(Author’s note: this commentary was written on September 11 and 12, 2001, as events transpired. It has since been reprinted in various years on the anniversary...
My phone is blowing up with texts outlining plans for Fall gatherings across the land. Friends in the SEC, Sunbelt Conference, and Big Ten are all...
“I want to please the audience, and I’ve found the best way to please an audience is to please myself.” In her nine-hundred-plus-page memoir, My Name...
Once I was a Yankee. The first 40-plus years of my life were in Brooklyn, then Queens. That was my childhood, adolescence and most of where...
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up TikTok’s plea for a stay of its own partial execution. The first round of briefs were due...
It is a truth universally acknowledged: a politician in possession of elected office must be in want of large economic development projects. Such is the power...
In the ancient world, people placed heavy stones on the graves of the dead so their souls would not wander and afflict the living. I always...
(Author’s note: this commentary was written on September 11 and 12, 2001, as events transpired. It has since been reprinted in various edits in various years...
The wind hums of an approaching tempest. It’s coming. Tailgating, grilling, cheerleaders and reunions. Word is that the singer Jelly Roll’s song, “Get By” is the...
One exciting aspect of the Shenandoah Rail Trail project is the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to preserve and protect an intact historic railway corridor that reconnects the visiting...
Imagine seeing virtually everyone in town getting out of their cars, houses, and businesses on the same day and at the same time, once a year,...
3 ways to turn holidays into your favorite time of year (and 3 survival tactics if they’re not) When was the last time you heard something...
With the Democratic Party’s victory in the recent General Assembly elections, Virginians can expect much of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s legislative agenda to be blocked by a...
Let’s say you order a washing machine online. The manufacturer admits the appliance is in short supply but pledges to deliver the item in a couple...
(Writer’s note: this was written in 2006. Small edits acknowledging the passage of time since are included toward the end of this updated version.) I was...
This time tomorrow, Virginia voters will be busy electing a new General Assembly in another of the elections we hold every November. Here, we never take...
As the pictures, all but one at the end of this commentary, illustrate, Halloween got off to a spooky and fun Historic Downtown Front Royal Trick...
Recently, I decided to take a walk down Main Street and enjoy the new businesses there. I was holding the best for last – the new,...
(Author’s note: this commentary was written on September 11 and 12, 2001, as events transpired. It has since been reprinted in various edits in various years...
In the words of the NFL Films narrator, John Facenda, “The autumn wind is a pirate.” It captivates and energizes the soul bringing the excitement of...
After noting that he had spoken to constituents on both sides of the Samuels Public Library book removal and funding debate following Public Comments at the...
With his usual braggadocio, former President Donald Trump has promised that if returned to the White House, he would end the Ukraine conflict within hours and...
Surrounded by Biden appointees and officials from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration, Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Prince William, made the latest announcement of federal funding to flow...
Country singer Jason Aldean has reaped a whirlwind of big-media scorn for his intemperate new hit titled “Try That in a Small Town.” As he should....
Digital assets like cryptocurrency, NFTs, blockchain services, and metaverse technologies are a transformative force reshaping our economy. As of this year, digital assets are used by...
Today, the John Marshall Center for Constitutional History and Civics (JMC) is not only celebrating American independence, but we are also celebrating a historic union, one...
The debate was over, and the Declaration of Independence had been approved by the Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia on a hot July 2nd day. Questions...
(Adapted from an online sermon presentation based on Acts 1:6-14 by The Rev. Janice Marie E. Lowden, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Stephens City on May 24,...
Early on the morning of June 4th, 1863, Union Major General Joe Hooker was sitting around a campfire having breakfast when he was interrupted by his...
Beginning with the Revolutionary War, almost 1.4 million Americans have died in our nation’s wars, including about 667,000 killed in combat. We remember, honor, and mourn...