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10 auto-loving quotes from a man who devoted his life to car design

Sponsored by Buick

Edward T. Welburn – most of us in the automotive industry may have heard the name – but let me introduce you to the legend. Welburn has been a General Motors employee for 35 years. He’s the current and first GM Vice President of Global Design. Yes, they actually created a VP position and title for him.

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3 judges under fire

City’s Judge Jamison facing ouster?

A group of Richmond lawyers is rushing to the defense of Richmond General District Court Judge Birdie Hairston Jamison as word circulates that the 57-year-old jurist is among three judges the General Assembly might refuse to re-elect to new terms.

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Police, prosecutors rely on community

There's intensive and collaborative effort by prosecutors and other departments to curb violence in the city.

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Personality: Roger C. Brown

Roger Cornelius Brown is the leader of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia, one of the oldest African-American groups in the state.

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Justice denied

Ferguson, N.Y. cases expose injustices, spark change

A national movement is underway to address police brutality against African-American men and the criminalization of communities of color.

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No charges for Michael Brown’s killer

Michael Brown Jr.’s grieving parents likely will never see the killer of their teenage son face murder charges.

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$275K for VSU interim president

Dr. Pamela V. (for Valleria) Hammond is ready to jump into her new role as interim president of struggling Virginia State University.

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A steal for the Squirrels?

Baseball team gets sweet deal with city’s five-year lease at The Diamond

Virtually free rent. That’s what the minor league baseball team, the Richmond Flying Squirrels, got in their new five-year lease deal on The Diamond.

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Dr. E.D. McCreary Jr., 95, mourned

Dr. E.D. — for Edward Daniel — McCreary Jr. was known as a “pastor’s pastor.” During a long career in the ministry, he influenced thousands of Richmonders. He also helped mold new generations of ministers as a professor at Virginia Union University’s seminary.

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New boss at VSU

Hampton provost to take reins

Pamela V. Hammond is on track to become the first woman to lead Virginia State University in the school’s 132-year history, the Free Press has learned.

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Confederates to hold service at Downtown church

The executive director of the Historic Richmond Foundation is defending the organization’s decision to rent the historic church it owns and maintains in Downtown to a Richmond-based national group that glorifies the Confederacy.

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Happy Dance moving to state Senate

Democrat Rosalyn R. Dance waltzed to victory in the special election to fill the 16th Virginia Senate District seat that General Assembly veteran Henry L. Marsh III resigned during the summer.

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Warner to get new Washington term after nail-biter win

Whew! That’s how many supporters of U.S. Sen Mark Warner are reacting after he narrowly won re-election to six more years of representing Virginia in Washington.

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Va. chief justice portrait presented

A portrait of the late Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell Sr., the first African-American chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court, now hangs in the state’s highest court building in Downtown.

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Free Press election endorsements

As Virginians prepare to go to the polls next Tuesday, Nov. 4, the Richmond Free Press strongly urges voters with election endorsements.

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Voter turnout is key question in Tuesday elections

With the races missing the competitive fire that fuels participation, it’s hard to tell whether the polls will be busy or relatively empty.

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Local supplies, hope headed to Africa’s Ebola-stricken areas

First it was a problem “over there.” Now it’s over here. And people are scared.

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Mayor’s plan keeps Flying Squirrels at The Diamond

Mayor Dwight C. Jones has kept his promise. He has returned to City Council with his latest proposal regarding a minor league baseball stadium in Richmond.

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Tennis president fined for slurs about sisters Serena, Venus

Tennis champion Serena Williams slammed the Russian Tennis Federation president this week for using “extremely sexist, racist and bullying” comments after he described Serena and sister, Venus, as the “Williams brothers.”

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Coalition of church groups, others help trailer park residents to improve homes

Father Shay Auerbach has a deep affection for the families that live in Rudd’s Trailer Park on South Side. Many of them attend Mass at the nearby Sacred Heart Catholic Church where he serves as pastor.