
Ken Plum: Virginia’s energy future
Governor Ralph Northam took two significant steps last week related to Virginia’s energy future. In a word, both could be summed up as “conserving.”

Governor Ralph Northam took two significant steps last week related to Virginia’s energy future. In a word, both could be summed up as “conserving.”

When will those gasoline driven leaf blowers that gardeners use be outlawed? The noise and toxic fumes they emit can’t be good for us.

One of the most successful and bipartisan programs in United States history is the National School Lunch program – and today as we celebrate National School Lunch Week this Oct. 15-19, it’s important to reflect on the millions and millions of children who have benefited from this program over the years.

Infants born very preterm, at or before 28 weeks gestation, are at high risk for developmental impairments.

Activists opposed to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline invite the public to camp on property in its path the first three weekends in October to learn why Nelson County residents are fighting to prevent its construction.

U.S. News & World Report has ranked the Virginia Tech College of Engineering No. 13 among national engineering programs in the annual Best College Rankings.

Three Radford University School of Teacher Education and Leadership faculty members have been awarded a grant from the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities.

Virginia has received a five-year, $3.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to improve outcomes and support services for students in rural school divisions most affected by the opioid crisis.

I long chafed at the notion that I have been the recipient of any sort of privilege. I mean, sure, I’m a white male, but: a white male who was raised by a single mom, in a trailer park.

UVA football coach Bronco Mendenhall talks with reporters about his team’s game this coming Saturday night at home against Miami.
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