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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...

Russian Flag Flies Over Roanoke

Dear Editor, The flag of Russia still flies over the “Friendship Fountain” at the south end of Market Street, along with other Sister City flags....

Are You An APCo Customer? “Green Energy” Could Raise Your Rates By Half

By Steve Haner, and published here by agreement with Bacon's Rebellion. Compliance with the 2020 Virginia Clean Economy Act will result in a 49% increase...

Grandparents Ask Supreme Court for Justice

By Asra Q. Nomani and originally published at Asra Investigates. Published here by agreement with Bacon's Rebellion. Recommendation to readers: Be sure to delve deep...

Pres. Biden Cannot Shirk Blame for High Energy Prices

By Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA9) On April 6, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled “Gouged at...

Maj. Gen. Crenshaw: Keep Veterans In Virginia By Reducing Retirement Taxes

By U. S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Craig Crenshaw (Ret.) and originally published in The Virginian-Pilot. Virginia is the proud home to more than 780,000...

The Peasants Must Be Controlled

By James Bacon, published originally on Bacon's Rebellion and republished here by agreement.  It caused a brouhaha last year when U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland...