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Lawsuit Challenges NRC Rules on Small Nuclear Reactors

Virginia is not directly involved, but with our nuclear industrial base, a pending federal lawsuit over the authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is crucial for our energy future. At the...

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 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,...

Letter – City Still Making Bad Decisions

Dear Editor You would think our today leaders would have learned from some of the dumb decisions our past leaders made, when they voted...

Commentary – Goodlatte Defends Policy

I want to take this opportunity to respond to the uninformed advertisement that ran in last week’s Roanoke Star Sentinel.  Obviously the organizers...

Commentary – Air Controller Gives New Meaning to Falling Asleep on the Job

Who, by now hasn't heard of the controller manning the Tower at Washington's National Airport having fallen asleep on the job? Over the years...

Commentary – Defense of Marriage Act

Dear Messrs. Reid, McConnell, Boehner, and Ms. Pelosi: It has been widely reported that the President has directed the Department of Justice to cease...

Commentary – Working to Eliminate Government Waste

Working to reduce government waste is a significant undertaking and one to which I remain firmly dedicated. It is critical to ensure that...

Commentary – Roanoke Spends $1,745,000 and Has Nothing to Show for It

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck! - or, is...