Editorial: Authorities need public’s help following Colonial Parkway murders...
More than 35 years ago, the first in a series of shocking murders rocked the Peninsula and baffled law enforcement. Ultimately eight people were killed in what would be known as the Colonial Parkway...
View ArticleLetters for Jan. 12: America will be better off when the Supreme Court...
Not an insurrection Re “Affirm it” (Your Views, Jan. 9): Believe me, I wish anyone but former President Donald Trump were the leading contender for the GOP presidential primary, and I don’t understand...
View ArticleColumn: Region needs Pharrell’s leadership on climate justice
It’s been 55 years since the passing of Martin Luther King Jr., and climate gentrification has become a new form of Jim Crow. Black communities nationwide are being pushed into uninhabitable...
View ArticleEditorial: Reform would strengthen Virginia economic development program
Virginia Growth and Opportunity (GO Virginia) program began with the noble goal of better organizing and greater funding of regional economic development efforts. A new report from the Joint...
View ArticleLetters for Jan. 13: Trump’s anti-immigrant ‘words give cover to antisemitic...
Immigrant comments Former President Donald Trump’s accusation that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country” is outrageous. Trump’s words give cover to antisemitic and white supremacist...
View ArticleColumn: Supreme Court must decide for Trump
Entering the 2024 election year, the Supreme Court is holding all the cards — for better or worse. Chief Justice John Roberts appears reluctant to have his court determine the outcome of the 2024...
View ArticleColumn: Trump failed the first test of the American experiment
In March 1801, Thomas Jefferson prepared to succeed John Adams as president of the United States. Four years earlier, George Washington had left office voluntarily, rejecting widespread appeals for him...
View ArticleLetters for Jan. 14: School is about more than getting some kids into elite...
Democratic values Re “The case for universal education choice” (Jan. 8): “School choice” and various voucher schemes represent an attempt to undermine democratic values. Proponents use market metaphors...
View ArticleColumn: Thanks to maritime, Hampton Roads is an “ocean of opportunity”
How many times have you heard this or said it yourself: “I wish my kids lived closer.” You’re not the only one. Recent studies have shown our youth are leaving Hampton Roads and not returning at a...
View ArticleColumn: Residents agree Hampton Roads needs affordable child care and housing
During the Summer of 2023, the Social Science Research Center at Old Dominion University surveyed Hampton Roads residents for the 14th annual Life in Hampton Roads (LIHR) survey. The LIHR survey asked...
View ArticleColumn: Chamber outlines regional aspirations for legislature
The Virginia General Assembly convened this week and, with members of the Hampton Roads delegation in key leadership roles, our region is well positioned for favorable legislation impacting our region....
View ArticleEditorial: In the words of Martin Luther King Jr.
To commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the editorial board offers these quotes selected from some of his most pivotal and memorable speeches to honor his memory. “When I speak of love I am not...
View ArticleLetters for Jan. 15: Illegal immigration will be the end of democracy not...
Democracy President Joe Biden said, “We nearly lost America” on Jan. 6 at his recent Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, reelection campaign speech. He did not mention the epic number of immigrants surging...
View ArticleColumn: Black elected leaders have a duty to fulfill MLK’s dream
As we honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday on Monday, there will be programs, pageantry and celebrations for a man who expressed a powerful dream in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln...
View ArticleColumn: Biden’s continued cynical use of race
President Joe Biden is “down” with Black voters and I’m not speaking street slang. A new USA Today/Suffolk University Poll reveals 1 in 5 Black voters say they will support a third-party candidate...
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