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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 “reimagined” statue of Stonewall Jackson, currently on display at a contemporary “art” museum in...

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...

The 45-Day April Special Election Is NOT “Affordable”

AFFORDABLE The goal for 2026 is affordable! A special election to address ONLY a single issue,...

Steps To Help Have A Healthy Brain In Your Later Years

By Dr. Thomas Chin Virginia native Dr. Thomas Chin MD attended William and Mary, the Medical...

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...

Genesis One to Genesis Two

In 1967, historian Lynn White, Jr. ignited a firestorm that burns still today. In a widely discussed article titled, “The Historical Roots of...

Medicare: Sticking With What Works – Lessons for Republicans and Democrats

The Democratic and Republican Congressional budget plans proffered by House and Senate budget committee chairs must be viewed more as acts of political...

Veterans Should Never Be Forgotten

To the City of Roanoke Ken Cronin and employees that spray cleaned the Veteran's War Memorial at Church Avenue and Second Street SW...

What Lance Armstrong Teaches Us About Real Heroes

What is a hero? Webster's dictionary defines a hero as someone who's admired for his achievements and noble qualities, and one who shows...

Roanoke Should Go Back To The Future for New Rail Station

Dear Roanoke City Council I listened to every word at your Monday's council work session, in particular the budget and it helped me grasp...

Land Preservation Tax Needs To Continue

Dear Editor, Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield) has introduced a bill (H2253) in the General Assembly that would repeal the state’s Land Preservation Tax Credit...