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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 Promise of Christmas

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: “God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; The Wrong shall fail, The Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will...

Virginia Not Faring As Well As The Governor Implies

Below is the link to the Milken Institute study of best preforming large and small cities economically for 2015. 200 large city areas ranked and...

We Must Do More to Rein In Spending and Overreach

Last week, Congress passed comprehensive “omnibus” spending legislation that will fund the government for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2016.  Meaning “for everything,” omnibus...

Rural America Gets a Lump of Coal for Christmas

USDA’s new definition of “actively engaged in farming” On December 17, 2015, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued their final rule defining what it...

A Very Giving Organizer Saves The Day

People think organizing is a “luxury” service. Or it becomes a taboo topic that no one talks about because they are so embarrassed that...

Protecting the Safety of America

The American people watched in horror as one of our oldest allies was rocked by a series of ISIS terrorist attacks just days ago....