West Virginia GOP Passes Deranged Bill That Could Put Librarians in Jail

But the opinion also quotes the Bible as reasoning for functionally killing IVF access within the aggressively pro-life state, turning to an eyebrow-raising verse from Jeremiah 1:5 for guidance before deciding to make it harder for Alabamans to have a Continue reading West Virginia GOP Passes Deranged Bill That Could Put Librarians in Jail

The Messy Making of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Many of us who grew up in America’s middle-class suburbs of the 1950s and ’60s rarely experienced the ideal families encountered on television sitcoms—the Cleavers, Petries, and Father Knows Bests who just didn’t suffer serious emotional conflicts beyond minor disagreements Continue reading The Messy Making of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

West Virginia Bill Could Ban All Transgender People From Schools

South Africa has recognized the ongoing Nakba of the Palestinian people through Israel’s colonization since 1948, which has systematically and forcibly dispossessed, displaced and fragmented the Palestinian people, deliberately denying them the internationally recognized inalienable right to self determination and Continue reading West Virginia Bill Could Ban All Transgender People From Schools

How a MAGA School-Board Racial “Scandal” in Virginia Belly Flopped

The fact is that there was never any evidence that the delays in notification (which also occurred at other schools) were anything but the fault of local school administrators. There was no evidence that they had any sort of racial Continue reading How a MAGA School-Board Racial “Scandal” in Virginia Belly Flopped

Glenn Youngkin Issues Clear Threat on What He’ll Do First if Republicans Win Virginia

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s first item on the menu should Republicans win control of the state: nixing abortion. “To many voters, the topic of abortion is so important, so we have been completely straightforward and clear. I will back a Continue reading Glenn Youngkin Issues Clear Threat on What He’ll Do First if Republicans Win Virginia

Virginia Republican Candidate Joked About Unsolved Rapes During His Tenure

In her original censure resolution, Greene accused Tlaib of “antisemitic activity, sympathizing with terrorist organizations, and leading an insurrection at the United States Capitol Complex”—but Republicans couldn’t get behind that language, especially the part about rejiggering the definition of an Continue reading Virginia Republican Candidate Joked About Unsolved Rapes During His Tenure

West Virginia University Is Everything That’s Wrong With Higher Education Today

Similarly, the 10 programs being cut at Vermont State University include applied business, computer engineering technology, climate change science, and school psychology. Cuts at Marymount University include mathematics, economics, and secondary education, among others. At the University of Maine, Farmington—the Continue reading West Virginia University Is Everything That’s Wrong With Higher Education Today

Meningococcal disease outbreak in Virginia blamed for 5 deaths

CNN  —  Five people have died from complications of a “rare but serious illness” in Virginia following a statewide outbreak of meningococcal disease, the Virginia Department of Health announced. Twenty-seven cases of the disease, caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis Continue reading Meningococcal disease outbreak in Virginia blamed for 5 deaths

This Year’s Most Bruising Political Battle Will Be in Virginia

Youngkin’s 2021 victory catapulted him to national prominence, stirring chatter among political observers that he could someday cut an imposing, red-vest-wearing figure as a potential Republican presidential candidate. Although Youngkin has thus far declined to run for president in 2024, Continue reading This Year’s Most Bruising Political Battle Will Be in Virginia