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Letter to the Editor: A free and honest press is appreciated now, more than ever before

I wanted to let you folks know how much I enjoy reading your reporting and, informative news stories. Roanoke Star is filing a void create by the vacuum of Roanoke...

Don’t Let Partisan Politics Redraw Virginia’s District Lines

Dirty politics? The call for a special session is a calculated political move designed to...

Destroying Democracy: Will Dems Trample on Voters’ Will?

You have to be pretty confident – no, read that “arrogant” – to tell 2.7...

Why I’m Supporting Maynard Keller for the House of Delegates

Our national debate about ethnicity, culture, and identity has turned ugly. Political corruption, including the...

You REALLY Don’t Hate The Media Enough

Chapter 5,978 of “You Don’t Hate The Media Enough.” Today’s installment features The Virginian-Pilot, Time Magazine,...

Letter – “Raising the Taubtanic”

We read in the Roanoke Times recently that the Taubman Museum is now reaching out to the troops for ideas and suggestions on...

Local Press Gives Credence to Interesting Opinions

An Associated Press article by Christopher Torchia recently appeared in a local newspaper. The title of the article was, "Conspiracy Theories Still Abound'....

Commentary – To Privatize or Protect is the Big Question for Virginia

While shopping for a used pickup truck with my wife we came across a vehicle that was the very color, make and model...

Commentary – The Best Plan for Change

The Republican Party’s Contract with America was an agreement to make changes in the 1994 Congressional elections.  The Contract detailed the actions the...

Marcellus Shale: Riches Today, Regrets Tomorrow?

Almost all of us will use natural gas extracted from the Marcellus by a process called "fracking" (short for hydraulic fracturing). And so,...

Letters – Thanks From PA

Dear Hayden / RSS Several weeks ago while passing through Roanoke on a drive to Pennsylvania from Texas, my wife and I picked up...