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Commentary

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...

Morgan Griffith: The Scourge Of Robo Calls

If you have received a phone call from what seems to be a local number, or even that of a family member or friend,...

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...