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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 “reimagined” statue of Stonewall Jackson, currently on display at a contemporary “art” museum in...

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...

The 45-Day April Special Election Is NOT “Affordable”

AFFORDABLE The goal for 2026 is affordable! A special election to address ONLY a single issue,...

Steps To Help Have A Healthy Brain In Your Later Years

By Dr. Thomas Chin Virginia native Dr. Thomas Chin MD attended William and Mary, the Medical...

Does Spending $62 Billion on Utility Batteries Lower Your Cost of Electricity? Of Course Not

The 2026 General Assembly is likely to amend the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) to...

Culture Inflation Far Worse Than Price Inflation  

Dear Editor,   Inflation in the American way of life is worse than price inflation.    Giving back by corporations, celebrities, and ordinary folks is loudly and...

State Budget: Tax Cuts and Marijuana Crackdown

This commentary comes from the nonpartisan Virginia Family Foundation.  The General Assembly is closer to passing the 2022-2024 biennium budget, as the House and Senate...

Conservatives Need to Unite Against Liberal Misinformation / Policies

It is an era of challenges for conservative families and those who are peacefully practicing religious beliefs and embracing traditional lifestyles and perceiving male...

Lt. Gov. Sears Addresses Our Cultural Collapse

By James Bacon, this first appeared in Bacon's Rebellion on May 28 and was entitled "Quote of the Day: Winsome Sears." The commentary is...

Memorial Day Ode to US GI’s, by an Iraqi Kurd Translator

U.S troops have sacrificed and assisted people across the world in various ways. Regardless of the political intentions of the leaders in Washington D.C,...

Older Americans Month: An Opportunity for Roanokers to Age Their Way

We’re getting older, Virginia. According to an economic impact study conducted by LeadingAge Virginia, the state’s senior population is expected to increase 51.4% to 1.9 million...