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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 introduces herself to the voting public as an immigrant from Jamaica, a former Marine,...

Spanberger Proposal Would Undermine Local Economic Growth

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger wants voters to believe she’s a moderate. That’s understandable. At a time...

Dominion’s $1.5B Gas Plant Faces Heat Over Reliability and Emissions

The State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) decision on whether Dominion Energy can build a new natural...

Conforming to Trump Tax Law Would Save Virginians $1.4 Billion More

Should the 2026 Virginia General Assembly choose to conform state tax laws to the full...

Union Rules: Welcome to the Hotel California

One of the most treasured rights in America is the right to a secret ballot...

Congressman Bob Goodlatte’s Letter to The Director of the FBI Concerning Hillary Clinton

July 5, 2016 Honorable James B. Comey Director Federal Bureau of Investigation 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535 Dear Director Comey: I am concerned that despite finding former Secretary...

Thankful for Special Olympics and Her Son

My son, Jerry Wu, was one of the athletes at Special Olympics Area 8 to be chosen to go to state games on...

Roanoke City Manager To Receive 5% Raise Putting Him at $210,000

I was looking at the scheduled government meetings for this week and noticed that Roanoke City Council was voting on a raise for...

Fracking Ruling Spot On According to Griffith

Various documents and opinions cross my desk, and sometimes, their contents are worth bringing to the public’s attention.  Judge Skavdahl’s opinion in this...

Countering Homegrown Terrorism

It was an act of pure evil. On what should have been a quiet Sunday morning, Americans instead woke to the jarring news...

In Response to “A Gift of the Sea” by Liza Field

As a resident of Hampton Roads it’s encouraging to see the issue of sea level rise being of concern to folks who don’t...
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