
Wim Laven: The annual American whitewash
These days is it a mistake to bring up the storied practices of racism in the United States.

These days is it a mistake to bring up the storied practices of racism in the United States.

Pablo Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist.” Building on that sentiment, the Virginia Lottery, in partnership with The Supply Room and Virginia PTA, is excited to launch its fifth annual Thank a Teacher Art Contest.

Members of the community are invited to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Bridgewater College during its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, “Celebrating the Dream, Continuing the Journey.”

Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke) filed his first bill for the 2022 legislative session to address the growing mental health and addiction crises.

The Middle River Regional Jail cited an uptick in COVID cases as the basis for canceling family visitation and inmate programs for 30 days. We asked the question today: how many cases are we talking about here?

Outgoing House of Delegates Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn spelled out COVID mitigation measures as legislators and staff are set to return to Richmond.

The Chesterfield Health District’s Rockwood Vaccination Clinic will offer Pfizer BioNTech booster shots for 12- to 15-year-olds.

The current inpatient COVID-19 census at Augusta Health is 39, up sharply in the past week, but still well below the late-summer Delta peak.

VDOT remains in emergency operations and is focused on clearing ice and snow from major routes in the Fredericksburg area, including Interstate 95.

More than 2,600 people are hospitalized with COVID in Virginia today, still 16.4 percent off last January’s second-surge peak, but the number would be expected to rise with the continued spread of the Omicron variant.
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