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Commentary

Closing Virginia’s Education Gaps: Funding, Choice, and Accountability

It shouldn’t be hard for both political parties to agree that among those who suffered most from covid school shut-downs were low-income children. In the National Assessment of Educational Progress...

Last Week Proves Again Wind and Solar Cannot Take the Heat

Once again, a spell of hot weather has proven that our economy and comfort depend...

VA Elections Should Be About Virginia’s Future — Not a Referendum on President Trump

Senator Tim Kaine recently sent out a fundraising email where he quoted the Washington Post...

One is Enough: End the Front License Plate Requirement in Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia currently mandates that most passenger vehicles display two license plates—one on...

Primary Results Will Force Spanberger to Prove if She’s a Centrist

After this week’s primary results, Virginia’s more moderate center is all but dead. In two...

Community Service for Alfred Dowe?

One of the most despicable acts of crime is that of an elected official who would turn around and steal from those who...

Times Columnist Misses Mark

With all that has been said in response to Roanoke Times columnist Dan Casey’s gratuitously unkind column about the Texas Tavern, one fact...

Goodlatte Doesn’t Consider All the Facts

In response to Bob Goodlatte's article on 2/12/10 about President Obama titled Spends Too Much, Taxes Too Much and Borrows Too Much. Bob, why...

Berglund Automotive Goes the Extra Mile

We will all remember the big snowstorm of February 2010.  My two dogs, Thelma and Louise and I were in Snowshoe, WV.  We...

Commentary: Council Elections

In the 2/5/10 edition of "The Roanoke Times," a story by Mason Adams ran accusing me of working with/for Valerie Garner in the...

Commentary: Profit Motive is Necessary for Quality Health Care

Not long ago my wife, Karol, and I flew from Bucharest to New York City's JFK airport.  We had two hours to connect...