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You don’t need to cheat to win.

You don’t need to cheat to win. Teachers instruct kids to study and prepare to do well on tests. In sports, the coach tells kids in order to win you...

Don’t Be Fooled, SWVA: Vote NO Before April 21.

Virginia’s new Democrat state government is celebrating America’s 250th anniversary with an autocratic power-grab, which...

Silence Is Surrender: Speak Up About the Current Yes/NO Election

Many individuals stay quiet on politics, not wanting to stir up conflict and thinking that...

Budget Battle; Judges & Vote No to Rigged Maps

In this message: - Democrats v. Democrats Budget Debate - Eleven Suetterlein Bills Heading to Governor's Desk -...

No, Senator. Virginia Does Not Require Photo ID to Vote

Let’s stop kidding ourselves and each other about voter ID. And, yes, I AM talking to...

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...