• Former congressman Tom Garrett won the GOP nomination for a central and Southside Virginia seat in the House of Delegates five years after he stepped down from the U.S. House of Representatives to deal with alcoholism.—Cardinal News• Vape and smoke shops are everywhere in Virginia. Given the continued absence of recreational pot dispensaries, some stores appear to be offering real-deal marijuana.—Daily Press• Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently visited an active war zone in Ukraine, calling it a “fact-finding mission.”—Washington Post• Reports of threatening language in a progressive Facebook group called “Loudoun Love Warriors” are fueling more political controversy in Loudoun County.—Washington Post• “How the Virginia flag came to have an exposed breast on it.”—Virginian-Pilot

Source: Washington Post May 22, 2023 04:19 UTC