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Henrico County deserves a failing grade in civics, perhaps, but an A for critical thinking.

The Virginia Board of Education nixed the county schools’ request for a waiver from the state’s ridiculous Labor Day law. You know, the one that says public schools can’t open till after Labor Day so Kings Dominion and other tourist spots can keep student workers through the summer’s final holiday weekend. …

The hum of commerce

Rocky Mount is one step closer to seeing an empty downtown building become a stop on The Crooked Road, at the eastern trailhead, so to speak, of Virginia’s posted tourism trail guiding old-time music devotees through the mountains of Southwest Virginia. …

Gov. McDonnell’s school of tuition terror

With Halloween just around the corner, Gov. Bob McDonnell wants to scare Virginia students. He asked state colleges and universities to do a better job explaining how much a degree will really cost. …

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