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EDITORIAL: Overdue attention to mental health crisis
We were pleased by Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s announcement this week of plans to create a task force to ...
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Time is running out to save local news
Local journalism is a cornerstone of democracy and a vital source of information for communities across the country, ...
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Genteel Barlow was a model public servant
“End of an era” is tossed around loosely in public service, but the recent passing of Smithfield’s Bill ...
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Worst labor economy of our lifetimes
As another Labor Day just passed, it’s an appropriate time to note, and lament, perhaps the worst labor ...
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Good news on fair elections
You wouldn’t know it based on some of the extreme rhetoric out of Richmond some days, but bipartisanship ...
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Summer of ’22 is a scorcher
Heat advisories are popping so frequently in Western Tidewater this summer that even one of our newspaper colleagues ...
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Patience pays in pursuit of justice
Back in the spring of 2021, when a viral video of a Windsor traffic stop had partisans and ...
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Big Tech steamrolls newspapers
Today’s editorial is courtesy of our friend and newspaper colleague Brett Wesner, chair of the National Newspaper Association. ...
Opinion
White House next stop for Youngkin?
Buzz is building about a possible 2024 presidential bid by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and for good reason. ...
Opinion
Celebrate freedom on the Fourth
As we approach another Independence Day, we’re reminded of the words of this country’s first president, George Washington: ...