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No Energy Crisis Debate? Virginians Deserved Better Before Today’s Vote

With election day now upon us, Virginia voters were short-changed this election cycle, while Democracy is literally being threatened!  Virginians were limited to one, short, poorly controlled debate for Governor,...

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,...

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...

David Bowers: Roanoke Needs A Sports Entertainment and Tourism Authority

I was delighted to read in The Roanoke Times yesterday that Pulaski County is undertaking the creation of a “SET”, Sports Entertainment and Tourism...

Too Many Non-Citizens are Registered to Vote in Virginia

Your vote and the votes of thousands of other legitimate voters could be cancelled out by non-U.S. citizen voters.  The Department of Elections must...

Improving Cognitive Health As We Age

From the moment we are born, our brains are constantly changing. In infancy and adolescence, the neural networks in our brains experience periods of...

Who Is Holding The Knife In The Back of VA’s Veterans / First Responders?

Without any warning, the Virginia General Assembly voted near unanimously (138-2) on May 13th, 2024, to gut previously guaranteed education benefits to surviving family...

A Broadside Across the Bow at VMI

In a local alumni organization’s election earlier this year, candidates for office had, first, to be nominated to, and approved by, a nominating committee...

Roanoke City Manager Bob Cowell’s Departure Is Good News

The sudden resignation of Roanoke's City Manager, Bob Cowell, is indeed good news for taxpayers. His unbridled expansion of the city staff...five Assistant/Interim/Intern City Managers...