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Dissecting the Blue Wave: Turnout

Gov. Glenn Youngkin yesterday blamed Tuesday’s shellacking of the Republican Party in Virginia on the government shutdown. “I firmly believe that the government shutdown was a very, very big...

We Lost More Than an Election — Here’s What Comes Next

We lost all three statewide races. We lost 13 House seats. No Republican won outside...

No Energy Crisis Debate? Virginians Deserved Better Before Today’s Vote

With election day now upon us, Virginia voters were short-changed this election cycle, while Democracy...

Letter to the Editor: A free and honest press is appreciated now, more than ever before

I wanted to let you folks know how much I enjoy reading your reporting and...

Don’t Let Partisan Politics Redraw Virginia’s District Lines

Dirty politics? The call for a special session is a calculated political move designed to...

A Disastrous Week for UVA

By Bert Ellis, this first appeared in Bacon's Rebellion. Open letter from Bert Ellis, president of The Jefferson Council, to members of the University of...

Some Common Ground on Energy Policy But There is No Turning Back

One of the things I learned over the last seven decades is this:  if you have two or more opposing sides in a conflict,...

What Morgan Griffith Left Out

Dear Editor, I felt that much was left out of Congressman Griffith's essay "American Energy can counter Vladimir Putin." Yes, America can produce fossil fuels. Actually,...

Sixth District Perspectives: State Of The Union & Energy Independence

On Tuesday, President Biden delivered his first official State of the Union address, during which he painted an unrealistic picture of the State of...

American Energy Can Counter Vladimir Putin

The exigencies of war can lead to unexpected consequences. We are seeing this truth play out as Ukraine fights for its survival against Russian...

Say It Ain’t So, Joe! Part II

I have one theory why Biden may have been much more concerned with the Ukraine's borders and not our southern border. I call it...
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