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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 the Little Things

I don’t usually reflect much on the abundant amenities of where I live. Generally I take the wide open spaces, fresh air, breathtaking sunsets...

Keeping the American People Safe

Many in the United States remain uneasy following the terrible November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris carried out by the Islamic State in Iraq...

Support McGraw As Roanoke County Circuit Court Clerk

By any measure - and with 32 years of public service to his credit - Roanoke County Circuit Court Clerk Steve McGraw is the...

Time For A New Sheriff in Roanoke County

Regarding our Roanoke County Sheriff, I think 23 years is enough! Roanoke County has had 3 Sheriffs since 1992 but only one of them...

Nancy Dye Has Earned Our Support

Dear Editor: For two decades, John Edwards has continually pushed for bigger government, higher taxes, and promoting the Democrats’ agenda.  Edwards has forgotten about the...

Take A Close Look at Dye-Edwards on VT Educational Costs

Last week the Honorable Senator John Edwards wrote a letter to Virginia Tech's Collegiate Times detailing his 1997 proposal to mitigate the cost of...