Virginia
Thao Nguyen
At just 24, she put out one of 2008’s best indie rock records, We Brave Bee Stings and All and she’s touring the country now with her band. She grew up in Arlington, Virginia, where her mother owns a coin laundromat and dry cleaning business. We sent Jesse Dukes to meet up with Thao and […]
54 Years Later: A High School Diploma
This month and next, young people all over the country will be trading in their high school textbooks for caps and gowns. But in the case of Olivia Ferguson McQueen, the trade won’t be happening over night; it will be happening after a gap of more than fifty years. McQueen should have graduated in 1959. […]
Senate Races to Watch: Massachusetts and Virginia
As election day quickly approaches, the nation’s attention has been glued to Governor Romney, President Obama, and most recently Hurricane Sandy. But this November, contentious races in the Senate will also produce lasting effects on the power balance in Washington. Virginia and Massachusetts are two states with Senate races to watch in this election. The race for […]