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EDITORIAL: Worthy legislation
Dean Ridings, chief executive officer of one of the trade organizations to which we belong, America’s Newspapers, penned this editorial in response to the newest ...
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EDITORIAL: Hurricane season approaching
From our friends at the Virginia Department of Emergency Management comes a reminder that this is Hurricane Preparedness Week. Hard to believe it’s that time ...
by The Tidewater News Editorial Board, Wednesday, May 17, 2023 5:26 pm
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EDITORIAL: Win the base at what cost?
Popular Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin gave terrific advice to the Republican faithful at a Richmond gathering recently, but it may have come too late for ...
by The Tidewater News Editorial Board, Monday, May 8, 2023 8:59 pm
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EDITORIAL: Legal gambling has its costs
We editorialized in this space for legalization of casino gambling and sports betting in Virginia, and both are off and running, including the opening of ...
by The Tidewater News Editorial Board, Thursday, April 6, 2023 4:29 pm
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Head-scratchers leave taxpayers holding the bag
In a perfect system, elected officials would make no decision with ramifications beyond their current term in office. That’s impractical, of course, as essential infrastructure ...
by The Tidewater News Editorial Board, Thursday, March 30, 2023 7:13 pm
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EDITORIAL: Hit pause button on solar farms
We tread carefully in endorsing any infringement on property owners’ right to do what they wish with their land. Yet, there are times when the ...
by The Tidewater News Editorial Board, Thursday, March 16, 2023 5:31 am
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EDITORIAL: Voters want action on mental health crisis
Get enough people supportive of a worthy cause, and the politicians will respond. A new poll of Virginia voters has again fueled our optimism about ...
by The Tidewater News Editorial Board, Wednesday, March 8, 2023 6:52 pm
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EDITORIAL: Proud Virginians; pessimistic Americans
Virginians feel better about their state than their country. That’s a reasonable conclusion to draw from a couple of recent opinion polls, including the latest ...
by The Tidewater News Editorial Board, Thursday, March 2, 2023 9:29 pm
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Prepare for temperamental weather
March will come in like a lion for many Americans, with a snowstorm to our north and tornadic activity to the south, the remnants (hopefully ...
by The Tidewater News Editorial Board, Wednesday, March 1, 2023 8:00 am
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EDITORIAL: Recommit to MLK’s ideals
In times of division and uncertainty we often yearn for the kind of transformative leadership that was taken nearly 55 years ago when the Rev. ...