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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...

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...

Relief From “Midnight Regulations”

In the popular fairytale of Cinderella, the Princess has a golden carriage and a fancy ball gown, only until the clock strikes midnight. After...