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Commentary

Why Tax Exemptions for Harvard and Confederate Groups Should Stand

Every taxpayer dollar sent to any university or private entity should be closely scrutinized. In the case of the billions sent to Harvard University and other elite schools, the...

The High Cost of Uncertainty for Virginia’s Workers and Businesses

Asked nearly 40 years ago what he needed most, less regulation or lower taxes, a...

Virginia Clean Energy Laws Blamed for Dominion Price Hike, Not Data Boom

The pending price increase for electricity from Dominion Energy Virginia is higher than the 14%...

Trump’s Double Whammy to Virginia’s Economy

No one can say we weren’t warned. During his debate with then Vice President Kamala Harris,...

Virginia is Ready to Take Full Control of Education

Last night, as promised repeatedly during the campaign, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order directing Education Secretary Linda...

County Needs to Focus on Basics Ahead of Massive Capital Projects

It is time that Roanoke County take back its responsibility to maintain county median strips.  This picture is from Peters Creek Road in North...

Strong Kids Will Make A Strong Virginia

For many years, the general public all over the country and most recently here in Virginia, based on a Mason Dixon poll, have told...

Unlocking Consumer Choice

Looking to switch wireless carriers and keep the same phone? Or have you purchased a used phone and plan to activate it on a...

Censoring Eisenhower and Religious Freedom in the Military

If President Eisenhower were alive today, the five-star general may be shocked to know that his own speeches are too offensive to be quoted...

America’s First Civil Right

The problem today is not Christianity or secular humanism – it is the increasing force of government power in situations of religious expression. When...

No Roanoke Rail Excursions This Fall

To All Our Excursion Friends: The Roanoke Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, will not be operating our fall excursions this November as we have the...