Health care’s workforce: Apply today. Join the courageous.
Despite healthcare’s high rates of pay and career growth opportunities, we’ve discovered many of our young people remain uninformed about the possibilities.