Rare artifacts will be featured in the "Give Me Liberty" exhibit at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond to ...

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This is part 1 of a 2-part series about the challenges of navigating self-directed services, a disability care model. Sam Silverman, a 23-year-old man who is autistic and has two chromosome disorders, ...

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A Representative announced plans to introduce legislation that would declare Ukrainian Independence Day in the Commonwealth.

I’m a fan of great speeches. Whether real or fictional, great speeches have the capacity for informing and identifying. A good speech causes words to go beyond being mere words. They become a clarion ...

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The 21-gun salute is one of the highest military honors, performed for dignitaries, heads of state and fallen service members ...

Good speeches hit the mind and the heart. Donald Trump's speech before a joint session of Congress was one for the ages.