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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...

Become Suicide Aware: Help Reduce Suicides in The Roanoke Valley

The Suicide Prevention Council of Roanoke Valley (SPCRV) and Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare (BRBH) would like to share planned activities and ways people can...

September Is Hunger Action Month

AARP Virginia has had a partnership with the Federation of Virginia Food Banks in supporting efforts to fight food insecurity across the Commonwealth over...

Saying No To A Second Death Tax

Benjamin Franklin famously noted that “in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” He never said those two certainties needed to go...

Truth Has A Way of Standing On It’s Own

The most heartening thing is that the unprecedented power and resources devoted to lying that we see today haven’t been that effective. On a...

Keeping Veterans Safe and Healthy

It’s been more than 15 months since our nation began its fight against COVID-19. The burdens and responsibilities of the pandemic have strained organizations,...

COMMENTARY: Derek Chauvin: A Nazi in Blue on Memorial Day 2020

I will make a bold prediction that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin may only be convicted of the lesser charge of third-degree murder...