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The opening of a temporary casino in Danville this month will be a major milestone in the transition of this city from the old economy to the new. Fred Echols met Cardinal News reporter Grace Mamon at the site to talk about the casino and how Danville is changing.
On Monday’s St. Louis on the Air, Khan addressed that discrepancy, saying: “I just want to say that I am not going to comment on an investigation that is ongoing. But I will stand by what I described in that letter as my experience. And with all due respect to anyone out there, no one walked a mile in my shoes that evening, but what transpired in a few unfortunate seconds as I exited the chamber left me shaking. It should never have gotten to that point. “I completely stand by my assertions,” he continued. “One segment of one video, or whatever it may be, does not capture my experi...
WVTF Virginia Public Access Project A pair of Virginia lawmakers were surprised this past week, one when a stranger was introduced as his mother in the state Senate chamber and another when a picture of a traffic stop was posted - temporarily - on Twitter. Those were among the week’s most- read stories at VaNews, the Virginia Public Access Project’s daily compilation of newspaper articles about government and politics in Virginia at vpap.org. Fred Echols reports. VaNews is a free public service of the Virginia Public Access Project and can be found at vpap.org.
WVTF The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from the Gloucester County School Board Monday. The decision comes after the Richmond-based Fourth Circuit sided with transgender student Gavin Grimm in a fight over his right to use the men’s restroom.Read More • Feb 12, 2013 Legislation to change the process for evaluating public school teachers has cleared the Virginia Senate and is now on its way to the Governor. The bill is a compromise negotiated among major stakeholders, including the Virginia Education Association, the Virginia Association of School Superintendent...
St. Louis Public Radio Kamikaze Kutz barber shop owner and operator Michelle Ross cuts a customer's hair. She said giving people the COVID-19 vaccine at salons and barber shops could be an effective way to boost vaccination efforts in Black neighborhoods. Barber and beauty shops in Black St. Louis neighborhoods will soon play a key role in the push to persuade more people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Shots at the Shop, a national initiative of the Biden administration, will ask barbers and beauticians to help inform people in their communities that the vaccine can save lives. St. Louis heal...