Commentary
College “NIL” Not Good for Schools, Students or “The Game”
In college sports (USA), the unbridled capitalist model should not be used. Yet with the use of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) in college sports, that is exactly what...
Rep. Griffith / Congressional Coal Caucus Blast EPA Rules
The Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Dan Meuser (R-PA), Carol Miller (R-WV), Harriet Hageman (R-WY),...
Virginia Conservative Leaders Coalition Praises Youngkin’s Decisive Leadership
Amidst a challenging budgetary landscape, the Virginia Conservative Leaders Coalition commends Governor Glenn Youngkin for...
Young People Need to Get Out and Vote!
In recent decades, young people have yielded the lowest voter turnout among all age groups....
MORGAN GRIFFITH: Government Bureaucrats’ Royalties
While I travel throughout Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District, one of the opportunities afforded to me...
Commentary: Is the Roanoke City School System Above the Law?
Roanoke City Schools want to change the proffers ("rules of use") for the Patrick Henry High School stadium again. Now they are asking...
Commentary: Stormwater Fees Are a Smart Idea
Two recent pieces by Robert Craig that ran in The Roanoke Times (12/709 Commentary and 1/2/10 letter to the editor) criticizing the Citys...
An Open Letter to City Council on Lack of Snow Removal
Dear Mayor & Members of City Council:
I'm asking that among the seven of you, is there anyone willing to speak up and address...
Our Region Needs Unserviced Workforce to Make Right Decisions
With the start to any new year, resolutions are made and are either kept or broken. Many will make resolutions to find a...
Five Traits of Female Attractiveness
A good plastic surgeon may be able to create physical beauty, but he or she can't create something that's far more important and...
Hiding Debt Just a Juggling Trick
Virginian James Buchanan, co-founder of "public-choice economics" – or what he prefers to call the Virginia school of political economy – celebrated his...