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Lawrence S. Wittner: Which way to national security?

Lawrence S. Wittner

April 12, 2026

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America Last: War abroad, tyranny at home, and the theft of a nation

April 11, 2026

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Garden Club of Virginia celebrates blue false indigo during Native Plant Month

April 11, 2026

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Virginia Tech plans annual remembrance of 32 Hokies who died in 2007 mass shooting

April 11, 2026

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Seriously: It cost a million dollars to hang out with Donald Trump in Charlottesville

April 11, 2026

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Free oral cancer screenings available at Augusta County clinic on April 15

April 11, 2026

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Summer of Steam: Virginia Scenic Railway offers up train excursions in Staunton, Louisa

April 11, 2026

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Spotsylvania County man arrested on child sex charges: Connection to 2015 case?

April 10, 2026

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Update on bombing to improve the approval ratings: Yeah, didn’t work

April 10, 2026

Jesse Matthew, convicted in Harrington, Graham murder cases, transferred to new prison

April 10, 2026