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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...

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...

The Real Costs of Illegal Immigration

Sarah Root and Joshua Wilkerson were like many young people you might know. Sarah just graduated from college and Joshua was a senior...