Mile markers of tyranny: Losing our freedoms on the road from 9/11 to COVID-19
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You can map the nearly 20-year journey from the 9/11 attacks to the COVID-19 pandemic by the freedoms we’ve lost along the way.
Search Results for Washington
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Weekly roundup of climate, energy news: Sept. 6
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley, a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley, produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News to inform legislators and the public.
Tilbe Yaglioglu joins EMU volleyball as graduate assistant
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First-year EMU women’s volleyball coach Casey Steinbrecher will see a familiar face on the sidelines, bringing in Tilbe Yaglioglu as his program’s graduate assistant.
Whitehurst left a legacy of firsts for Black students
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The first Black students admitted to Virginia Tech blazed the trail of proving they belonged academically at the university. James Leslie Whitehurst Jr. then pushed for that path to extend through all aspects of campus life.
Virginia State Police pushing safety as fatal car crashes spike
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Virginia State Police is urging those who are using the Labor Day weekend as a last chance for a getaway to do so safely and responsibly.
Since 9/11, the government’s answer to every problem has been more government
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Have you noticed that the government’s answer to every problem is more government—at taxpayer expense—and less individual liberty?
Finding a home with the Hoge family
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Irving Peddrew III was accepted into Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1953, but it was being welcomed into a Blacksburg couple’s house on East Clay Street that helped him feel at home.
West Virginia man sentenced to life in prison for sex trafficking, fentanyl distribution
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Kendall Demarko Wysinger, a Martinsburg, W.Va., man who used heroin as a means to control numerous women he trafficked as part of a commercial prostitution ring, was sentenced today to life in prison.
New ad raises issue with special interest money going to Bob Good campaign
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End Citizens United has launched a $100,000 digital ad campaign in the Fifth District alleging that Republican congressional nominee Bob Good cares more about special interest handouts than Virginians.
Hokie hooked on storms: Sharing his passion, and building a following
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Dark clouds gather across a dusk sky. The wind picks up and the temperature drops perceptibly. Thunder rolls in the distance, and then a first bolt of lightning illuminates a nearby mountaintop. For most people, these are signs to take cover. For Peter Forister, it’s time to grab the camera and get on Twitter.
