Opinion

The story of how macaroni and cheese came to America, and has now become the most popular Thanksgiving side dish in Virginia, tells a story of America.

Roanoke at-large voting system for council elections masks the geographical distribution of the votes.

Not surprisingly, the number of remote workers soared, but they weren’t distributed evenly. The question now is how the shape of the remote worker economy will evolve as some, but not all, workers go back to the office — and others decide they can move wherever they want.

Wythe County recently announced it’s getting a team in the Federal Prospects Hockey League.

For the moment, that’s what gives Republicans a House majority. Also: How the state’s new maps might alter next year’s General Assembly elections.

The former governor and ambassador spoke at Ferrum College to warn about isolationism and the need for the West to stand against Russia.

Here’s what went into that ranking.

If you look beneath the surface of the expected congressional wins by Ben Cline, Bob Good and Morgan Griffith, you see Republican vote shares rising and Democratic vote shares dropping — into the teens in some places. This endangers the party’s ability to win statewide elections.

Democratic and Republican politicians can work together. Their partisan supporters ought to take notice.

State study finds half of all middle school  students and two-thirds of high school students are nervous, anxious, or on edge. Ten  percent of middle school students and thirteen percent of high school students indicated  that they had seriously considered suicide in the last twelve months.