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On Thursday, March 10, 2022, Congress passed an omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. The annual federal spending package provides...

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Native communities in Virginia have listened to others tell our stories. Now it's our turn. We're debunking myths and legends with fact, teaching about tribal cultures and current issues. This is Tribal Truths.The pilot episode was produced with financial support from Virginia Humanities.

Several different scenes popped into my head last week when I learned that former U.S. Sen. John Warner had died.

The critical moments happened on trips to the Chesapeake Bay near Tangier Island, the Rappahannock River below Fones Cliffs or the pristine Occupacia Creek in Essex County. At some point in those educational journeys—led by Bill Portlock for 40 years—the motor would be turned off or the paddling would stop. That’s the moment students young and old were most likely to experience a striking moment of personal connection to nature. “The focus in those moments is just to drift a...