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‘Don’t forget your feet’
More than 29 million Americans have diabetes, according to the latest estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and there’s a pretty good chance either you or someone you know belongs to the 12 percent of people in Virginia who live with the disease.
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Trail of tears
Most people who are keenly observant of or listen closely to President Trump will recognize that he is a fan of President Andrew Jackson. If “fan” is overzealous, it can be said that President Jackson
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Faces of leadership: Virginia Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver is on front line of fight
“The health of our residents and the community is our top priority.”
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Can we handle the truth about coronavirus? By Glenn Ellis
Don’t you already know everything you need to know about coronavirus? What else is there for you to know that you haven’t already heard, you ask?
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New Ebola drugs show promise
Two experimental treatments are raising hopes among medical personnel that a cure for the deadly Ebola virus has been found.
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RUN RICHMOND coming to the city
RUN RICHMOND 16.19, a symbolic 16.19 mile-run com- memorating 400 years of unity, diversity and the sacrifices and achievements of African-Americans is coming to Richmond on Sept. 17.
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HBCU players’ dwindling NFL numbers
Thanks, especially, to South Carolina State, HBCU athletes still have a presence in the NFL.
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Michael Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ shoes sold for millions
Sotheby’s auction house announced April 11 that a pair of Air Jordans worn by Michael Jordan during his final championship run with the Chicago Bulls has sold at auction for $2.2 million, surpassing the record for the most valuable sneakers ever sold, reports CBS News.
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Minimum wage going up; sales tax cut on groceries
Most of Virginia’s lowest paid workers will ring in the New Year with a $1-an-hour pay hike, while grocery shoppers will see a smaller tax bite on their purchases.
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City plans to add shelter space
City Hall is moving forward to acquire a 57,000-square-foot office-warehouse at 10 W. Belt Blvd. in South Side to expand shelter capacity for the homeless.
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Church opens in former 12-step meeting place
A new church has opened at the former site of a popular 12-step meeting place for recovering alcoholics and addicts on South Side.
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VUU celebrates homecoming Oct. 2-9
Professor, author and national commentator Michael Eric Dyson will speak at Virginia Union University’s 2016 Convocation at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at the Allix B. James Chapel of Coburn Hall on the campus, 1500 Lombardy St.
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GRTC stands to get more money under mayor’s proposed budget
GRTC turns out to be one of the big winners in Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s proposed budget. The mayor is asking Richmond City Council to boost the total GRTC subsidy by about $1.65 million from the current level in a bid to keep the transit company solvent as it prepares for a major overhaul of its routes and to subsidize the new GRTC Pulse or Bus Rapid Transit service.
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Warren Beatty to award Nutzys at The Diamond
The envelope please … In reaction to the recent Academy Award mix-up when the wrong Best Picture winner was announced, the Richmond Flying Squirrels are planning some light-hearted fun.
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Bowie State predicted to become 2018 CIAA football champ
The CIAA has gazed into its crystal ball and sees the Bowie State University Bulldogs as the 2018 football champion.
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Two NSU players with area ties make preseason All-MEAC team
Norfolk State University football will have a strong Richmond influence this fall. Two NSU athletes with area ties have made the preseason All-MEAC team.
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10th Annual Richmond Jazz and Music Festival at Maymont slated for Aug. 8-11
Jill Scott. Stanley Clarke. Maze featuring Frankie Beverly. Big Boi. Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective. Cameo. Ledisi. Those are just a few of the performers scheduled for the 10th Annual Richmond Jazz and Music Festival at Maymont.
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Oprah for president?
That’s the buzz since the 63-year-old media mogul stole the show at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night with her speech accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.
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Expect the radical left to ‘start tearing down ... America’
Since Nov. 3, I have spoken to many people who voted for the Biden-Harris ticket. They told me they did so hoping a woman of color would be in the White House and/or because they personally hate Donald J. Trump.
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Commonwealth Catholic Charities to lead city’s winter overflow shelter efforts
Homeless people needing shelter in Richmond beginning Friday, Oct. 1, through mid-April will have a place to stay if the private shelters are full during cold weather.
