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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...

Letters – Thanks From PA

Dear Hayden / RSS Several weeks ago while passing through Roanoke on a drive to Pennsylvania from Texas, my wife and I picked up...

Letters – A Fall Saturday in the Life of a Roanoke City Resident

Wake up early after an exciting Friday Night High School Football Game at Victory Stadium. Morning: Rake loose leaves in yard to the edge...

Letters – Lobbying Law Firms Must be Limited

Dear Editor, The big lobbyists-for-hire now all share identical characteristics and interests.  They have truly become one-stop shopping for all political influence needs. There is...

Commentary – Another Perspective on the Mosque Near Ground Zero

I read with interest Hayden Hollingsworth’s “Prejudice at the Pivot Point (9/17/10 – 9/23/10), and will offer another perspective on the reaction of...

Letter – City Leadership Still Not Getting It

Councilman Trinkle was quoted in a recent copy of the Sentinel as saying even the proponents of renovating Victory Stadium have to admit...

Commentary – Roanoke’s “John Kennedy Democrats”

With the passing of Jack Fishwick, former president of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, last month, I began to think about all the...