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No Energy Crisis Debate? Virginians Deserved Better Before Today’s Vote

With election day now upon us, Virginia voters were short-changed this election cycle, while Democracy is literally being threatened!  Virginians were limited to one, short, poorly controlled debate for Governor,...

Letter to the Editor: A free and honest press is appreciated now, more than ever before

I wanted to let you folks know how much I enjoy reading your reporting and,...

Don’t Let Partisan Politics Redraw Virginia’s District Lines

Dirty politics? The call for a special session is a calculated political move designed to...

Destroying Democracy: Will Dems Trample on Voters’ Will?

You have to be pretty confident – no, read that “arrogant” – to tell 2.7...

Why I’m Supporting Maynard Keller for the House of Delegates

Our national debate about ethnicity, culture, and identity has turned ugly. Political corruption, including the...

A Farm Bill for all of Rural America

Last week the Senate Agriculture Committee passed the first farm bill in decades that provides no funding for rural community and economic development....

SOLs: Horrid or Humane?

I must admit that I wanted to write about the Standards of Learning (SOLs) in Virginia because, having taught for Roanoke City Schools...

Letter: Kaine Should Lead by Example

Dear Editor  Chairman Kaine has been sending notes to his minions, to pressure Senator Allen to refuse to take any form of PAC Money...

Letter: Rinker’s Argument Not Complete

Dear Editor, Dr. Rinker has had some refreshing articles in the Sentinnel. I am writing to comment on some of his energy policy plan...

Commentary: The Times They Are A Changing

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal advises that student loan debt is now greater than either total credit card debt and...

Letter: General Assembly Off Track

Dear Editor That delegate Greg Habeeb would write a letter to his constituents congratulating himself and members of the General Assembly over something so...