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Does Spending $62 Billion on Utility Batteries Lower Your Cost of Electricity? Of Course Not

The 2026 General Assembly is likely to amend the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) to greatly expand the construction of utility-scale batteries for our electric grid. Based on the current...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Political Failures Led To Recent Murder of Corrections Officer In Grayson County

Correctional Officer Jeremy Hall was killed on November 17, 2025, by an inmate at River...

Sen. Suetterlein Files 2026 Legislation Expanding Tax Relief & Education

Virginia legislators started filing bills for the 2026 General Assembly this week, and Senator David...

Progressives Urge Assembly to Soak the Rich, But Likely Tax Increases Will Reach Everyone

As a new Democratic Party trifecta looms in Virginia, a progressive policy group has floated...

Dissecting the Blue Wave: Turnout

Gov. Glenn Youngkin yesterday blamed Tuesday’s shellacking of the Republican Party in Virginia on the...

Roanoke Post Office Closure Is Wrong Move

The Hon. Patrick Donahoe Postmaster General United States Postal Service 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20260 Dear Mr. Donahoe, We are writing to express our concern about the proposed...

European History Demonstrates Why Flags Should Be Kept in Lee Chapel

President Kenneth Ruscio Washington and Lee University 204 West Washington Street Lexington, VA 24450 [email protected] Dear President Ruscio, In regards to viewing a Confederate Flag as being offensive to an...

City Council Fails to Listen to Residents In Cell Tower Approval

Here are some thoughts on the approval by Roanoke City Council for Pegasus Tower Company to construct a cell tower at 1809 Franklin Rd SW,...

The Latest Obamacare “Glitch”

More than eight months after its launch, the Obamacare system remains incomplete.  People’s costs and coverage remain unclear.As of May 27, according to documents...

Are We Experiencing an Epidemic of Vicarious Violence?

Tired of Frivolous Dehumanization? 4 Ways to Put Dignity Back in Your Family’s Day  We pay large amounts of money to watch people kill...

Making Veterans Care More Accessible

As more information surfaces, the severe mismanagement and “lack of integrity” within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health system has grown increasingly clear....