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The Virginia General Assembly convened for its annual session at noon Wednesday. The opening session will no doubt note that a form of representative government first met at the church at Jamestown 400 years year ago.
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Longtime Staunton resident and public servant John Avoli will seek the Republican nomination for the House District 20 seat in the Virginia House of Delegates.
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BackStory, an American history podcast produced by Virginia Humanities, releases “Finding Americana: The History of Four Unique Events and Places.”
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Nikki Giovanni, a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator and activist, will present “An Evening of Poetry, Love and Enlightenment” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, in Cole Hall, as part of Bridgewater College’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance.
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About five weeks ago, the once proud and independent British newspaper, The Guardian stooped over and published a yellow journalistic screed by an agent of the Iranian regime, Arron Reza Merat.
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The year 1619 does not loom as large in American memory as some others. When thinking of those early times of English settlement in North America, 1607, the year Jamestown was founded, and 1620, when the Pilgrims landed in what is now Massachusetts, are more likely to come to mind.
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BackStory, an American history podcast produced by Virginia Humanities, releases “Playing the Past: Video Games and American History.”
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Leaving the US may not be on most people’s minds, yet it is something more people are considering and acting on. There are many reasons why Americans are leaving this country behind in record numbers.
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Understanding contemporary Iran and crafting a successful Iran policy require making a key distinction between organized freedom fighters devoted to the cause of bringing about change in Iran, and various groups and individuals who dislike the ruling regime.
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A new MA in education concentration and graduate certificate at EMU will help educators mitigate the effects of trauma and build resilience in their students.
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