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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 North Correctional Center in Grayson County, Virginia, while he was conducting a meal service...

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...

We Lost More Than an Election — Here’s What Comes Next

We lost all three statewide races. We lost 13 House seats. No Republican won outside...

Operation Christmas Cheer, Inc. Says Thank You!

In this the season of thanks, we at Operation Christmas Cheer, Inc. sincerely thank those who support our mission.  Operation Christmas Cheer (a...

The Quiet Assumption In Faith And Politics

  A quiet assumption has blossomed in the last several decades: people of faith have no business bringing their religion to bear on politics.  This...

Americans Must Stand Strong in Support of Israel

In response to Mr. Robert F. Boyd's recent letter, "Israel: the ungrateful ally," published in the Roanoke Times, I, along with my wife, am...

“One Bad Earthquake” is One Bad Column

If I were in the mood for some secular/leftist propaganda I’d read the Roanoke Times, not the Roanoke Star.  So I was a...

1.2 million dollar tax payers property for 30K

 It is unbelievable what the city is doing with tax payers money.  This time it looks like the city is considering lease optioning...

Allen Will Reduce Taxes

With the current unemployment rates and job market difficulties, the LAST thing Virginia (and, of course, the whole USA) needs is tax increases....