A wise person once said that the true measure of character is not what happens when you win, but what you do when you lose.

We are disappointed that Richmond voters did not approve the referendum for a casino within the city.

Progress or regression?

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Like most cities, Richmond loves big shiny new projects because they symbolize progress.

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We hate to say we knew it would happen, but we did. And we told you so.

Terry McAuliffe is bringing in the big guns.

Voting is critical.

There is good news from the COVID-19 battlefront.

Another U.S. government shutdown is imminent this week if Senate Republicans don’t end their blockade of an agree- ment to fund government operations beyond the last day of the federal fiscal year on Sept. 30.

The inhumane treatment of thousands of Haitian migrants encamped and stuck at the U.S.-Mexico border on the Rio Grande near Del Rio, Texas, is just the latest example of the double standard employed by this country regarding Black immigrants.

“Reopen With Love 2.0” was the mantra being espoused by Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras as thousands of students returned to the classroom last week for in-person learning for the first time since March 2020 and the onset of …

It’s gone. The six-story statue of Confeder- ate Gen. Robert E. Lee, which stood as a towering symbol of white supremacy over Richmond and the South since 1890, is down.

We honor all those whose talents and hard work make our own lives possible each day.