“The inability to manage childcare is the primary reason our economy is struggling.” This recent statement by Barry DuVal, president of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, is a call to action. A…

In January 2020, the Chinese government formally notified the U.S. about a novel virus outbreak in Wuhan. The virus, which causes COVID-19, proceeded to spread rapidly around the globe. By Feb…

This commentary was submitted by David Jeck, superintendent of the Fauquier County School Division.

I remember the very first time I heard the word Juneteenth. I was 13, fresh out of school on summer vacation, 400 miles north in my cousin Missy’s room in Buffalo, New York, where my father wa…

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A few weeks ago, a message popped up in the corner of my screen. “What do you think about people who have recently had COVID–19 getting the vaccine?”