Monthly Archives: February 2016
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Here’s what I know about children’s book writers in my community. We believe that kids matter, and we believe that books and stories help strengthen them and their families. With that in mind every year, I help lead literary events… Read more here: http://megmedina.com/2016/02/01/in-service-to-richmond-how-i-choose-places-for-free-author-visits/
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By Fr. Jack Podsiadlo, SJ I was recently asked to deliver a certified check for the release of a member of our church from detention at the Richmond office of ICE (Immigration and Customs enforcement). No one in the family could perform this rather commonplace task since they were not able to present proof of […]
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by MICHAEL PAUL WILLIAMS mwilliams@timesdispatch.com The region’s growing diversity has not stripped us of our inclination to paint Richmond in broad strokes of black and white, excluding the rest of our ethnic palette. University of Richmond professor Laura Browder gives one local example: “An Indian-American student had a black student take him aside and… Read more […]
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This is Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week, and we want you to be aware of tax scams! Today’s lesson: phone scams. Do not fall victim to scammers who call and say they are with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)! There has been an increase in aggressive phone scams where people call and threaten you with […]
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