This semester as I am teaching a class on the Cold War, it seems as if the major comparison we are discussing is the war in...
Gas stoves have been in the headlines a lot recently. On the heels of a study quantifying their contribution to childhood asthma, Consumer Product Safety Commission...
URGENT Message for Parents re: 2023 Virginia School Survey of Climate & Working Conditions Please find attached a copy of my address to the Warren County...
For years, herds of cattle wading and defecating in our rivers caused pollution and rendered the waters disgusting and, in some cases, dangerous for contact by...
Valley Health is taking away another community outreach and wellness program in order to increase the Corporation’s profit. In a letter dated Jan.16th, 2023, Valley Health’s...
Equifax’s financial mea culpa arrived in my mailbox the other day. I eagerly tore open the envelope the credit reporting firm sent me. Would the check...
As Chair of the Warren County Democratic Committee, I am excited to announce our Candidate Interest Open House on Saturday, January 28, from 10-2 pm at...
Last week I checked the mail and found my 2023 Reassessment Notice from Warren County. While not a bill, the assessment change was up nearly 33%....
Kelvin Wright, the recently retired police chief of Chesapeake, remains bewildered by the slaying of Daevon Shaquille Miller outside a restaurant-nightclub several years ago. Scores of...
Twitter has been an ongoing story since the Trump presidency and ramped up even more when Twitter suspended Trump’s account after the events of Jan 6,...
Every year I do a round-up of climate and energy bills at the start of the General Assembly session. This year, as expected, Republicans continue their...
Every day we decide to do the right thing or the wrong thing. Broccoli or fries? Overspend or save? Usually, we are the sole beneficiaries –...
In August of last year, Congress unexpectedly passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), after Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, got on board with a slimmed-down version...
The published letter from Harry Accornero is directly on point. With very few exceptions in the past 200+ years of our Democratic Republic, the citizens of...
Soon, statues of Barbara Johns and Henrietta Lacks – two Black, Virginia-born women who contributed to significant educational and scientific progress in America – will be...
I’m not a betting man. I have little faith that the fates will bless me. I could put $10 on the sun setting in the west...
When the Virginia General Assembly convenes next week for the 2023 session, Republicans will once again try to undo the commonwealth’s framework for a transition to...
Victims of large-scale violent attacks and family members of those killed may soon get financial help to pay for long-term medical and psychological care in the...
What has happened to the American Spirit? For the past 40+ years, we have elected what are known as our Representatives to Congress who are sworn...
Several months ago, we witnessed a horrific attack on an elderly man suffering from Alzheimer’s, resulting in his death. Although the Medical Examiner’s report stated that...
Wasn’t it just the other day that Virginians were shaking our heads in dismay at a motionless cordon of traffic tens of miles long stranded...
For only the second time in 57 years, A Charlie Brown Christmas – the most beloved of all animated Christmas specials – will not air on...
Our Government has been selling out the American people since the time of Lincoln. We have been lied to and used to set up a government...
I have great expectations and anticipation regarding the changes to come with the new Town Council members elected this past election. One of the many highlights...
A Virginia man drove the width of the United States, kidnapped a 15-year-old girl, shot her mother and grandparents dead in cold blood, torched their home...
Yes, it can happen here. From time-to-time, for some inexplicable reason, entire societies allow themselves to fall under the iron fist spell of subjugation from a...
To Commissioner of Revenue – Warren County, VA I have once again, as I have every 6 months, paid my Warren County and the town of...
Christmas is celebrated every year. But do those celebrating really know what they are celebrating? Likely, not, for there would be a great “rush” to find...
I read your online publication almost daily, watching for local news and comment from the community. However, I have noticed a recent trend where the Richmond-based...
With all due respect, Del. Tim Anderson, have you lost your mind? You’re a first-term Republican member of the House of Delegates running for a second....