A pair of 12-foot statues designed by Thomas Jay Warren of Oregon — representing a man, woman and infant newly freed from slavery — are part of the new Emancipation and Freedom Monument on Richmond’s Brown’s Island. (Julia Rendleman/ For the Virginia Mercury)
The best of the Mercury’s news coverage and commentary from the week that was
NEWS
• ‘Resilience in the face of horror and pain’: Emancipation and Freedom Monument unveiled in Richmond
• Can Southwest Virginia remake itself as a laboratory for renewables?
• In numbers: Virginia’s struggle to distribute unemployment benefits
• Many state employees remain unvaccinated despite mandate
• Tennessee lawmaker says Virginia needs to do more to fix Bristol landfill’s malodorous emissions
• Protesters call for investigation into judge who jailed witness in domestic violence case
• Led by Roanoke, Virginia cities and counties begin taxing plastic bags
COMMENTARY
• In attack on abortion rights, new Texas law could turn state courts into litigation Thunderdomes
• ‘Tax the rich?’ Democrats’ plans will barely dent long slide away from progressive taxation
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