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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 his days and nights to encouraging universal remembrance for generations to come. There are...

Virginia Needs New Electoral Voting System

If you take out much of Northern Virginia, Richmond area, and Tidewater area, Presidential candidate...

Did School Battles Hurt Dems in Liberal, Northern VA Strongholds?

By James BaconDid local school-board issues in Loudoun County depress boost turnout for Republicans and...

Trump’s Energy Promises Face Hurdles in Anti-Hydrocarbon Virginia

Once inaugurated, President-elect Donald Trump is expected to immediately mount a major effort to roll...

The Value of Shopping Local on Small Business Saturday

Small businesses are crucial to Virginia’s economy, and their success relies on the support of...

Roanoke City Negligent in Enforcing Codes and Laws – Businesses Suffer

For the past many weeks, I have been reaching out to Briana Dickerson relating to a homeless issue I am having at my place...

Voter Rolls Show VA ‘Voters’ Registered to Vote in Other States at Same Time

Your vote and the votes of thousands of other legitimate votes may be cancelled out by ineligible voters who are registered too vote in...

David Bowers: Roanoke Needs A Sports Entertainment and Tourism Authority

I was delighted to read in The Roanoke Times yesterday that Pulaski County is undertaking the creation of a “SET”, Sports Entertainment and Tourism...

Too Many Non-Citizens are Registered to Vote in Virginia

Your vote and the votes of thousands of other legitimate voters could be cancelled out by non-U.S. citizen voters.  The Department of Elections must...

Improving Cognitive Health As We Age

From the moment we are born, our brains are constantly changing. In infancy and adolescence, the neural networks in our brains experience periods of...

Who Is Holding The Knife In The Back of VA’s Veterans / First Responders?

Without any warning, the Virginia General Assembly voted near unanimously (138-2) on May 13th, 2024, to gut previously guaranteed education benefits to surviving family...