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Brian Colligan

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As seen in: The Virginian-Pilot, Medium, Yahoo News, Yahoo, Daily Press (Newport News, VA)
Opinions for @VirginianPilot & @Daily_Press. Prior: @reflectornews. Virginia Tech & East Carolina alum. Some exceptions may apply.

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Opinion journalist with 27 years of experience leading newspaper editorial pages in southeast Virginia and eastern North Carolina. Primarily focused on government transparency and citizen access, climate change and resilience, economic development, emergency preparedness and mental health.

Changed a few minds, had a few laughs, won a few awards.

Journalism matters and local journalism matters more.

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Editorial: Ruminations about labor, as seen through the eyes of history

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By Brian Colligan Verified
| The Virginian-Pilot Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press Editorial Board offers these excerpts to commemorate the Labor Day holiday. “Labor today faces a grave crisis, perhaps the most calamitous since it began its march from the shadows of want and insecurity. In the next ten to twenty years, automation will grind jobs into dust as it grinds out unbelievable volumes of production.
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Editorial: Ruminations about labor, as seen through the eyes of history

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By Brian Colligan Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Editorial: Ruminations about labor, as seen through the eyes of history Brian Colligan, The Virginian-Pilot Sat, September 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM EDT The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press Editorial Board offers these excerpts to commemorate the Labor Day holiday. "Labor today faces a grave crisis, perhaps the most calamitous since it began its march from the shadows of want and insecurity.
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Editorial: Harrowing description of ODU shooting reflects our collective failure

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By Brian Colligan Verified
| The Virginian-Pilot Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The courageous Old Dominion University students who helped stop a gunman attacking their classroom last month publicly recounted their experiences for the first time, recently speaking in a video released on YouTube by the U.S. Army Cadet Command.
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