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A Report from the Hanover Protest Against a Proposed ICE Detention Facility

by Quentin Rice | COMMUNITY, NEWS, VIRGINIA POLITICS

Editor’s Note: This piece draws from firsthand reporting at the January 28 Hanover County Board of Supervisors meeting and includes the writer’s perspective as a participant-observer. UPDATE Jan 30 2:30: The sale will not proceed according to Jim Pattison Developments...

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NPR’s Tiny Desk Suffers Brutal Annihilation by GWAR

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