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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...

Roanoke Times Misses Mark – Suppresses Healthy Dialogue

Dear Editor, I have been involved in economic and community development in Roanoke for over 30 years. During that time period I would be...

Save Mill Mountain on June 21st

On Monday, June 21st at 7:00 PM a public hearing is planned asking citizens to share their opinion on the proposed conservation easement...

Commentary: Wise Wind Energy Needs a Deep Green Location

Publisher's Note: This commentary provided by Bay Journal News Service rings close to home relative to the proposed wind turbines for Poor Mountain...

Commentary – Save Mill Mountain

Dear Editor, Each day my students and I look around Roanoke City and County and see another grove of trees downed, another ridgeline sprouting...

Commentary – Lack of Upkeep of Jamison / Bullitt Landscaping

Dear City Council, Re: City right-a-way Weed and Trash violation. While I served as the Southeast Action Forum President, the city installed traffic calming devices...

Commentary: Take a Lesson from Lynchburg on Mill Mountain

A few weeks ago, the family and I were returning from our trip out West, circling Lynchburg preparing for our landing when I...