Wednesday, Dec. 7, marked the 75th anniversary of the attack at Pearl Harbor.

As the talk grows in Washington about dismantling and/or privatizing nationally supported health care programs, including Obamacare, or the federal Affordable Care Act, and Medicare, we remind our readers that the health and lives of countless individuals and families have …

We are trying very hard to keep an open mind — and a thimble of optimism — about what lies ahead under the new administration of soon-to-be President Donald Trump.

Happy Thanksgiving

Nine days have passed since Donald Trump was named the winner of the presidential election, and the world has not come to an end — although for many, it may seem like it.

We awakened to a nightmare Wednesday morning with news that Republican Donald Trump, the racist, sexist, misogynistic, xenophobic, anti-black, anti-Latino, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, vulgar candidate for president, actually won. His election initially caused global turmoil, with financial markets in the U.S. …

We congratulate Richmond’s next mayor, Levar Stoney, the former state secretary of the commonwealth who was instrumental in helping shepherd Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s effort to restore the voting rights to felons in Virginia who had served their time.

Four years ago, we, like many, had high hopes that the new representatives to the Richmond School Board would usher in progress.

The record of the past four years shows Richmond City Council has beefed up spending on schools, created an

Like many of you, we have agonized about our choice for mayor. For a time, we were uncertain about endorsing any of the candidates running. In public forums, debates and on a Free Press questionnaire, all of the candidates have …

A. Donald McEachin for Congress

Again, Hillary Clinton for president and Tim Kaine for vice

At stake: U.S. presidency and vice presidency, U.S. House of Representatives, Richmond mayor, Richmond City Council and School Board.

When Richmond voters go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 8, they will have a choice of who will represent them in Washington in the newly redrawn 4th Congressional District. We believe Democrat A. Donald McEachin will best represent our …

This upcoming presidential election is exceedingly consequential, perhaps even more so than the presidential elections of 2008 and 2012.