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Commentary

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,...

Commentary – Parkway Too Ready to Close Road to Peaks

I find it discouraging the Blue Ridge Parkway Service deems it unnecessary to keep the Parkway open from Roanoke's Rt. 460 to easily...

Commentary – Putting You Back In Charge of Your Health Care

Just days ago the House of Representatives, with my support, delivered on our promise to the American people to hold a vote on...

Super Bowl 45 Not So Super Window on America

I really have no idea what my Grandfather would say if he were still in this world and had watched the four plus...

Commentary – Pulling Back the Curtain on Industrial Wind

A Commentary on Wind Energy Using the Proposed Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant in Maryland as a Comparison Ever wonder why sailing ships no longer...

Commentary – Police Fail to Help Roanokers With Parking Problems

Indiscriminate parking abuse has become prevalent in Southeast Roanoke and other neighborhoods: many of our front yards resemble used car lots.  The...

Letter – Very Poor Reporting

Dear Editor: The attempted assassination of Representative Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona was a horrifying event, indeed. The murder of six other people at...