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Commentary

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...

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....

Defense Cuts Will Hurt America and Virginia

Recent years have proved the world tumultuous and violent, and this is no more apparent than in the last few months of anti-American...