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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...

His Plan is Working

In a recent speech in Oakland, California, President Obama told the American people that we’ve tried his economic plan, and it’s working.  He...

Don’t Wind Up Like Arizona

I was traveling through your beautiful state on my way back to my house in Arizona when I read your article on the...

County Prayer Decision Right and Wrong

As one who has put his trust in Jesus Christ, I was saddened by the decision of the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors...

We Built This

 On the campaign trail in Roanoke, Virginia, Barack Obama gave a speech that laid out his view of American small businesses. One line...

Ice Cream Article Brings Back Memories

Mr Marrano, I was dumbfounded when I read your article. My Dad & Uncle started Millstream (bought the old paper mill in 1934) serving...

ACLU: Where Are You?

The Roanoke Star Letters to the Editor July 22, 2012  On Friday, July 13, President Obama, U.S. Senator Mark Warner, and U.S. Senate Candidate Tim Kaine...