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Commentary

Progressives Urge Assembly to Soak the Rich, But Likely Tax Increases Will Reach Everyone

As a new Democratic Party trifecta looms in Virginia, a progressive policy group has floated a long list of old and new ways to soak Virginia’s upper-income residents through...

Dissecting the Blue Wave: Turnout

Gov. Glenn Youngkin yesterday blamed Tuesday’s shellacking of the Republican Party in Virginia on the...

We Lost More Than an Election — Here’s What Comes Next

We lost all three statewide races. We lost 13 House seats. No Republican won outside...

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...

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...

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...

Letter – IRS Oct. 15 Filing Deadline for Local Small Charities & Nonprofits

Dear Editor, We at the Internal Revenue Service are concerned because as many as 7,200 small community-based nonprofits in Virginia are in jeopardy of...

Letter – Great Articles by Dr. Rinker

Dear Sir:   I have recently had the opportunity to read articles published in your paper by Dr. Bruce Rinker and I felt...

Commentary – Americans Want Common Sense Health Care Reform

Over the last few weeks I conducted a series of in-person town hall meetings and telephone town hall meetings throughout the 6th Congressional...