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Commentary

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 case of the billions sent to Harvard University and other elite schools, the...

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%...

Trump’s Double Whammy to Virginia’s Economy

No one can say we weren’t warned. During his debate with then Vice President Kamala Harris,...

Virginia is Ready to Take Full Control of Education

Last night, as promised repeatedly during the campaign, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order directing Education Secretary Linda...

Closing of Grandin Automotive Tells Bigger Story

This is the story of American expectations that ended badly. It’s about Bill Millner, an automotive genius, a successful businessman with decades of...

Asperger’s No More?

I know a bunch of experts got together and decided after years of study to do away with the diagnosis of “Asperger’s Syndrome”...

Operation Christmas Cheer, Inc. Says Thank You!

In this the season of thanks, we at Operation Christmas Cheer, Inc. sincerely thank those who support our mission.  Operation Christmas Cheer (a...

The Quiet Assumption In Faith And Politics

  A quiet assumption has blossomed in the last several decades: people of faith have no business bringing their religion to bear on politics.  This...

Americans Must Stand Strong in Support of Israel

In response to Mr. Robert F. Boyd's recent letter, "Israel: the ungrateful ally," published in the Roanoke Times, I, along with my wife, am...

“One Bad Earthquake” is One Bad Column

If I were in the mood for some secular/leftist propaganda I’d read the Roanoke Times, not the Roanoke Star.  So I was a...