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Recently, I took to the debate stage in Bristol to share my vision to move Virginia forward. I shared my plans to create high-paying jobs in every corner of the
In April 1961 â sixty years ago this spring â Gov. Lindsay Almond toured Southwest Virginia.
One of the stops on his tour was Clinch Valley College, what today is known as the University of Virginiaâs College at Wise, where school officials did what school officials everywhere do when a governor comes to visit: They asked for more funding.
Hereâs what caught our eye in The Roanoke Times account of the governorâs stop at the college: School officials âsaid they are unable to project Clinch Valleyâs future enrollments because of uncertainty in the coal fields. The populations of mining towns are declining because of mechanization of the mines.â
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The most recent debate between the Democratic candidates for governor did little to change the dynamics of the race â former Gov. Terry McAuliffe remains in charge â and even less to address the economy of rural Virginia.
We canât say weâre surprised, but we are disappointed. The whole point of having a debate in Bristol was that the party acknowledged there really is a part of Virginia outside the urban crescent. Too bad the candidates served up mostly platitudes about the region, when they acknowledged it at all.
State Sen. Jennifer McClellan delivered perhaps the most memorable line, about her 10-year-old son asking about the likelihood of being shot by police.
The five candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for governor do something tonight that Democrats hardly ever do anymore: They’ll appear in Southwest Virginia.