Monticello historians discover six additional slaves owned by Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson owned more than 600 slaves over the course of his life resulting in a more complete picture of the third president.
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Who would Jesus bomb? The Gospel according to the Military-Industrial Complex
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For a man supposedly intent on winning a Nobel Peace Prize, Donald Trump spends an extraordinary amount of time waging war, threatening to wage war, and fantasizing about waging war.
UVA bends the knee on DEI to get the Trump Justice Department off its back
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The University of Virginia is trying to claim victory in the matter of the five sham Justice Department investigations into the school’s DEI policies.
Alon Ben-Meir: Trump’s assault on the UN is, ultimately, self-defeating
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There is no other way to describe how the Trump administration is treating the UN other than self-defeating and detrimental to U.S. national interests, while substantially eroding its influence worldwide.
Augusta Health Childcare Center closing to public, will serve workforce only
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Augusta Health, like most healthcare organizations, has faced significant workforce shortages due in part to a lack of affordable childcare.
Mary Baldwin to develop plan to strengthen opportunities for internships
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Mary Baldwin University is developing a plan to strengthen internship and work-based opportunities for students across all disciplines.
Why do we give rich people millions of dollars to preserve history?
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Virginia is committing another $6.1 million this year to protect Civil War battlefields, which is good from a historical-preservation perspective – but maybe not so much when you consider, aren’t we just giving wealthy landowners money to do what should be the right thing?
UVA says no to Trump compact, asserts funding should be based solely on merit
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After a rally with thousands of participants, the University of Virginia has rejected a compact sent by the Trump administration, saying in a letter that funding should be awarded based on merit, not a piece of paper.
Pete Barlow to Sixth District Democrats: Let’s be the big tent party
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Healthcare isn’t a red or blue issue, says Pete Barlow, an Augusta County Democrat running for Congress in the 2026 midterms cycle.
Malcolm Brogdon announces retirement from the NBA: Now he can move on to, what’s next
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Back in 2014, I was chatting with Malcolm Brogdon about a UVA Basketball win over Harvard, and he mentioned how his final two college choices had been UVA and Harvard, and how his grandmother was upset with him that he chose UVA over Harvard.
