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Commentary

Why Tax Exemptions for Harvard and Confederate Groups Should Stand

Every taxpayer dollar sent to any university or private entity should be closely scrutinized. In the case of the billions sent to Harvard University and other elite schools, the...

The High Cost of Uncertainty for Virginia’s Workers and Businesses

Asked nearly 40 years ago what he needed most, less regulation or lower taxes, a...

Virginia Clean Energy Laws Blamed for Dominion Price Hike, Not Data Boom

The pending price increase for electricity from Dominion Energy Virginia is higher than the 14%...

Trump’s Double Whammy to Virginia’s Economy

No one can say we weren’t warned. During his debate with then Vice President Kamala Harris,...

Virginia is Ready to Take Full Control of Education

Last night, as promised repeatedly during the campaign, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order directing Education Secretary Linda...

Voter Rolls Show VA ‘Voters’ Registered to Vote in Other States at Same Time

Your vote and the votes of thousands of other legitimate votes may be cancelled out by ineligible voters who are registered too vote in...

David Bowers: Roanoke Needs A Sports Entertainment and Tourism Authority

I was delighted to read in The Roanoke Times yesterday that Pulaski County is undertaking the creation of a “SET”, Sports Entertainment and Tourism...

Too Many Non-Citizens are Registered to Vote in Virginia

Your vote and the votes of thousands of other legitimate voters could be cancelled out by non-U.S. citizen voters.  The Department of Elections must...

Improving Cognitive Health As We Age

From the moment we are born, our brains are constantly changing. In infancy and adolescence, the neural networks in our brains experience periods of...

Who Is Holding The Knife In The Back of VA’s Veterans / First Responders?

Without any warning, the Virginia General Assembly voted near unanimously (138-2) on May 13th, 2024, to gut previously guaranteed education benefits to surviving family...

A Broadside Across the Bow at VMI

In a local alumni organization’s election earlier this year, candidates for office had, first, to be nominated to, and approved by, a nominating committee...