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Will Voters Bring Gerrymandering Back to Virginia?

Unless Virginia voters reject the constitutional amendment on the ballot April 21, gerrymandering will return to Virginia. Five years ago, 66% of Virginia voters -- 2.8 million Virginians -- approved...

Sixth District Perspectives with Congressman Ben Cline

Department of Homeland Security funding has passed the House, but Senate Democrats refuse to...

Open Letter To Area Pastors/Ministry Leaders

Dear Pastor or Ministry Leader,          Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. -Proverbs 31:8a I...

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...

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...

Back To The Land

Life’s still good, but death’s just become more interesting. I always figured on cremation - modest expense, no concrete, bronze and embalming chemicals in the...

It’s About the Rule of Law

For those who might have missed it, last week’s column discussed efforts to protect the Constitution and take action against the President’s recent actions...

Standing With Israel

 The United States and Israel share a strong bond. Since Israel declared its independence in 1948, the U.S. has developed a positive relationship with...

A Corporate, Bottom-Line Attitude Has Altered How Medicine Is Practiced

The Prescription Could Be An Injection Of Humanity, Physician Says The changes in medical care over the last five decades have been dramatic. Technological and scientific...

Goodlatte & Capuano: College Ratings Plan Not The Answer

By Reps. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.) and Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) - 02/26/15 Do engineers matter more than the science teachers who fired their imaginations? Are accounting majors more valuable...

An Animal-Free Circus Is More Fun!

Let's figure out a creative way to make the animal circus a thing of the past in Roanoke! The worldwide trend is for circuses to...