An editorial by Gov. Terry McAuliffe Republicans in Richmond have a choice to make. They can choose to stand up for health and opportunity for their constituents and a stronger Virginia economy, or they can allow divisive partisan politics to continue to hurt their commonwealth. For the past 3½ years, Virginia has been engaged in a … Continue reading
In Lexington, Virginia, a city steeped in Old South history, an anti-racism group plans to hold a march on a weekend that honors Confederate heroes, while Confederate flag supporters have applied for a permit to hold a parade on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Both sides say they’re just celebrating “diversity.” The Roanoke Times (http://bit.ly/2eYXw1x) … Continue reading
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The election of a conservative outsider as Kentucky governor has given Republicans a laboratory to show the rest of the country how they’d replace President Barack Obama’s health care law. Three years into a coverage expansion that has brought the share of uninsured Americans to historically low levels, Matt Bevin’s … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Five years after U.S. Sen. Mark Warner’s mother died of Alzheimer’s, he is still haunted by what he might have done differently for her — if only he had known her wishes. When the disease first took hold of Marjorie Warner in about 2000, her son was already a wealthy, self-made … Continue reading
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Beady-B lies on his bed in the living room, one eye warily watching the adults sitting around the nearby table. The 13-year-old beagle seems to sense they’re discussing his declining health, but at the moment he’s content. Melanie Cohen, a veterinarian with Lap of Love, instructs Kenny and Deana Pekarovich … Continue reading
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