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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...

Was January 6, 2021 an Insurrection?

I presently do not believe that there was any widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election simply because there has been no evidence...

No Oversight, No Accountability

If Congress was graded on a report card, one of the subjects it would be graded on is oversight. Ensuring the faithful execution of...

The Inauguration of Virginia’s New Governor

Seventy-three governors have served the Commonwealth of Virginia since 1776. On January 15, 2022, that number will rise to 74 with the inauguration of Glenn...

Cause and Effect – What Has Changed And What Remains The Same

The end of one year and the beginning of another offers the occasion to reflect on what has changed and what remains the same. The...

One More Race Baiting For The Road

By James A. Bacon Published by arrangement with Bacon's Rebellion. Days before leaving office, Attorney General Mark Herring has filed a complaint against the Town of...

“Equity and Identity” Now at the Core of a Virginia Tech Education

By James A. Bacon Republished by arrangement with Bacon's Rebellion. A Blacksburg correspondent has forwarded to me a copy of the “Indigenous Peoples’ Day Resolution,” in...