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Monday Mourning

Paradoxical as it may seem, to believe in youth is to look backward; to look forward we must believe in age. English author and poet Dorothy L. Sayers was born on this day in 1893 (died 1957). With all due respect to Ms. Sayers, getting older isn’t for sissies. Or maybe that’s what she was …

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Suppose they gave a street party and nobody came?

It was a great idea. It was a beautiful day. But “RVA Streets Alive” was something of a disappointment. It was the latest event from Richmond Sportsbackers and was billed as a day “to create a whole new healthy, sustainable and vibrant city street experience.” While the 2.5 mile walk across the James River and …

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