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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...

A Lack of Competition in Obamacare Hurts Patients

“It’s a crazy system.” That’s what Bill Clinton had to say about Obamacare recently. It’s not often that we agree on something, but I...

Sanctuary Cities Ignore the Law

We are a nation of laws. That principle was important to our Founders, and it is rightfully at the very core of our government....

Limestone, Granite, and Coal, Oh Mine!

There is a long history of mining in our region, which has provided employment, economic growth, and a way of life. In the Ninth...

Backing Up the Blueprint

Ever since Congress established the Chesapeake Bay Program more than three decades ago in 1983, watershed states have worked in collaboration with federal partners to restore...

To the Honorable Mayor and Honorable City Council Members: The Patrick Henry Stadium Proffers

I am concerned about the application process for the change in the Patrick Henry Proffers. According to the GIS part of the Patrick Henry...

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...