L. Douglas Wilder

Debt deal hangover: Was the debacle worth it?

2011-08-05 16:35:46

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Confederate History Month -- Virginia's new governor accused of racial insensitivity, political cynicism

2010-04-07 16:35:29

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Obama and the 'Bradley effect'

2008-10-09 00:00:00

Today's topic: Some observers warn of the so-called Bradley effect and suggest that Obama may appear to be doing better than he really is. Others say young people are not being polled effectively because they're on cellphones and not listed. Any...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Jeff E. Schapiro column

2013-05-15 03:14:02

Virginia Democrats aren't gaga over their nominee for governor, Terry McAuliffe. He has issues. He can't win just by howling about the other guy's. And Ken Cuccinelli's are considerable. What McAuliffe and out-of-power Democrats need, Virginia has in...

VCU to charge tuition by credit hour

2013-05-11 00:04:01

Virginia Commonwealth University will charge new students by the credit hour next year under a "market-based" pricing structure that one board member criticized as "the most massive increase in tuition in Virginia history." The board of visitors...

Slavery museum alleges fraud

2013-05-11 00:04:01

The U.S. National Slavery Museum, fighting to save its property from a tax sale, has filed court papers saying the city of Fredericksburg "grossly inflated" its property assessments. In court papers, Joseph D. Morrissey, a Henrico County delegate and...

Police, fire pay step programs will resume

2013-05-09 00:04:02

Mayor Dwight C. Jones and the City Council have agreed to reinstate a frozen pay increase plan for Richmond's approximately 1,100 police officers and firefighters. However, the budget amendments that will be introduced as part of the city's spending...

Editorial: Bring back political compromise

2013-04-27 17:16:07

Political analysts commonly carve up the geography and demography of America into red states, blue states, retro voters, metro voters, Neo-Cons, Progressives, soccer moms and NASCAR dads. In truth, most voters don't think of themselves as a category,...

Slavery museum land value debated

2013-04-27 00:00:00

The city's attorney in the slavery museum case says a new land appraisal done for the museum shouldn't have any effect on the museum's delinquent tax bill or the city's efforts to auction the land. But the museum's attorneys say it makes all the...

Richard Bland a college in transition

2013-04-22 00:14:01

Joana Blum and Sancia Grant, roommates at Richard Bland College, came to the rural Southside campus by different routes for the same reason. "I was a little scared of the whole idea of moving on to a big school," said Blum, who was born in Germany and...

Dwight C. Jones' journey to power in Richmond

2013-04-21 02:14:02

Though the two men share core philosophical similarities about wielding power from City Hall, there's one big difference between Mayor Dwight C. Jones and his predecessor, former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, according to a one-time Wilder adviser. "Jones'...

Choral festival in Norfolk gathers choirs from Hampton University, Elizabeth City State, NSU

2013-02-15 12:13:00

The HBCU Choral Festival will feature the combined force of four college choirs gathered to sing in Norfolk. Happening Sunday, Feb. 17, at the L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center on the Norfolk State University campus, the event will include the...

Gov. Bob McDonnell addresses the crowd during the opening of the 2010 Signature Conference on the Sesquicentennial of the Civil war at Norfolk State University's L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center on Friday. Gov.

2010-09-24 07:05:00

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell right, talks with former Governor L. Douglas Wilder , center, and Congressman Bobby Scott during commencement ceremonies at Hampton University .

2010-05-09 00:00:00

Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback, the son of a freed black slave and a white planter, became the first African-American governor in the U.S. in 1872. Known as P.B.S. Pinchback, he achieved that high office without election.

2010-02-06 13:33:26