Editorial: Virginia gets aid into the right hands The (Charlottesvlle) Daily Progress Sep 17, 2021 Sep 17, 2021 Updated Oct 22, 2022 0 An eviction notice is stuck in the door of a rental property in Roanoke in August. The Roanoke Times, File 2021 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The (Charlottesvlle) Daily Progress Here’s something of which Virginians can be proud:kAm%96 4@>>@?H62=E9 =625D 2== @E96C DE2E6D :? E96 5:DEC:3FE:@? @7 :ED D92C6 @7 A2?56>:4 C6=:67 7F?5D]k^AmkAmx? E96 7:CDE 92=7 @7 E9:D J62C[ E96 >@DE C646?E A6C:@5 7@C H9:49 7:8FC6D 2C6 2G2:=23=6[ ':C8:?:2 AC@G:565 2DD:DE2?46 E@ 36EH66? e[___ 2?5 h[___ 72>:=:6D 2 >@?E9[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 &]$] %C62DFCJ] %92E 2>@F?ED E@ ?62C=J 2 BF2CE6C\3:==:@? 5@==2CD[ H9:49 :D 2C@F?5 caT @7 E96 7F?5:?8 E92E 92D 366? D6?E E@ ':C8:?:2]k^AmkAm%6I2D :D :? 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