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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...

The Climate Change Plan That Works for EVERYONE

I believe my country, the United States of America, should answer this ad. Recently in our May Meeting for Business at the Quaker Meeting House...

Roanoke Media and County Supervisors Getting It All Wrong

Roanoke media recently ran with the headline that Roanoke County Supervisors are “trimming financial contributions to non-profits”.  This headline would make you think that...

Neighborhood Association Offers Proposal for Caretakers Cabin in Fishburn Park

The Grandin Court Neighborhood Association has made the following proposal for preserving and maintaining the caretakers cabin in Fishburn Park that Roanoke City is...

Albemarle County Sheriff Sends Letter to Governor in Support of Releasing Soering

Albemarle Sheriff J.E. “Chip” Harding has written a 19  page letter to Governor Terry McAuliffe in support of the release of Jens Soering. The...

Why TAP is Selling The Dumas Center

  Many of you have heard speculation that the Dumas Center for Artistic and Cultural Development is for sale. This is indeed true. The building...

Conservatives Call on Gov. McAuliffe to Commute Death Sentence

Dear Governor McAuliffe, The Commonwealth is planning to execute a man who may have been wrongly convicted – Ivan Teleguz. Unless you intervene, he will...