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1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (917+ words) November 3, 2024 / 9:56 AM EST / CBS News Colonial Williamsburg, capital of the British colony of Virginia, has been preserved as a sprawling museum. Its mission: that "the future may learn from the past." The crown jewels of Williamsburg, Virginia, are the interpreters,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (879+ words) Richmond and B.C. voters can be forgiven if they vote for the wrong candidates with municipal and provincial elections just one week apart. Outgoing Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie told the Richmond News the confusion between the two levels of government could…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago   (697+ words) I thought I knew a lot about George Washington: the enigmatic-looking dude on the one-dollar bill, the great general, the false teeth, the innovative planter and, of course, the father of our country. He was said to be a very…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1394+ words) Candidates running for three open seats on the Lynchburg City Council answered a question about what civility means to them at a forum Wednesday, and many challengers agreed that it’s the council’s lack of professionalism that encouraged them to run…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (270+ words) On Sept. 17, 1889, Alexandrians gathered in the streets to see something astonishing: 40 electric streetlights coming to life for the first time. ALEXANDRIA, VA — Any evening now looks perfectly ordinary in Alexandria: lamps glowing over sidewalks, headlights moving along city streets and…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago   (411+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia ranks 35th in a new 50-state Medicaid scorecard ahead of federal work requirements and more frequent eligibility reviews beginning next year. The Heartland Institute gave Virginia 39 out of 100 points in its Medicaid Report Card, which evaluates states…...