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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...

SOLs: Horrid or Humane?

I must admit that I wanted to write about the Standards of Learning (SOLs) in Virginia because, having taught for Roanoke City Schools...

Letter: Kaine Should Lead by Example

Dear Editor  Chairman Kaine has been sending notes to his minions, to pressure Senator Allen to refuse to take any form of PAC Money...

Letter: Rinker’s Argument Not Complete

Dear Editor, Dr. Rinker has had some refreshing articles in the Sentinnel. I am writing to comment on some of his energy policy plan...

Commentary: The Times They Are A Changing

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal advises that student loan debt is now greater than either total credit card debt and...

Letter: General Assembly Off Track

Dear Editor That delegate Greg Habeeb would write a letter to his constituents congratulating himself and members of the General Assembly over something so...

Letter: Obama Does Little For Students

Dear Editor, This week Vice President Biden was in Virginia speaking about making college affordable. This is quite ironic considering the fact that since...