Commentary

VMI Eschews Standards of Excellence, De-values Diploma

The following was posted on March 22 on starrs.us and is shared here by permission. As an alumnus living in Florida, I have a dearth of information about what is...

Salem Responds To Questions About Budget / Sports Complex Construction

The following contains emailed responses dated Feb. 5, 2024 from the Salem City Manager's Office...

Wind Lawsuit Poses a Whale of a Problem With Utility Ratepayers Bearing the Risk

As usual, Virginia’s electricity ratepayers are caught in the middle. Either way, a new lawsuit challenging Dominion Energy...

Families Sue Albemarle Co. Public Schools For Race-Based Hostile Environment

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) Senior Counsel Vincent Wagner made the following statement regarding a petition...

Roanoke College Brings Sports To Salem, But Who Pays The Tab?

There’s been next to nothing in communication from the Salem government, but a large maroon...

Sixth District Perspectives: State Of The Union & Energy Independence

On Tuesday, President Biden delivered his first official State of the Union address, during which he painted an unrealistic picture of the State of...

American Energy Can Counter Vladimir Putin

The exigencies of war can lead to unexpected consequences. We are seeing this truth play out as Ukraine fights for its survival against Russian...

Say It Ain’t So, Joe! Part II

I have one theory why Biden may have been much more concerned with the Ukraine's borders and not our southern border. I call it...

Say It Ain’t So, Joe! (Part I)

Since the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2021 approximately 1.7 million or more illegal aliens entered the United States across the Mexican...

More Alarming News on Inflation

If you’ve bought groceries, paid for gasoline, or bought a car, either used or new, in the past year, you have likely noticed the...

Defending Fiscal Sanity & The 2nd Amendment

Since taking office just over a year ago, President Biden and Congressional Democrats have spent more than $3 trillion on big-government programs, many of...