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Editorials, Op-ed columns, Commentary pieces, and Letters to the Editor from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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Explore the effects of recent federal legislation on veteran health care systems and the potential challenges faced by service members and veterans in accessing critical medications.
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Explore the effects of recent federal legislation on veteran health care systems and the potential challenges faced by service members and veterans in accessing critical medications.
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Learn about The Doorways in Richmond, Virginia, and how community partnerships help support their mission of providing comfort and lodging to patients seeking medical care away from home.
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Learn about The Doorways in Richmond, Virginia, and how community partnerships help support their mission of providing comfort and lodging to patients seeking medical care away from home.
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Against a backdrop of federal assaults on our civil rights and civil liberties, nothing could be more important than shoring up our rights here at home. This November, Virginians can elect leaders who will do that.
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Against a backdrop of federal assaults on our civil rights and civil liberties, nothing could be more important than shoring up our rights here at home. This November, Virginians can elect leaders...
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🎧 The Ethical Life podcast: The hosts explore how unconscious routines shape moral life, questioning whether structure liberates or limits us — and how awareness, discipline and culture define everyday ethical growth.
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🎧 The Ethical Life podcast: The hosts explore how unconscious routines shape moral life, questioning whether structure liberates or limits us — and how awareness, discipline and culture define...
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Faced with horrifying child abuse deaths, often in cases that were well known to child protective services agencies, there are two ways to respond: Determine what went wrong case-by-case and do the hard work necessary to fix the problems so they never h...
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Faced with horrifying child abuse deaths, often in cases that were well known to child protective services agencies, there are two ways to respond: Determine what went wrong case-by-case and do the...
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For the past four statewide elections for Virginia’s top state offices — governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general — voters have gone the single-ticket route, vesting all three titles in the same party. Recent news accounts of disturbing texts tha...
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For the past four statewide elections for Virginia’s top state offices — governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general — voters have gone the single-ticket route, vesting all three titles in the...
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President Donald Trump took a rhetorical victory lap in front of the Israeli parliament Monday. Ignoring his patented departures from the teleprompter, which violated all sorts of valuable norms, it
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President Donald Trump took a rhetorical victory lap in front of the Israeli parliament Monday. Ignoring his patented departures from the teleprompter, which violated all sorts of valuable norms, it
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The Executive Committee of the George Mason University Board of Visitors faces scrutiny over an affiliation agreement with the Foundation for Scalia Law, raising concerns about transparency and accountability in higher education governance.
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The Executive Committee of the George Mason University Board of Visitors faces scrutiny over an affiliation agreement with the Foundation for Scalia Law, raising concerns about transparency and...
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If we truly value strength and our security, we protect those who protect us. No soldier should have to choose between mission readiness and affording their families' basic needs. Military members and their families deserve the opportunity to thrive — n...
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If we truly value strength and our security, we protect those who protect us. No soldier should have to choose between mission readiness and affording their families' basic needs. Military members...
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First Amendment questions do not turn on whether remarks are ideologically right or left — or crude or contemptible. Even agenda-driven spin about current events is protected speech. Do we really want a government agency to be the arbiter of truth or taste?
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In exchange for priority federal funding, universities would commit — submit? — to the Trump administration's agenda. Sum it up as: "We'll pay if you play by our rules." These institutions would sacrifice their academic freedom at the altar of MAGA.
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In exchange for priority federal funding, universities would commit — submit? — to the Trump administration's agenda. Sum it up as: "We'll pay if you play by our rules." These institutions would...
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Virginians are rightly proud that our higher education system is ranked at the very top nationally while also being one of the most cost-efficient. But we know this is no time to rest on our laurels. The competition is fierce, and rankings are fleeting.
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Virginians are rightly proud that our higher education system is ranked at the very top nationally while also being one of the most cost-efficient. But we know this is no time to rest on our laurels....
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The American people overwhelmingly want to get the health care they need without going bankrupt. I stand with Congressional Democrats ready to pass a budget that provides that peace of mind. The time to act is now. Will Republicans join us? Time will tell.
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The American people overwhelmingly want to get the health care they need without going bankrupt. I stand with Congressional Democrats ready to pass a budget that provides that peace of mind. The time...
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Current Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares regularly claims that he protects crime victims. But when Katie Orndoff — a domestic violence victim — needed him most, he failed her. Worse, he fought to keep her locked up.
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Current Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares regularly claims that he protects crime victims. But when Katie Orndoff — a domestic violence victim — needed him most, he failed her. Worse, he fought...
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Richard Kyte: Finding hope amid anger and division reminds us that everyday acts of care and kindness far outweigh the cruelty that dominates headlines.
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Richard Kyte: Finding hope amid anger and division reminds us that everyday acts of care and kindness far outweigh the cruelty that dominates headlines.
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Winsome Earle-Sears stands strong on the principle of peaceful resolution. She has campaigned on what unites us all, making a safe, prosperous Virginia that is the best place to work, live and raise a family. She represents the essence of Dr. King’s Dream.
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Winsome Earle-Sears stands strong on the principle of peaceful resolution. She has campaigned on what unites us all, making a safe, prosperous Virginia that is the best place to work, live and raise...
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Established to help our most vulnerable patients access essential medications, the well-intentioned federal 340B program has been hijacked by large hospital and pharmacy systems, thereby raising health care costs for all Virginians by inflating the cost...
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Established to help our most vulnerable patients access essential medications, the well-intentioned federal 340B program has been hijacked by large hospital and pharmacy systems, thereby raising...
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While many states would struggle defining the importance of their indigenous communities’ connection to their past and present, Virginia has no such problem. The Old Dominion is home to Jamestown, the place of first contact, and has 11 state recognized ...
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While many states would struggle defining the importance of their indigenous communities’ connection to their past and present, Virginia has no such problem. The Old Dominion is home to Jamestown,...
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Richmond’s next chapter at Shockoe Bottom cannot be written in news releases and project renderings. The city must recognize the historical significance of the failed Gabriel Rebellion and the sacred burial grounds. It must empower descendants of slaves...
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Richmond’s next chapter at Shockoe Bottom cannot be written in news releases and project renderings. The city must recognize the historical significance of the failed Gabriel Rebellion and the sacred...
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The judiciary isn't supposed to be the primary check on the executive. The legislative branch is.
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The judiciary isn't supposed to be the primary check on the executive. The legislative branch is.
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