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The Stealth Tax Increase That Remains in The Virginia Budget

A Commentary From The Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public PolicyWhile there has been much celebration at the passage of a new $188 billion biennial budget for Virginia, this deal...

Youngkin Prevents Two Tax Increases, Will Sign Record State Budget

After much political theater, the Virginia General Assembly and Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) have now...

With The Tents At UVA Down, The Blowback Begins

By James A. BaconFollowing the decision to take down the tents in the UVA Solidarity...

Screen Time for Kids, Peace of Mind for Parents

Editors Note: We normally don't run commentaries / articles that promote a company or one...

Congress Values Names More Than Housing for Service Members

By Donald Smith; first published on baconsrebellion.com “Removing the last vestiges of Confederate history from the...

Tough Lessons Learned in Roanoke

The front-page article by Valerie Garner in last week’s Star Sentinel is an account of the unwillingness or inability of politicians to make...

Commentary – Rinker Column Misguided

Dear Editor: The article by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph. D. about the unarguable necessity for a belief in evolution is a primer on how...

Letter – Rinker Right on Target

Dear Editor: I must comment on the recent article in your newspaper by Dr. Bruce Rinker.   I have read a great deal about...

Commentary – Honoring and Remembering our 40th President, Ronald Reagan

Just days ago we marked what would have been the 100th birthday of our nation’s 40th President, Ronald Wilson Reagan.  It was a...

Commentary – Parkway Too Ready to Close Road to Peaks

I find it discouraging the Blue Ridge Parkway Service deems it unnecessary to keep the Parkway open from Roanoke's Rt. 460 to easily...

Commentary – Putting You Back In Charge of Your Health Care

Just days ago the House of Representatives, with my support, delivered on our promise to the American people to hold a vote on...