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Column: As America nears 250, civic engagement matters more than ever

Virginia’s 250th anniversary highlights the importance of civic participation in preserving democracy, with local events driving engagement and influencing government decisions.

As Virginia and America celebrate our 250th anniversary, we are reminded that this nation was not born easily. It emerged from a brutal war that began in 1775, was defined by the Declaration of Independence in 1776, secured with victory in 1783, and ultimately structured by the Constitution in 1787. Together, these consequential events produced one of the most important democratic experiments in world history — one rooted in the rejection of tyr…

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The Virginian Pilot broke the news in Norfolk, United States on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
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