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As Military Addresses Diversity, Republicans See Culture War Target The Pentagon’s leadership is taking steps to promote inclusion in the military, prompting a political backlash. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III during commencement in May at West Point. Mr. Austin is introducing a number of diversity and inclusion policies to the military.Credit...Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images June 10, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET WASHINGTON — At Fort Bragg, one of the nation’s largest military installations, plans are afoot for its first commemoration of Juneteenth, highlighting the role of the Union Ar...

Partnership provides new wines and a new home for iconic Montinore Estate Updated Jan 09, 2021; By Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/OregonLive Plans for a new winery facility are shaking things up in Yamhill County. The facility will house the newly created Landlines Estates label while providing a new location for Montinore Estate. With pun intended, Montinore owner Rudy Marchesi calls the new project “groundbreaking.” The project began with Montinore Estate partnering with the Ackley Beverage Group (ABG) in 2016. The move allowed the Seattle-based investment company entry to t...

By Stephen Webber Most Virginians believe that a top-down government approach is the only way to address climate change; however, this notion overlooks the simple alterations at a local level that can have large impacts on reducing the effects of climate change. Virginia is split between North and South — commonly referred to as NOVA and SOVA — large cities and rural areas, and red counties and blue counties, but across the board suffers from the same issue preventing climate action: city planning. In large metro areas like Richmond and the Capital Beltway, life is built...