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Revenue from ‘skill games’ matters more in many rural localities than elsewhere

by Dwayne Yancey May 26, 2022May 24, 2022

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.

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Could Virginia get an east-to-west passenger train?

by Dwayne Yancey May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

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

by Dwayne Yancey May 24, 2022May 21, 2022

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?

by Dwayne Yancey May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

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

by Dwayne Yancey May 20, 2022May 19, 2022

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

by Dwayne Yancey May 19, 2022May 18, 2022

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?

by Dwayne Yancey May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

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

by Mary Trigiani May 18, 2022May 17, 2022

Rural Virginia can be our testing ground.

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Redistricting strips two voters in Bedford County of the secret ballot

by Dwayne Yancey May 17, 2022May 16, 2022

A redistricting oddity puts one house, and one house only, from Bedford into the 6th district. Is there a fix?

Posted inOpinion

Health care’s workforce: Apply today. Join the courageous.

by Nancy Howell Agee and Jeanne Armentrout May 17, 2022May 16, 2022

Despite healthcare’s high rates of pay and career growth opportunities, we’ve discovered many of our young people remain uninformed about the possibilities.

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