Column: In Baltimore, Biden can show how to build back faster
When it comes to the crises spawned by the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he is “giving it everything I’ve got.” That’s good to hear, but...
View ArticleColumn: A bridge fell and conspiracies bloomed
I vividly remember the gruesome wreckage of the United States’ worst aviation disaster. I was among the first reporters to see the burning remnants of a DC-10 near O’Hare International Airport on May...
View ArticleEditorial: Youngkin’s review of university courses sets troubling precedent
Not content to serve merely as Virginia’s chief executive, Gov. Glenn Youngkin apparently fancies himself as a college president. Perhaps that’s why his administration wants to review individual course...
View ArticleLetters for April 7: Gov. Youngkin must sign tree conservation bills to...
Sign tree bills More than 1,000 pieces of legislation were passed by the General Assembly this session. An overlooked but essential part of that 1,000-bill package is a suite of bills that give...
View ArticleColumn: Students’ lack of financial empowerment cause for alarm
As high school educators entrusted with teaching students about personal finance, we have a message: We’re not doing enough to prepare our youth for their financial futures. The need to bring financial...
View ArticleColumn: Restorative Justice must revive what Black communities have lost
“Reconciliation does not mean forgetting or trying to bury the pain of conflict; it means working together to correct the legacy of past injustice.” — Nelson Mandela On the heels of Women’s History...
View ArticleColumn: Taking action on the Black maternal health crisis
The Black maternal health crisis is real. Black women die from pregnancy-related complications at a rate three times higher compared to white women nationwide, regardless of income level and education....
View ArticleLetters for April 8: Rep. Rob Wittman votes against needed infrastructure,...
Rep. Rob Wittman Virginia’s 1st Congressional District deserves better than U.S. Congressman Rob Wittman. Wittman voted against a critically needed infrastructure bill, voted against Interstate 64...
View ArticleColumn: How can the world make immigration work? Ask Canada
Canada’s population surpassed 40 million last year, recording its highest growth rate since 1957. The vast majority of this growth — 97.6% — was from international migration, both permanent (almost...
View ArticleColumn: Immigration debate echoes the conflict over slavery
In November, the Texas legislature enacted Senate Bill 4 to empower state law enforcement to arrest suspected undocumented immigrants. First-time offenders face six months of imprisonment, while...
View ArticleLetters for April 9: The K-9 that was stabbed to death at Sussex prison...
K-9 killer Re “K-9 stabbed to death by gang members at Sussex prison, officials say” (April 3): It is my belief that if a police officer is killed in the line of duty, the punishment should be death....
View ArticleColumn: Staffers offer promising ideas for fixing Congress
After watching President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, it would be easy to conclude that members of Congress have little interest in, and do not value, civility, bipartisanship and...
View ArticleEditorial: Governor, lawmakers move to provide for Virginians with...
Thousands of Virginians with developmental disabilities could — at long last — get potentially life-changing help from the state when the details of this year’s budget are settled. The budget proposed...
View ArticleLetters for April 10: Norfolk should stop competing against Portsmouth...
Please quit it Re “Norfolk leaders consider new casino developers amid stalled plans with HeadWaters group” (April 4): “Hampton Roads cities must stop competing against each other.” How many times have...
View ArticleColumn: Urgent action needed to prevent right whale deaths
I woke up recently to the awful news that yet another critically endangered North Atlantic right whale had been found dead. Discovered off Virginia Beach, she was at least 35 years old and a mom who...
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