Goodbye, Tyre: Another victim of America’s disregard for Black lives
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When Tyre Nichols woke up the morning of the last day of his life, I feel certain that he wasn’t thinking about racism or the chance that it might be his end.
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Does an increased homicide rate increase the need for police in American cities?
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The homicide rate decreased by an average of 7 percent in 45 of America’s biggest cities between the fourth quarters of 2021 and 2022.
Information on cervical cancer will save lives: Education needed in rural communities
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Cervical cancer is highly preventable and treatable, yet approximately 4,200 women die of the disease each year in the US, and Black women die at alarming rates.
How much progress have we made toward racial equality, integration?
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Today is Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and only 40 percent of Americans think the recent spotlight on racial equality has improved the lives of Black Americans.
Israel’s leaders seem to be on the march to destroy Israel as we know it
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For the past four decades, I have been a keen observer of Israel. I taught scores of courses and wrote several books and hundreds of articles and essays, featuring the country’s uniqueness.
Climate and Energy News Roundup: What’s making environmental news
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Wildlife is disappearing at an alarming rate around the world, in the oceans and on land.
You had me healthy at hello: How holiday cheer can work to benefit all of us
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Humans are wired to want connection. Our neurobiology craves those moments. When we feel rejected or disconnected, we sense a threat akin to being stalked by a lion.
Not out of the woods: COVID-19 cases on the rise, flu and RSV continue to sicken Virginians
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While Virginia is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases again, cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) are reaching a plateau and influenza cases should end in January.
Staunton City Schools announce the 2022-2023 Teachers of the Year
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Every school year, teachers at each public school nominate and vote one of their peers to be a school-level teacher of the year.
John Whitehead: The case that the Constitution has already been terminated
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Tor anyone to advocate terminating or suspending the Constitution is tantamount to a declaration of war.
