Despite healthcare’s high rates of pay and career growth opportunities, we’ve discovered many of our young people remain uninformed about the possibilities.
Category: Opinion
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Could Bristol and Lynchburg get inland ports?
There’s a provision in the Senate version of the state budget that would fund studies for both places.
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Virginia’s Brown scholarship fund will run out of students before it runs out of money
So what will become of the money? Here’s a suggestion.
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The side of politics more people should see
Plus, Gov. Glenn Youngkin calls for “grace in the public discourse.”
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Roanoke County has state’s biggest imbalance of deaths over births
Henry County and Augusta County are close behind. Another look at what the latest Census Bureau population estimates tell us.
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How the New River Valley grew a ‘little Detroit’ of transportation companies
A coalition led by Virginia Tech is now in the running for $75 million in federal funding to expand the region’s transportation cluster.
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Youngkin could give most important speech of his term (if he wants to)
Here’s what the governor could say when he speaks at Virginia Tech graduation.
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How Virginia’s community college enrollment decline compares to other states
Are we losing students at a slower or faster rate than other states? Here’s what the data shows.
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Why is school construction a local responsibility?
That’s the argument used by those skeptical of state funding for school construction. But why is it like that? That’s not how some other states work.
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Some in Southside feel overwhelmed by solar farms
Meanwhile, Southwest has yet to tap into its solar potential. 12 takeaways from the Virginia Solar Survey and other energy news.