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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 greatly expand the construction of utility-scale batteries for our electric grid. Based on the current...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Political Failures Led To Recent Murder of Corrections Officer In Grayson County

Correctional Officer Jeremy Hall was killed on November 17, 2025, by an inmate at River...

Sen. Suetterlein Files 2026 Legislation Expanding Tax Relief & Education

Virginia legislators started filing bills for the 2026 General Assembly this week, and Senator David...

Progressives Urge Assembly to Soak the Rich, But Likely Tax Increases Will Reach Everyone

As a new Democratic Party trifecta looms in Virginia, a progressive policy group has floated...

Dissecting the Blue Wave: Turnout

Gov. Glenn Youngkin yesterday blamed Tuesday’s shellacking of the Republican Party in Virginia on the...

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...

Preventing Violence in Roanoke City Will Prevent Violence in Its Schools 

It is not the gun problem, but we are the problem and until we admit that the changes come within, the problem will not...

Virginia Absentee Ballots: Absent From The State?

For election accountability purposes, chain of custody for ballots should be observable and publicly verifiable. So, why are two of the largest counties in...

The Abortion Conflict: Defending Innocent Children

As abortion, women’s rights, and freedom of choice are completely different matters, they all are related to ethics and human’s life. To understand that...

I Can Never Be “Overeducated”

So ... the term "overeducated" has gained currency in the national discourse. I myself can never be "overeducated." The more that I learn, the more I...