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Celebrate Sept. 17, Constitution Day

Today, September 17, is Constitution Day. The Constitutional Convention concluded on this date in 1787 in Philadelphia with the signing of that document, and it was then sent to...

Virginia’s Energy Future Is on the Ballot: Will Voters Choose Reliability or Risk?

For several years now, Virginians have been told that the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA)...

Cost of Democrat Supported Carbon Tax Reaches $500 million per year

Based on the most recent carbon tax imposed on the member states of the Regional...

It is Time to End Northern Virginia’s Outdated Vehicle Emissions Program

Since 1982, residents of these Northern Virginia counties: Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford and...

Deporting Violent Aliens Could Be a Big Winner for Earle-Sears

Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican candidate for governor, has unveiled her first campaign ad. In it, she...

Celebrating Electric Lineworkers

Wednesday, July 10, is National Lineworker Appreciation Day. At Appalachian Power, it naturally is a day in which we celebrate our line mechanics and...

Modern “Progressives” and “Socialists” Offer Up Historical Name Confusion

What is a Progressive? It is currently looking like in June that at least twenty-five Democrats are seeking their party’s nomination for the presidency. With...

The Legitimacy of Political Parties

With the government shutdown now over, it is historically intriguing that one of the central players, President Donald Trump, with help from the Democrats,...

Virginia’s Airports are the Gateway to a Strong Economy

We are fortunate to call Southwest Virginia our home.  The people, communities and our natural resources are the envy of the Commonwealth; and each...

DENNIS GARVIN: Abortion and Slavery

There is no greater hot-button issue in the United States today than abortion.  In the middle of the nineteenth century, there was no greater...

Tolling on I-81? Here We Go Again

The Governor and lawmakers have decided that tolling the entire stretch of I-81 in Virginia is a good idea, another case of back room...