Here’s what’s at stake, both in Lynchburg and across the state.
Opinion
Appalachian journalist: Virginia’s coalfields are losing the race against time
New Census estimates confirm the worst fears of Weldon Cooper Center projections — and in Buchanan County, the numbers are more alarming than the forecasts.
Across Europe and the Mideast, the star of TV news coverage is a former Virginia legislator with ties to Franklin County
Former Del. David Ramadan, who grew up in Lebanon and now teaches part-time at George Mason University, is an in-demand analyst about Middle Eastern news.
Walker: The bills you’re not hearing about could cost Virginians the most
These bills will expand government, increase costs and limit individual freedoms in ways many Virginians haven’t had the chance to fully consider.
Virginia’s largest county becomes a verb as ‘Don’t Fairfax Me’ signs pop up in rural areas
The “no” side in redistricting is invoking the specter of consolidating power in Northern Virginia as a way to motivate conservative rural voters.
Economic development officials: Protect Virginia’s reputation and opportunity for responsible data center investment
If localities that once embraced data center investment now want to move in another direction, that is absolutely their right. But it would be unwise for the commonwealth of Virginia to pull up the ladder of economic opportunity before communities like ours even get to climb the first rung.
What happens in April will set the political direction in Virginia for years to come
At least four political events in the coming month will prove consequential. Three of them come in the same week. Here’s a preview.
Perriello hires Del. Lily Franklin as his campaign manager
The Montgomery County legislator says her job as a state delegate will come first.
Cline: Stop the gerrymander
On April 21, voters will be asked to approve a constitutional amendment that would disenfranchise millions of voters by removing any chance that they’ll have a say in who represents them in Washington, D.C.
VanValkenburg: A ‘yes’ vote is a vote for democratic accountability
Virginians can’t ignore the president’s political and constitutional norm busting and, most gravely, give the people who are actively trying to avoid democratic accountability a free pass.

