
Wim Laven: Elections and the threat of uncritical political discourse
Primary elections are a routine occasion of frustration for many Americans. Aug. 16, 2022 continued this trend.

Primary elections are a routine occasion of frustration for many Americans. Aug. 16, 2022 continued this trend.

T.J. White had three hits, including a two-run home run, and Geraldi Diaz hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth inning for a 3-2 FredNat win in the series opener with the Down East Wood Ducks. This was Diaz’s second walk-off RBI of the year, and the FredNats pick up their fifth walk-off win.

Virginia’s job openings rate was 7.4 percent in June, but this is little comfort for Virginians still waiting to receive benefits from the Virginia Employment Commission.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin is pushing Fairfax County to address a manpower shortage in its local police department, but Fairfax County is hardly alone among communities having trouble hiring cops.
The Justice Department has recovered more than 300 classified documents taken by former president Donald Trump after he left office in 2021, starting with a batch of 150 that were retrieved by the National Archives in January.
Mary Baldwin University President Pamela R. Fox will retire as the university’s ninth president on June 30, 2023, after two decades at the Staunton-based liberal-arts school.

You think you’re affected by the constant flow of clickbait on conference realignment as a fan or alum? Imagine being a student-athlete at one of the schools that ends up featured in some of the clickbait.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels rallied late but fell short, 6-5, against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on Sunday afternoon at The Diamond.

The pandemic is pretty much over, except at Shenandoah National Park, where effective Monday, Aug. 22, visitors to buildings will be required to wear masks.
Water Street will be reduced to one traffic lane under the bridge with vehicular traffic flagged on Monday, Aug. 22.
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