It’s going to be hard to find funding for the road. Here’s an idea.
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An economic All-Star team
In honor of tonight’s Major League Baseball All-Star game, here’s a roster of economic heavy hitters in Southwest and Southside.
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A political All-Star team
In honor of this week’s Major League Baseball All-Star game, here’s a roster of political heavy hitters.
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Is Youngkin to blame for Virginia’s slide in the CNBC ratings?
Democrats say he is. However, one of the key metrics that CNBC used to justify downgrading Virginia is data that was compiled before Youngkin took office.
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How the life sciences cluster in the Roanoke and New River valleys stacks up
What’s happening in Virginia seems to compare favorably with what’s happening in Melbourne, which is emerging as a life sciences capital.
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Norton’s Little League wasn’t the only civil rights breakthrough on a sports field in 1951
Here are others that year: in Danville, Pennington Gap and Roanoke. Plus one across the line in Middlesboro, Kentucky with Lee County roots.
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Where does Youngkin fit on the political spectrum?
Is he a local version of Trump? Or is he a normal pre-Trump Republican? Here’s an assessment.
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Suetterlein pushes Virginia to honor Booker T. Washington
There’s now a fund-raising campaign to fund a bust of the famed educator in the State Capitol, thanks to the state senator from Roanoke County.
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The two Virginia ‘Easter eggs’ in the ‘Elvis’ movie
One deals with politics. The other deals with the origins of rock and roll.
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Why is a city that’s been losing population now planning for growth?
Here are the numbers that are driving Danville to form a partnership to make plans for future growth.