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Commentary

Will Voters Bring Gerrymandering Back to Virginia?

Unless Virginia voters reject the constitutional amendment on the ballot April 21, gerrymandering will return to Virginia. Five years ago, 66% of Virginia voters -- 2.8 million Virginians -- approved...

Sixth District Perspectives with Congressman Ben Cline

Department of Homeland Security funding has passed the House, but Senate Democrats refuse to...

Open Letter To Area Pastors/Ministry Leaders

Dear Pastor or Ministry Leader,          Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. -Proverbs 31:8a I...

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...

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...

Commentary – Roanoke’s “John Kennedy Democrats”

With the passing of Jack Fishwick, former president of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, last month, I began to think about all the...

Letter – IRS Oct. 15 Filing Deadline for Local Small Charities & Nonprofits

Dear Editor, We at the Internal Revenue Service are concerned because as many as 7,200 small community-based nonprofits in Virginia are in jeopardy of...

Letter – Great Articles by Dr. Rinker

Dear Sir:   I have recently had the opportunity to read articles published in your paper by Dr. Bruce Rinker and I felt...

Commentary – Americans Want Common Sense Health Care Reform

Over the last few weeks I conducted a series of in-person town hall meetings and telephone town hall meetings throughout the 6th Congressional...

Commentary – Dog’s Death Should Be a Crime

I have written to our Mayor and Council about the inhumane lives dog are subject to here in Southeast.  Large dogs caged, or...

Bus Stops Should be Changed Back

Dear Editor, It was stated in a recent Roanoke Times Sunday paper that Mr. Palmer, general manager of the Valley Metro city bus company,...