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Bon Secours opens new East End medical facility

A battered Bon Secours Mercy Health is promising increased investments in health care in Richmond’s East End in pushing back against critics claiming the giant health care system has diverted savings on expensive drugs away from the community to wealthier areas.

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Library of Virginia hosts Weinstein Author Series

The Library of Virginia’s 2024 Carole Weinstein Author Series topics will focus on history, literature and the interwoven experiences of Virginians. The series, free and open to the public, will take place on select dates throughout 2024 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Library of Virginia Lecture Hall, 800 E. Broad St.

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Henry L. Marsh III talk, book signing April 17

Former state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III, whose work as an attorney put him on the front lines of the legal wars for civil rights, will talk about his new book, “The Memoirs of Hon. Henry L. Marsh III: Civil Rights Champion, Public Servant, Lawyer,” 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at the Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St.

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Annual checkup

A year after scathing New York Times article, Bon Secours’ prescription for East End community includes jobs, training, upgraded facilities

Richmond Community Hospital continues to buzz with construction as its owner, Bon Secours, builds up operations at the East End health care center.

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Richmond-Petersburg to become central to U.S. critical drug manufacturing and stockpile

Richmond has just become the national headquarters for a government effort to resolve a long-festering problem — American dependence on overseas supplies of life-saving medications.

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PayPal buys carbon credits from Enrichmond Foundation

PayPal, the well-known electronic payment and money transfer company, agreed to buy carbon credits from the Enrichmond Foundation to support the Richmond-based nonprofit’s ongoing efforts to restore two historic Black cemeteries, Evergreen and East End, it has been announced.

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Richmond company to add 66 new jobs

Richmond just got more good news on the job front — the prospect of 66 new jobs.

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Elon Musk trying to figure out Twitter, by Clarence Page

After closing his $44 billion deal to purchase Twitter, Elon Musk still seemed to be trying to figure out what he had bought.

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State backs Dominion Energy plan for electric school buses by 2030

Gov. Ralph S. Northam announced Tuesday that the state would contribute $20 million to help replace diesel-powered school buses with cleaner, but more expensive electric buses in Richmond and across the state.

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More time?

Civil rights group files lawsuit seeking extension of Va. voter registration deadline due to statewide computer crash

Virginia could become the latest state under federal court order to extend voter registration because of a disaster. The disaster in Virginia, however, is no hurricane, but a computer system.

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City cuts tax bills on vehicles 20 percent

The value of used vehicles has soared, but the rising prices will have far less impact on the yearly tax that Richmond residents are required to pay on their cars and trucks.

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VUU announces $5,000 tuition cut

Virginia Union University will cut the yearly cost of undergraduate tuition by $5,000 beginning next fall in an apparent bid to attract more students and end a quiet, but dramatic two-year drop in enrollment.

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Biden administration says colleges must fight ‘alarming rise’ in antisemitism and Islamophobia

The Biden administration is warning U.S. schools and colleges that they must take immediate action to stop antisemitism and Islamophobia on their campuses, citing an “alarming rise” in threats and harassment.

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Father’s Day

What wisdom did your father instill in you?

Father’s Day will be celebrated Sunday, June 19, with people across the country grilling, baking cakes and cookies and buying ties for the man who has a special place in the hearts and lives of their family. In honor of fathers everywhere, the Free Press put the following question to several people

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Only $21M to rename military bases?

I’m glad that no one saw my stunned deer-in-headlight face after I recently read an editorial regarding the quoted sticker-price of $21M for renaming our military bases, but believe it or not, I do have a suggestion!

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Council raises percentage of vehicle tax owners must pay

Richmond vehicle owners can expect to see bigger personal property tax bills for their cars and trucks this year.

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Spartans hoping for long shot win over JMU

Norfolk State University’s football role has quickly switched from clear favorite to distant long shot.

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Civil War was about ‘secession, not slavery’, says reader

Marc H. Morial, in excoriating Nikki Haley, parrots the tiresome myth of American history by claiming the Civil War (which it was not, by definition) was “about” slavery, quoting slavery as one among the reasons for the secession of the Southern states.

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Students turn to TikTok to fill gaps in school lessons

Mecca Patterson-Guridy wants to learn, but for some subjects, she isn’t always comfortable asking her teachers. So she has been turning to TikTok.

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Flying Squirrels’ GRASP program seeks VUU, VSU applicants

The application process is underway for the $5,000 Richmond Flying Squirrels “34” Scholarship. .