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Commentary

The Surreptitious Disappearance of the Capitol Square Preservation Council

  Breathtaking. Unsettling. Healing. Those meant-to-catch-your-attention words come from an article by the British newspaper The Guardian on the “reimagined” statue of Stonewall Jackson, currently on display at a contemporary “art” museum in...

If The World Is Getting Hotter, Why On Day 14 After Paralyzing Ice Storm Does SWVA Still Look Like Frozen Tundra With Wind Chills...

Full disclosure: One, I am not a climatologist. Two, I understand the difference between weather...

The 45-Day April Special Election Is NOT “Affordable”

AFFORDABLE The goal for 2026 is affordable! A special election to address ONLY a single issue,...

Steps To Help Have A Healthy Brain In Your Later Years

By Dr. Thomas Chin Virginia native Dr. Thomas Chin MD attended William and Mary, the Medical...

Does Spending $62 Billion on Utility Batteries Lower Your Cost of Electricity? Of Course Not

The 2026 General Assembly is likely to amend the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) to...

Letter – Rinker Right on Target

Dear Editor: I must comment on the recent article in your newspaper by Dr. Bruce Rinker.   I have read a great deal about...

Commentary – Honoring and Remembering our 40th President, Ronald Reagan

Just days ago we marked what would have been the 100th birthday of our nation’s 40th President, Ronald Wilson Reagan.  It was a...

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...