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Mike's Take: Primary taint

RICHMOND, VA -- The feud over the Virginia primary ballot doesn't reflect well on Republican presidential aspirants.

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WILLIAMS: Va. needs to relax ballot rules, but not just for Newt

Few phrases are as aggravating as the tiresome bromide "rules are rules."

12/28/2011 12:00 AM
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Mike's Take: Pull the plug on the slavery museum project

RICHMOND, VA -- The downward trajectory of the U.S. National Slavery Museum has been startling to witness.

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Williams: Tech should give up appeal of post-2007 fine

On a day like Thursday, it seems like the nightmare never ends for Virginia Tech.

12/09/2021 12:00 AM
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Mike's Take: "The check's in the mail"

Postal service cuts will hurt society's least connected the most.

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Occupy protesters' rights feel the squeeze

The Thanksgiving Day tableau on the front lawn of Richmond Free Press' publisher, Raymond H. Boone, would have been at home on a postcard or a Norman Rockwell painting.

11/25/2011 12:00 AM
WILLIAMS: Costumes put lack of sensitivity on display

A question of cultural sensitivity at a Halloween party has pitted one of the nation's largest college fraternities against the tiny American Indian population at the University of Virginia.

11/23/2011 12:00 AM
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Mike's Take: Occupy Richmond campout

RICHMOND, VA -- If Mayor Jones had paid attention to the protesters at Kanawha Plaza, he might not have them as neighbors now.

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Café spreads good vibes, graduate by graduate

The vibe at Max's Positive Vibe Café is festive, and with good reason: Today, its nonprofit foundation, which trains young people with cognitive and physical disabilities, will celebrate its 500th graduate.

11/18/2011 12:00 AM
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Mike's Take: Not-so-free speech

RICHMOND, VA -- Should there be someplace where citizens can express themselves without charge and without fear?

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Williams: Nonprofit folds, but journey continues

The recession cost people jobs, homes and self-esteem. Albert Walker III lost a family heirloom, the nonprofit Charity Family Life.

11/11/2021 12:00 AM
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Mike's Take: A league of their own

RICHMOND, VA -- It makes no sense for Richmond's schools to keep their AAA athletic rating. It?s time for a downgrade, for the sake of their athletes.

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Williams column: Louisa adjusts to the new normal

MINERAL - It would be understandable if residents of this Louisa County town were all shook up about restarting the North Anna Power Station.

11/08/2021 12:00 AM
Michael Paul Williams: Give what you can to food bank

The line between donation and need is increasingly thin in our economically distressed nation, where nearly 49 million people live in "food insecure" households.

11/04/2021 12:00 AM
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Mike's Take Video: An affair to forget

The political process is on trial in Henrico, where a prosecutor's race is being decided for all the wrong reasons.

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Williams column: Learning the language of Occupy Richmond

The mayor and Occupy Richmond were speaking a different language when Dwight C. Jones visited Kanawha Plaza on Thursday on Day 12 of the occupation.

10/28/2011 12:00 AM
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Mike's Take: They're out!

RICHMOND, VA -- Times-Dispatch columnist Michael Paul Williams shares his take on the Flying Squirrels and The Diamond.

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From Korean orphan to Richmond local hero

Margaret Lerke Woody has become a vital Richmond community lifeline as a volunteer, caregiver and champion of inclusion.

10/21/2011 12:00 AM
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Mike's Take: Doing it right

RICHMOND, VA -- The Richmond Folk Festival is a metaphor for how to improve the city.

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WILLIAMS: Council should act on RRHA panel

A year ago next week, the Richmond City Council expanded the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners from seven to nine members — a move that created a slot for a second tenant representative.

10/18/2011 12:00 AM
Williams: Zero tolerance not just for Bottom

Shockoe Bottom's perpetrators are in the crosshairs of Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones.

10/14/2011 12:00 AM
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Mike's Take: Shockoe shooting

RICHMOND, VA -- Testosterone, alcohol and guns are a deadly combination in Richmond.

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Williams: Children's portraits at art walk teach value of peace

The painting on 8-foot-tall plywood features a winged, bespectacled superhero, seemingly engulfed in flames, balancing the Earth overhead.

10/11/2021 12:00 AM
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Mike's Take: In the dark at Huguenot High

RICHMOND, VA -- Is cutting out the lights on new athletic facilities penny wise and pound foolish?

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Williams: Cycling event could pave road to reinvention

Portland, Ore., burnished its reputation as the most bicycle-friendly city in America with a recent New York Times piece on how brewpubs and other businesses are popping up along commuter cycling corridors.

09/30/2011 12:00 AM