Increasingly, intercollegiate athletics are driven by financial rather than academic considerations.
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Virginia’s population center is moving closer to Fredericksburg each year
The state’s population center, once in Cumberland County, is now in Caroline County and moving north each year.
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Democratic candidate: Making the case for the 6th Congressional District
Virginia Democrats don’t need to redraw districts in order to win.
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Lynchburg turned blue for about a week, but late votes kept it red. What election trends tell us about the Hill City.
On election night, it appeared that Abigail Spanberger had become the first Democrat to carry Lynchburg in a governor’s race in 20 years. In the end, she didn’t. Here’s what happened and what it might mean.
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The polls said the attorney general’s race would be close. It wasn’t. Here’s what happened.
Many polls also said the lieutenant governor’s race might be close, too. Only one pollster got the margins of all three races right. Here’s a look at why the the polls differed from the results.
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Fun and silly? Or wildly out of touch? Readers weigh in on Salem RidgeYaks name
Salem’s minor league baseball team has changed its name. Reaction is … divided.
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American Farmland Trust launches digital toolkit for farmers
It includes information on right-to-farm protections, farm-to-school initiatives and investing in processing infrastructure, as well as market-driven solutions to preserving farmland, making farms profitable and transitioning these complex businesses between generations.
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How many House seats did Earle-Sears cost Republicans? At least 10, but maybe all 13. Here’s the math.
Earle-Sears ran so poorly in all the districts where Republicans lost seats that it might have been impossible for any of them to overcome the deficit she put them in.
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Former House Democratic leader: SNAP to it. Youngkin caves to Trump again as Virginians face hunger
SNAP has typically been funded during previous shutdowns, using the program’s contingency fund.
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Here’s another reason why Spanberger’s margin was so large: Earle-Sears failed to excite working-class Republicans.
Spanberger consistently retained Kamala Harris voters across the state. Earle-Sears’ vote was inconsistent; she did well at retaining more affluent Donald Trump voters but saw many working-class Republican voters stay home.