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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...

Commentary: Is the Roanoke City School System Above the Law?

Roanoke City Schools want to change the proffers ("rules of use") for the Patrick Henry High School stadium again. Now they are asking...

Commentary: Stormwater Fees Are a Smart Idea

Two recent pieces by Robert Craig that ran in The Roanoke Times (12/709 Commentary and 1/2/10 letter to the editor) criticizing the Citys...

An Open Letter to City Council on Lack of Snow Removal

Dear Mayor & Members of City Council: I'm asking that among the seven of you, is there anyone willing to speak up and address...

Our Region Needs Unserviced Workforce to Make Right Decisions

With the start to any new year, resolutions are made and are either kept or broken. Many will make resolutions to find a...

Five Traits of Female Attractiveness

A good plastic surgeon may be able to create physical beauty, but he or she can't create something that's far more important and...

Hiding Debt Just a Juggling Trick

Virginian James Buchanan, co-founder of "public-choice economics" – or what he prefers to call the Virginia school of political economy – celebrated his...