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Commentary

In Response to R. Maronic’s Editorial About Hamas on June 12th

United Nations Charter Article 51 "Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the...

Energy Policy: The Biggest Problem Facing Virginia’s Next Governor

When the smoke clears on the November elections and Virginia has a new governor and...

Equal Opportunity Demands More Than Public Schools Can Give

May 17 marked the 71st anniversary of the 1954 court decision called Brown v. Board...

Virginia Faces Power Shortages as Lawmakers Stall on Energy Reform

Here we go again. As the 2025 election year heats up and warnings rise about electricity...

Roanoke City Council Shares the Blame

It is very disingenuous, but easy for the city council to blame the previous city...

Roanoke Needs a Hospice House

An Open Letter to The Star City I have lived here since 2009. I came after successfully making it through my first bout with cancer....

Virginia, Not Feds, Should Call Shots

Landowners facing the use of eminent domain by Dominion Resources and its partners in the construction of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline should have...

Clearing the Air at the EPA

President-elect Donald Trump’s appointment of Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is welcome news. As Oklahoma’s attorney general, Pruitt has strongly...

Dominion Shuns Viable Win / Win Pipeline Routes

As concerns mount over Dominion Resources’ threat to use the power of eminent domain in the construction of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP),...

Why We Have The Electoral College

Every four years, American news is dominated by the presidential election.  Pundits and analysts play up the drama, predict the outcome of the Electoral...

How to Survive an Election When Your Candidate Loses

Confidently tune into the election returns on the evening of November 8, but slowly realize your side got it all wrong. Dip into son’s...