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Thanksgiving message

May our hearts be filled with gratitude during this special season...

Tone deaf and worse

We were stopped cold by the remarks of the Richmond Marathon’s longtime lead coordinator of elite athletes, who, in an interview with the Free Press, offered his thoughts on race organizers not giving prize money to this year’s winners.

Elections have consequences

Elections have consequences. We already have seen that with the rejection on Nov. 2 by Richmond voters of the $565 million planned casino and resort development.

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.