
21st century citizenship: Four civic skills we need to keep our democracy
As primaries roll out around the country, we’re tracking voter turnout. Raised on Schoolhouse Rock’s cartoon civics lessons, I know that being a good American means voting.

As primaries roll out around the country, we’re tracking voter turnout. Raised on Schoolhouse Rock’s cartoon civics lessons, I know that being a good American means voting.

The investigation into what Richmond Police say was a plot by two Guatemalan nationals to target a July 4 community celebration for a mass shooting has turned into an international and local political incident.

Imagine living in a country where armed soldiers crash through doors to arrest and imprison citizens merely for criticizing government officials.

Way back on July 2, 2002, I couldn’t have imagined that I’d ever be writing about Augusta Free Press turning 20. I was just thinking that morning, as we were about to hit the publish button for the first time, about how we were going to keep the lights on, and the website that we had just launched that day didn’t figure prominently into those plans.

On Monday, as some people lose faith in American democracy, new Americans will become citizens at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture’s July 4th Naturalization Ceremony.

Monticello in Charlottesville is gearing up for its 60th annual Independence Day celebration and naturalization ceremony on July Fourth.

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture announced Virginia’s results from the National History Day National Contest.

Join the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond for a citizen naturalization ceremony and featured exhibition on Independence Day.

What we do not need is yet another pretext by which government officials can violate the Fourth Amendment at will under the guise of public health and safety.

The U.S. government is waging psychological warfare on the American people.
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