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Commentary

The Surreptitious Disappearance of the Capitol Square Preservation Council

  Breathtaking. Unsettling. Healing. Those meant-to-catch-your-attention words come from an article by the British newspaper The Guardian on the “reimagined” statue of Stonewall Jackson, currently on display at a contemporary “art” museum in...

If The World Is Getting Hotter, Why On Day 14 After Paralyzing Ice Storm Does SWVA Still Look Like Frozen Tundra With Wind Chills...

Full disclosure: One, I am not a climatologist. Two, I understand the difference between weather...

The 45-Day April Special Election Is NOT “Affordable”

AFFORDABLE The goal for 2026 is affordable! A special election to address ONLY a single issue,...

Steps To Help Have A Healthy Brain In Your Later Years

By Dr. Thomas Chin Virginia native Dr. Thomas Chin MD attended William and Mary, the Medical...

Does Spending $62 Billion on Utility Batteries Lower Your Cost of Electricity? Of Course Not

The 2026 General Assembly is likely to amend the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) to...

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...

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...