Commentary: Older people and younger people need each other, and the more we acknowledge that, the better off all of us will be.
🎧 The Amber Heard-Johnny Depp case or inflation? Why people seem to focus on social issues rather than on solutions that could fix the problems they care about the most.
As an oncologist who often works with patients walking the thin line between life and death, I always am humbled by working in the clinic. It’s where I constantly realize that my troubles are incomparable to the pain that my patients experience.
Russia and China have found a weakness in our cyber defenses: Congress’ willingness to break apart the companies that drive our cybersecurity advantage.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Many had hoped 2021 would be a turning point — COVID-19 would be in our rear view and we’d be on a path back to normal. While heading in the right direction, COVID may be with us for the foreseeable future.
By now, every Virginian is feeling the impact of inflation. Prices in the commonwealth continue to climb, and the cost of some groceries has jumped 10% from this time last year, despite efforts throughout the supply chain to minimize increases.
Imagine if approximately 40% of students were not graduating in a given year. If this were the case, schools across Virginia likely would be eager to revamp their systems in order to help their students succeed.
When Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, he was planning on a localized conflict lasting less than a month. This now has transformed into global mayhem, something much greater and more dangerous. Each passing day has become as unexpected and as aberrant as the ambiguous angles of an Escher drawing.
By Rodney Willett and Schuyler VanValkenburg
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I was proud to join fellow Virginia pediatricians in wearing a green ribbon on May 20 to express my support for child mental health.
Although it won’t officially be summer for another month, many Virginians already are facing some days of extremely hot weather. What follows are some recommendations for staying safe in the heat.
Serious country music fans don’t expect perfection, she added. But there are millions of fans who view artists through a celebrity lens — period. Meanwhile, the stars are expected — in a spotlight — to face their own angels and demons. This expectation is a two-edged sword.
Only days ago, Russian foreign ministry officials were warning Finland about “retaliation” if its leaders applied to join NATO. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev spouted dire nuclear threats, and many Western pundits warned about the danger of further NATO expansion.
By Sheldon Jacobson
The pandemic finally is starting to fade from view. But the legacy of stress and anxiety it left in its wake might linger for years to come.
By Mark Z. Barabak
Every week, we’re learning more about the many ways alcohol addiction and excessive drinking are wreaking havoc on our communities. As The Times-Dispatch recently reported, a study found U.S. alcohol-related deaths jumped by 25% during the first year of the pandemic. By one analysis, there w…
The Supreme Court is unraveling. The leak last week of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion that would overturn the 1973 abortion-rights precedent Roe v. Wade is just part of it.
When Amazon announced it was locating its East Coast headquarters in Arlington, it cemented Northern Virginia’s reputation as the state’s economic powerhouse. But there is another less well-known story of economic revitalization playing out across the commonwealth. Despite the pressures of a…
A week after the murder of George Floyd, Richmond police tear-gassed peaceful protesters at the Robert E. Lee monument.
One consistent message I hear from constituents throughout Virginia’s 1st Congressional District and folks throughout the entire commonwealth is American families are feeling the pain of soaring inflation and skyrocketing energy costs in a very real way.
Virginia’s Community Colleges have awarded more than 665,000 life-changing credentials during my time as chancellor. Their impact is everywhere: the historically low unemployment rate recently trumpeted by the Youngkin administration; national media reports describing VCCS workforce developm…
In February 2022, the Virginia General Assembly did something no other state has done before. Through a joint resolution — sponsored by state Sens. Jennifer Boysko, D-Fairfax, and Tommy Norment, R-James City; and Del. Betsy Carr, D-Richmond — May 4-10 was established as Late Onset Hearing Lo…
Richard Alley, a professor of geosciences at Penn State University, joins host Lawrence Eppard to help us understand the collapse of the Conger Ice Shelf in East Antarctica and its implications. Plus: Climate Investing with Zach Stein from the Carbon Collective!