Commentary
Renewables or Fossil Fuels? Voters Want Both
Given a choice between an energy future that is a) dependent on generation using sun, wind or falling water, or b) dependent on thermal sources using fossil fuels or...
FERC Expert Warns Electricity Growing Unreliable
Virginian Mark Christie is using his position on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as a...
National Police Week
This year, we recognized May 14-20 as National Police Week. During each National Police Week,...
The Spirit Speaks: ‘The Cadet’ Receives Top Honor Award
The Virginia Press Association’s top honor, the 2022 VPA Journalistic Integrity and Community Service Award...
Rep. Ben Cline on Passage of Secure the Border Act of 2023
On May 11, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives...
Wrong Call Made on Covington / Low Moor Schools
Dear Editor,
This is pertaining to the choosing of the location of the new middle school in the Alleghany Highlands, Virginia. Even though the decision...
The VMI Racism Report’s Glaring Omission
June 1st will mark two years since the release of the report investigating charges of “ongoing structural racism” at the Virginia Military Institute. In...
Dominion Changes Course on Natural Gas, SMR Nukes
Dominion Energy Virginia has long been warning, albeit somewhat quietly, that the dream of running Virginia’s economy on nothing but solar, wind and battery...
Youngkin Administration Official Declares “DEI” Dead
In an address to the faculty and staff of the Virginia Military Institute during its annual Inclusive Excellence training, Martin Brown, the Chief Diversity,...
America Needs to Limit, Save and Grow
I have long believed that Congress has a responsibility to the American people to “rein in” wasteful and excessive spending. Since joining Congress, I...
Down the “Memory Hole”: VMI’s Shabby Treatment of General Peay
In his excellent work, Afgantsy: The Russians In Afghanistan, 1979-89, former British ambassador Rodric Braithwaite quoted a journalist who addressed the challenge of civic...