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Two former classmates war over VMI’s future and more Va. headlines
The State Capitol. (Ned Oliver/ Virginia Mercury)
• “At VMI, two classmates — one Black, one White — war over school’s future.”—Washington Post
• Gov. Glenn Youngkin participated in a historical discussion about the origins of slavery that was broadcast to classrooms throughout Virginia. “It’s really important history starting in 1619, where the first Africans were brought to this country as slaves,” Youngkin said. “And it was a terrible, terrible, terrible beginning.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
• The owners of two historic cemeteries in Roanoke want to give them to the city. But the city says it doesn’t want to get into the cemetery business.—Cardinal News
• Bomb threats shut down a Chesapeake school just days after an “After School Satan Club” met at the building. The emailed threat referenced the club, but authorities said they were continuing to investigate the incident.—WAVY
• A special election Tuesday in Prince William County got off to a bumpy start when officials realized the ballots they printed were too big to fit into their ballot scanners.—Prince William Times
by Staff Report, Virginia Mercury
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