I feel that we Virginians have been slighted by the April 21 election. It has been championed as a “great defense of democracy,” when I feel that this has exposed the flaw of democracy. I mean this as in democracy is being used as a tool to impose tyranny upon us.
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From the Archives: In 1979, Richmond experienced one of its worst winter storms
02-19-1979: Virginia Commonwealth University students have massive snowball fight.
02-20-1979: Snow scene in Richmond during President's Day Storm.
02-20-1979: Grace Street in downtown Richmond during the President's Day Storm.
02-21-1979: City buldozers clear snow from streets in downtown Richmond following President's Day Storm.
02-30-1979: City snow plows clear snow from roads in Richmond area following President's Day Storm.
02-30-1979: City snow plows clear snow from roads in Richmond area following President's Day Storm.
02-30-1979: City snow plows clear snow from roads in Richmond area following President's Day Storm.
02-20-1979: Richmonder enjoy snow day.
02-02-1979: Downtown Expressway tollbooths following President's Day Storm.
02-20-1979: Children build snowmen in median on Monument Avenue.
02-29-1979 (cutline): Herb Proffitt drove his tractor to aid of Don Garber, shoveling his driveway. He pressed his vehicle into service to help neighbors dig out from the big snow.
02-19-1979 (cutline): Workers in essential jobs walked, drove their cars or rode the bus today; eastward view of Broad Street hill shows 'rush hour.'
02-19-1979: President's Day Storm
02-20-1979: People walk to work up Broad Street hill following the snow storm.
02-19-1979 (cutline): Richmond man wonders if snow plows helped or hurt.
02-20-1979: Richmond snow plow at work.
02-20-1979 (cutline): Activites slowed down considerably under the weight of the snow yesterday and a few people went out. But Constance Ramsey, a former Richmond resident and a College of William and Mary gradute, traveled around Williamsburg with little difficulty. After all, skis were designed for such weather; cars weren't.
02-20-1979: Richmond city snow plow clears roads.
02-22-1979: Plows worked to clear roads in downtown Richmond.
02-19-1979: Snow is cleared from shopping center at Glenside and Staples Mill.
02-20-1979: Scene from Patterson Ave. following the President's Day storm.
