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Commentary

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 case of the billions sent to Harvard University and other elite schools, the...

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,...

Virginia is Ready to Take Full Control of Education

Last night, as promised repeatedly during the campaign, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order directing Education Secretary Linda...

Goodlatte Needs To Improve His Math

Dear Editor, I just read your paper for the first time and enjoyed the stories. One story that bothered me had a quote from...

We Can’t Cut Our Way to Success

Last year, I stood before more than 1,000 workers at our company’s flagship factory and told them we were reducing their weekly hours...

The Viability of Health Care Reform

Now that the health care reform bill has been signed, it will face legal challenges in courtrooms. However, the judges in these cases...

Roanoke Fair Tax Group Will Travel to Washington

Most of us are deep into one of the more detested tasks we have to perform: completing and filing our federal income tax...

CBO Prestidigitation! It’s Official Magic

People had been waiting breathlessly for a sober, nonpartisan assessment from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on the cost of ObamaCare. If it...

JOBS, JOBS, JOBS . . .

Over the last couple weeks a sizeable crew of workers has been placing underground flexible piping that will carry new TV access for...