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Virginia’s First Lady on a Mission
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Bill Mims: Justice, Senator, Delegate
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30 Years of Redbook
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Virginia General Assembly New Faces in 2016
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Gerrymander
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Evenwel and the Coming Crisis in Redistricting
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Crunching the Numbers: See How Much Each Vote Cost
in the 2015 General Assembly Races
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The Virginia Transition Assistance Program (VTAP):
Connecting Veterans and Transitioning Service Members
to Opportunities and Resources
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The Photography of Wanda Judd
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A Year of Celebration for DCR
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Women’s Monuments
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Department of Juvenile Justice
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SHAV Cultivates Student Advocacy
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Accountability Overhaul for School Counselors
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Where Are They Now?
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Connecting Career Preparation to the Workforce
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The Every Student Succeeds Act and American
Education’s “Scarlet Letter”
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Students Cannot Be Allowed To Choose Not To Learn
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In Memoriam:
Remembering Speaker Moss
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Virginia’s Growing
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Association and Business Directory
Winter 2016
Volume 22 Number 1
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About The Cover:
David Bailey Associates celebrates 30 years
of Redbook! Photographer Wanda Judd helped
commemorate this historic event by photographing
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throughout the past 30 years.
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