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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...

Should The Ukraine Join NATO?

It is a total myth and falsehood that the United States won the Cold War when the Soviet Union unexpectedly collapsed, and Mikhail Gorbachev...

The Significance of “White Christmas”

The Christmas season is one of beloved traditions. From music we sing and hear to the menu of dishes we customarily enjoy for a...

Roanoke City Needs To Strongly Support Its Police Department

Failing to provide street patrols for the Drum Stick Dash Run in Roanoke due to staff shortages in the police department does not end...

Attorney General-Elect Miyares: “If Your Local Prosecutor Won’t Enforce The Law, I Will”

Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares penned an Op-ed in the Washington Examiner yesterday about the public safety crisis in Virginia and one of his legislative...

Morgan Griffith: “No To Vaccine Mandates”

Over the past few months, I have heard clear opposition from many residents of Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District to President Biden’s coronavirus vaccine mandates. I...

The Trouble With the Infrastructure Bill

Infrastructure is a topic with which most people are familiar. It’s something that impacts them; they regularly travel on a road which could use...