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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 Tale of Two Cities: Washington, D.C. and Bristol, VA

In his great novel about the French Revolution, 19th century author Charles Dickens writes of the horrors taking place in Paris, France, and the...

To My Beautiful LGBT (et al.) Friends and Supporters, A Sincere Letter From Your Christian Friend

Dear Friends, This is the most difficult letter I’ve ever written. Get a cup of coffee, it is also kind of long. I've been working on it...

What Happens Upstream, Shows Up Downstream

Once upon a time, in a galaxy not at all far away, “the facilities” were an outhouse 100 feet from the kitchen door. Time...

Caldwell No Choice for Roanoke Democrats

Don Caldwell is a snake in the grass. I mean no insult to snakes by comparing them to Caldwell but they are the best...

Freedom, Liberty, and Knowledge

Last week, among other things, my colleagues and I in the House of Representatives considered several bills relating to our national defense. For example, I...

The USA Freedom Act Protects Civil Liberties and National Security

Almost two years ago, we learned that the National Security Agency (NSA) was collecting, in bulk, Americans’ telephone records. Twenty-four hours a day, seven...