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What Have Leftist Lawfarers Learned?

On January 10, 2025 – ten days before President-elect Trump is to be inaugurated as the nation’s 47th President – New York State Judge Juan Merchan “imposed a sentence...

Poll Shows Near Unanimous Support for Greater School Accountability

While Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly appear unanimous in their opposition to the Governor’s...

Can Teen Athletes Stay A Step Ahead of Torn ACLs?

I can always tell when school sports are back in full swing by the steady...

Outside Study Confirms Natural Gas Needed to Run Data Centers

Yet another analysis of the energy dilemma facing Virginia, this one commissioned by a Democrat-controlled...

96 Years Young, Holocaust Survivor Ben Lesser Is Living A Life That Matters  

Ben Lesser is an author, public speaker and a 96-year-old Holocaust survivor. He has dedicated...

Commentary: Stormwater Fees Are a Smart Idea

Two recent pieces by Robert Craig that ran in The Roanoke Times (12/709 Commentary and 1/2/10 letter to the editor) criticizing the Citys...

An Open Letter to City Council on Lack of Snow Removal

Dear Mayor & Members of City Council: I'm asking that among the seven of you, is there anyone willing to speak up and address...

Our Region Needs Unserviced Workforce to Make Right Decisions

With the start to any new year, resolutions are made and are either kept or broken. Many will make resolutions to find a...

Five Traits of Female Attractiveness

A good plastic surgeon may be able to create physical beauty, but he or she can't create something that's far more important and...

Hiding Debt Just a Juggling Trick

Virginian James Buchanan, co-founder of "public-choice economics" – or what he prefers to call the Virginia school of political economy – celebrated his...

Putting a Governor on Those Who Govern

Virginian James Buchanan, co-founder of "public-choice economics" – or what he prefers to call the Virginia school of political economy – celebrated his...