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A humble servant

It’s tempting to fill this space with all of the reasons I liked and respected Mac Coker, my ...

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A team worth cheering

If members of the Franklin High School robotics team wore helmets and shoulder pads, they’d have been honored ...

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Quietly doing what she promised

Eight months into the Raystine Johnson-Ashburn administration at Franklin City Hall, say this much for the new mayor: ...

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Bipartisanship in action

Washington politicians could learn a lot from what’s going on down Interstate 95 in Richmond.

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A good week in Richmond

Give Speaker of the House William Howell credit for putting statesmanship above partisanship.

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No more suspense in elections

Gerrymandering is as old as representative democracy, and it isn’t going anywhere as long as sitting lawmakers are ...

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Bad way to fund highways

Gov. Bob McDonnell’s surprise proposal to scrap Virginia’s gasoline tax and raise the general sales tax appears to ...

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Into 2013, with momentum

As our nation teeters on the fiscal cliff, the outlook is considerably more stable – and hopeful – ...

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An undervalued profession

Money, I’m increasingly convinced, is overrated as a guarantor of educational excellence, especially in public schools.

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GOP at a crossroads

A fine Virginia public servant threw in the political towel this week, raising anew a question asked often ...

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