“I like taking up space. I want to take up so much space because I’m not supposed to,” says Elisa Rios, one-half of the creative force behind Richmond-based screen printing business Guard n Flags, when asked why she and co-owner Emma Barnes started printing flags...
After soaring under Obama, gun industry drops under Trump
RICHMOND – Earlier this year, gun rights groups and gun control advocates met at Capitol Square to face off in dueling rallies and seek support for their views. Gun rights advocates held blaze orange signs that read “Guns save lives.” Their adversaries preached...
VA Governor’s wife goes after Trump Admin’s weakening of school lunch standards
The Trump Administration has taken aim at food standards for public school lunches, a program championed by former First Lady Obama, and Virginia's First Lady, Dorothy McAuliffe, is non-too-pleased about it. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, in his first duty since...
Trump has spent more than 1/3 of the annual Chesapeake Bay cleanup budget on trips to Mar-a-Lago
Trump has spent at least seven weekends at his Florida resort, totaling an estimated $25 million, just over 1/3 of the annual budget the Chesapeake Bay clean up effort receives, and Virginia Democrats are pissed. It's been just about a month since the Virginia...
Farmville residents to hold Town Hall with or without 5th District Congressman Tom Garrett
Trump's actions in DC - from healthcare to budget cuts - continue to put pressure on Congressional Republicans, and one Farmville group hopes to turn up the heat on their congressman, Tom Garrett, whether he shows up or not. “A conversation with a representative who...
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