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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...

Getting Our Fiscal House in Order

For months now the Leadership in the Congress and the Administration have been negotiating the amount of money that the federal government is...

Commentary – Tea Partiers Need to Tilt at Other Windmills

At recent Board of Supervisors meetings in Roanoke and Montgomery counties members of the Tea Party and others sympathetic to their cause raised...

The Debt Debate Goes On

As you know, after several months of negotiations, the House and the Senate passed a deal last week to raise the debt limit....

Letter – In Support of Uranium Mining

To the Editor, I want to add my voice to tide of citizens who are willing to publicly support uranium mining in Virginia. I live...

In Response To Dr. Bruce Rinker’s Column “Kentucky Unsettles Own House . . .”

A recent column by Dr. Bruce Rinker on June 17-23 attacked our organization, Answers in Genesis, and the future Ark Encounter, a full-size...

Commentary – Like Higher Utility Bills? Thank Obama’s EPA

Plenty of people in this part of Virginia are upset about the proposed rate increases by Appalachian Power, and with good reason.  As...