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Commentary

Youngkin Moves to Curb Energy Price Hikes, Questions Clean Economy Act

With one exception, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) has now vetoed the contested energy bills that he sought to amend at the 2025 General Assembly’s reconvened session last month. The rejection of...

Lawsuit Challenges NRC Rules on Small Nuclear Reactors

Virginia is not directly involved, but with our nuclear industrial base, a pending federal lawsuit over...

Why Tax Exemptions for Harvard and Confederate Groups Should Stand

Every taxpayer dollar sent to any university or private entity should be closely scrutinized. In...

The High Cost of Uncertainty for Virginia’s Workers and Businesses

Asked nearly 40 years ago what he needed most, less regulation or lower taxes, a...

Virginia Clean Energy Laws Blamed for Dominion Price Hike, Not Data Boom

The pending price increase for electricity from Dominion Energy Virginia is higher than the 14%...

Romney Will Cut Too Many Programs

A person seeking approval or authority to put a plan of any importance into effect would normally be expected to reveal the plan's...

Redistribution of Income? No thanks.

Dear Editor , I was amazed to hear Obama's voice in a 1998 interview, saying he supports re-distribution of income. Basically, he wants to...

Flaccavento will support our troops whether home or abroad

To the Editor,  I am concerned that we in the 9th district elect a person for Congress who will fight to support our troops...

Selling State Crown Jewel is Serious Mistake

Dear Sir/Madame: The recent op-ed piece by Mike Abbott entitled "Don't Privatize Virginia's Ports"is absolutely correct and right on target. Based on my past experience...

When President Obama Picks Winners, Taxpayers Lose

When Barack Obama announced his campaign for the presidency, he delivered a speech of sweeping promises to deliver hope and change.  He decried...

Coverage of Board of Supervisors Meeting Was Misleading

Dear Editor: I feel there needs to be some clarification regarding your August 31, news coverage of the August 28, County Board of Supervisors...