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True test comes the day after

A wise person once said that the true measure of character is not what happens when you win, but what you do when you lose.

No dice

We are disappointed that Richmond voters did not approve the referendum for a casino within the city.

Vote Democratic

Progress or regression?

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Win with ONE Casino

Like most cities, Richmond loves big shiny new projects because they symbolize progress.

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Redistricting, a disaster

We hate to say we knew it would happen, but we did. And we told you so.

Calling in the big guns

Terry McAuliffe is bringing in the big guns.

Voting is taking place now

Voting is critical.

Don’t let up

There is good news from the COVID-19 battlefront.

Playing politics

Another U.S. government shutdown is imminent this week if Senate Republicans don’t end their blockade of an agree- ment to fund government operations beyond the last day of the federal fiscal year on Sept. 30.

Haitians and a history of U.S. mistreatment

The inhumane treatment of thousands of Haitian migrants encamped and stuck at the U.S.-Mexico border on the Rio Grande near Del Rio, Texas, is just the latest example of the double standard employed by this country regarding Black immigrants.

Where is the love?

“Reopen With Love 2.0” was the mantra being espoused by Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras as thousands of students returned to the classroom last week for in-person learning for the first time since March 2020 and the onset of …

A new day

It’s gone. The six-story statue of Confeder- ate Gen. Robert E. Lee, which stood as a towering symbol of white supremacy over Richmond and the South since 1890, is down.

On this Labor Day 2021

We honor all those whose talents and hard work make our own lives possible each day.