by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, May 15. Also, check out the video of the “Roast and Toast” for retiring, longtime Virginia Sierra Club leader Glen Besa last night. Thanks for all your hard work, Glen, and best of luck in whatever you do next!
- Democrats fear Sanders may undermine efforts to beat Trump
- Inside the GOP effort to draft an independent candidate to derail Trump
- Crossing the Line: How Donald Trump Behaved With Women in Private (“Interviews reveal unwelcome advances, a shrewd reliance on ambition, and unsettling workplace conduct over decades.”)
- The nightmarish “unity” of the Republican Party: What Trump & Ryan have in common is very, very scary (“While Paul Ryan has yet to endorse Trump, their mutual devotion to the oligarchic class makes it extremely likely”)
- Senior Trump Adviser Says Idea That Words Matter Is ‘Ridiculous’
- Donald Trump Is Selling Out (“His supporters don’t care, but independent voters might.”)
- Still No Answers (“Jamycheal Mitchell’s death in a Virginia jail cell still hasn’t been explained. It should be a national scandal.”)
- Virginian-Pilot editorial: Demagoguery replaces common sense in N.C. (“U.S. ATTORNEY General Loretta Lynch delivered a declaration for the ages on Monday, framing North Carolina’s House Bill 2 as the latest obstacle in the nation’s long march toward a just society for all.”)
- Schapiro: U.S. Senate vacancy risky for Va. Democrats
- Sunday Q&A with Kelly Thomasson, secretary of the commonwealth
- Northrop Grumman won’t bid on next state IT contract (“The company estimates that the state’s plan to begin transitioning some information services now, three years before the contract is due to expire, will cost Virginia $135 million to $200 million.”)
- Tom Garrett Wins 5th District GOP Nomination
- Garrett wins GOP nomination in 5th Congressional District
- Meet Your New Virginia 5th CD GOP Nominee, Right-Wing Extremist Tom Garrett
- Albert Pollard: The governor deserves a better grade for stewardship (Fascinating split among Virginia environmental groups.)
- Editorial: With malice toward none (“Hampton and Newport News find themselves dealing with a question that is relatively new to the national debate but has deep historical roots: Is it appropriate to send our students to public schools named after Confederate heroes of the Civil War?”)
- How many people support the recall of Anthony Burfoot? Verification has slowed.
- Debate over overbuilding raises questions about pipeline projects (“a study by a Cleveland-based think tank that promotes renewable energy contends that natural gas pipelines out of the Marcellus and Utica shale formations in the Appalachian Basin are being overbuilt”)
- Roanoke schools study alternatives to student suspensions
- Breezy and cool, but at least rain chances are slim
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