Lowering the cost of public college is essential and reasonable
Feb 9, 2022 · Lowering the cost of public college is essential and reasonable. Ethan Kuhstoss, Contributing Writer. $40,000. That’s the average cost of public university tuition over a four year period. That number doesn’t account for housing, fees, student loan interest, textbooks and the many other expenses associated with attending college.
AAVE is not your internet slang. It is Black culture.
Feb 18, 2021 · African American Vernacular English, more famously known as AAVE or Ebonics, is a dialect of American English spoken frequently in the Black community. AAVE is commonly associated with a difference in pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary from the standard American English dialect. AAVE is more than what you hear in hip-hop and rap songs.
‘It’s time to protect our children’: Parents support metal detector …
Feb 8, 2023 · Natalie Barr, Staff Writer Henrico County Public Schools will implement metal detectors in a limited number of schools as a field test in mid-February. Amy Cashwell, HCPS superintendent, released a statement on Jan. 22, two days after an incident involving a middle school student with a gun in their backpack at Holman Middle School. It relayed Cashwell’s message to field test metal detectors ...
Youngkin, legislators propose changes to military waivers
Apr 24, 2024 · Natalie Collins, Contributing Writer Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed a $24 million funding boost for the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependent Education Program tuition waivers on April 8, according to WAVY.However, legislators sought to change the eligibility requirements for the program in Senate Bill 347.. The VMSDEP provides waived tuition and fees at Virginia public colleges and ...
CT Comics 10.30.24 - commonwealthtimes.org
CT Comics 10.30.24. Illustration by Killian Goodale-Porter. “Halloween Isn’t The Same As An Adult” by Bryce Griego. “Nightmare on Broad Street” by David Beling. “School Day Halloween” by Gabriella Denney.
Humor Archives - The Commonwealth Times
Three Second Delivery No. 1. Opinions Editor October 30, 2024 0. Comic by Anthony Duong. Read More. Humor.
More than a moment: Behind the lack of Latinx representation in …
Sep 18, 2024 · Nati Feliciano-Soto, Contributing Writer Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month, where from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we celebrate the cultural and social diversity that makes up the Latinx community — a minority community standing tall at an astounding almost 19% of the United States population.. Our food, culture and even music are a staple for many trends and societal norms and inspire the ...
U.S. intervention in Afghanistan has done more harm than good
Aug 31, 2021 · This decision was indisputably what led to the Taliban’s conquest of the government, but the true seeds of destruction were sown long before: a consequence of years of U.S. intervention that have done more harm than good. U.S. troops have been stationed in Afghanistan for nearly 20 years. After the devastating 9/11 attacks that ravaged the ...
Richmond Vampire: Cemetery houses urban legend born from …
Oct 28, 2020 · The urban legend of the Richmond Vampire had its first known print appearance in a 1976 issue of The Commonwealth Times. Photo by Alessandro Latour. Pool, who resided in Woodland Heights, died from pneumonia at the age of 80 in 1922. His initials, “W.W. Pool,” are engraved into stone; some say the letters resemble a vampire’s fangs.
A street without grace - The Commonwealth Times
Jul 1, 2013 · A street without grace. Executive Editor July 1, 2013 3. Dale Brumfield. Contributing Writer. In 1959, 85 percent of all Richmond’s felony arrests occurred in the 800 and 900 blocks of Richmond’s West Grace Street. It’s not that “the strip” back then was such a dangerous place, but that the police looked more closely for crime there ...