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Disunion: The Civil War’s 11th-Hour Soldiers
Deadly fireworks lit the predawn sky over Petersburg, Va., on April 2, 1865
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Disunion: The Richmond Bread Riot
Richmond, Va., was the capital of the Confederacy, but by early 1863 it was a miserable place to be.
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Institute For Honor 2015 “Robert E. Lee Honor In Defeat” With Gary Gallagher
Gary W. Gallagher, Prof. Gary Gallagher on the U.S. Civil War, Historian Gary W. Gallagher on Command Relationships during the Civil War, Gary W. Gallagher, 2016 Cross Lecture: Gary W. Gallgher, Gary Gallagher on the Coy Barefoot Program | April 10, 2016 | S1E11
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Va. police arrest sword-wielding man dressed as the Joker
A 31-year-old man in Virginia was arrested and charged with wearing a mask in public Friday after he was spotted walking around dressed as the iconic comic book supervillain the Joker, police said. Police in Winchester -- located about 75 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. -- said the Winchester Emergency Communications Center received "several calls" around 2 p.m. on Friday of a suspicious male wearing a black cape and carrying a sword walking around the city.
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West Virginia public schools sued over Bible classes
Some parents in West Virginia are fighting to put an end to a Bible class in public schools. For nearly 80 years, Bible stories have been taught in Mercer County as part of the regular school week and they’re extremely popular in the community. In a new lawsuit, however, a major lobby for the separation of church and state is arguing that “popular” is not the same as “legal,” reports CBS News correspondent Tony Dokoupil.
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VA man with schizophrenia dies after getting Tased by law enforcement
Virginia State Police are investigating after a South Hill man with schizophrenia was Tased three times, according to a family member who says she witnessed the altercation at a local gas station. The man, 45-year-old Sabin Marcus Jones, known as Marcus, later passed at VCU Medical Center. Jones' mother, Violet Smith, says she had to give doctors permission to take him off life support Tuesday night.
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Virginia lawmaker proposes bill to declare porn a ‘public health hazard’
A Virginia lawmaker has filed a bill that would declare pornography a public health hazard in Virginia. State Delegate Bob Marshall, (R-Prince William), proposed the bill that says porn leads to social problems, such as hypersexualization of teenagers and normalizes violence and abuse of women and children. The bill does not call for a porn ban, only the need for education, research, and policy change to address the “public health crisis.”
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Virginia schools ban 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' 'Huckleberry Finn' for racial slurs
A Virginia school has temporarily banned two American classics after a parent said her high school-age son was negatively impacted by the racial slurs they contain. The decision to remove "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain and "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee came after a parent filed a complaint, WAVY reported. The parent cited excessive racial slurs as the reason for wanting the books banned, Superintendent Warren Holland told the news station.
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There was some rare good news about abortion rights this week
On Monday, Virginia became the latest state to feel the ripple effects of the landmark June Supreme Court decision that struck down two common types of abortion restrictions in Texas. The Virginia State Board of Health, after hours of comments and deliberation, voted to rescind restrictions placed on abortion clinics by Senate Bill 924, which requires abortion clinics to meet the same standards as outpatient hospital facilities. The costly renovations — which include requirements like installing drinking fountains and widening hallways and janitor’s closets — are often more than clinics can afford, forcing them to shutter their doors.
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US Election 2016: Voter ID laws threaten lifelong voters
he's made three separate trips to the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office in Milwaukee to get a photo ID so he can vote in next month's general election. Each time he's come away empty-handed.
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Virginia starts tourism marketing campaign for LGBT travelers
The Virginia Tourism Corp. Thursday started a new marketing program specifically aimed at drawing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered — aka LGBT — tourists to visit the state. The campaign enables businesses such as hotels and wedding venues to designate themselves as LGBT friendly on the state’s tourism website.
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Monuments to the Battle for the New South
Virginia, increasingly diverse and progressive, debates what to do with hundreds of statues dedicated to the ‘Lost Cause.’
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Discussion on the Fall of Richmond and Appomattox
Christopher Kolakowski talks about the experiences of citizens during the fall of Richmond and the decisions by Confederate leaders that led to the surrender at Appomattox.
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Disunion: The Future of ‘Freedom’s Fortress’
Fort Monroe, Virginia: There are few places in America where the full sweep of our nation’s past — from tragedy to triumph — are more palpable and immediate than on this small, fishhook-shaped spit of land near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.
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Robert E. Lee and Virginia
Historian James 'Bud' Robertson talks about Robert E. Lee's ties to Virginia and the various military campaigns throughout the state during the Civil War.
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An Entire West Virginia Town That Was Formerly a Spy Base Is for Sale
If you have $1 million just sitting around and dream of living out the premise to M. Night Shymalan’s psychological thriller The Village, have we got a deal for you. An entire town, which was once part of the National Security Agency’s massive surveillance operation, includes 80 single-family homes, a fire station, a swimming pool and a bowling alley in picturesque rural West Virginia, is up for auction with bids starting at $1 million.
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The Supreme Court Gets Ready to Legalize Corruption
Citizens United let rich people buy candidates; now they may be able to purchase office-holders, too. That’s the message from the Court’s argument last week in the appeal of Bob McDonnell, the former governor of Virginia.
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Governor Issues Sweeping Order to Let Felons Vote in Virginia
Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, is using his executive power to allow more than 200,000 convicted felons who have served their prison time to vote, circumventing the Republican-run legislature.
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Ham to Ham Combat
The Tale of Two Smithfields. By Emily Wallace. (Dec. ’15)
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Contemplating the Infinite with Annie Dillard
“Annie Dillard wasn’t sure she was going to like me, she says, not long after I arrive at her cabin near Cripple Creek, Virginia, in the dark vastness of a November evening.” By John Freeman.
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