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Budowsky: Joe Manchin's rendezvous with destiny Brent Budowsky, opinion contributor © Greg Nash Senator Joe Manchin President Joe Biden and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) share a noble vision of trying to restore bipartisanship in Washington. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), by contrast, has referred to himself as the "grim reaper", moved to sabotage the presidency of Barack Obama even before Obama was inaugurated, and spent the last 12 years blockading legislation he does not like by requiring a 60 vote majority for most legislation. At a critical moment in Amer...

A horse is a horse and a bet may be a bet, but the different codes of races start in uniquely different ways that separate one from the other. Despite employing completely different methods to send horses on their way, starters across racing share the same objective: to make sure every horse receives a fair and safe getaway in order to protect the investments of their owners, the integrity of the sport, and the bettors' interests. Anthony "Spike" Ranno, the starter for Thoroughbred (flat) races at Colonial Downs in New Kent, starts the field from a stationary gate with 14 separate stalls, or ...

“Fate” unites local author, pioneering horse trainer Contributed Photos I believe in fate. I believe fate brought me to Sylvia. — Author Vicky Moon By .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Staff Journalist The Rectortown author and journalist’s new book chronicles the life of West Virginian Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop — the first Black woman licensed to train racehorses in the United States. Ms. Bishop “prevailed to break barriers, shatter stereotypes and celebrate countless transforming victories in the winner’s circle with many wealthy cli...

New Book Chronicles Life Of Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop, The First Black Female Trainer In America Sponsored by: A new book detailing life of Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop, the first Black female Thoroughbred trainer to be licensed in the United States, is now available from author Vicky Moon. Bishop was one of 17 children born to a West Virginia family whose ancestors were enslaved. Sent to live with a nearby childless couple as a toddler, she was indulged with fancy dresses and one mesmerizing pony ride that changed her life. Her love of horses took her to the Charles Town racetrack at age fo...