Rice-cereal and a ‘sensitive awareness’
Here’s the good news: We live in a world of differences.Everywhere we go and every person we meet has their own unique histories and...
‘A bubbly blonde’: Remembering Alison Parker
ROCKINGHAM — I was downstairs in the Richmond County Judicial Center chatting with one of the bailiffs following a double-murder plea Wednesday when I...
Remember Alison Parker and Adam Ward, not the killer
WDBJ-TV Virginia television reporters Alison Parker and Adam Ward were executed while doing their jobs. They were good people who were successful at what...
Did Congress ever confer citizenship on anchor babies?
Ever since he announced his candidacy for president in June, Donald Trump has been setting the agenda for the rest of the field. And...
Cadillac taxes for everyone!
Employers have played a key role in financing their employees’ healthcare since World War II, when they threw in tax-free benefits to attract talent...
Standing up for rural postal delivery
Post offices are crucial anywhere, but especially crucial in rural areas that depend on the postal service to stay connected through news delivery, services...
On voting … and not
The campaigning for next year’s elections is starting to draw more attention, and with it comes a focus on voters and their mood. Which...
When did critics stop caring about oil profits?
Attacks on oil-company profits were once standard fare among anti-fossil-fuel activists. As Daniel Weiss of the Center for American Progress complained two years ago,...
Sen. Bob Corker moans about Iran deal his bill authorized
“Sen. Bob Corker: Congress should reject the bad Iran deal.”That was the rather unbelievable headline of a Washington Post opinion piece by Sen. Bob...
Open government in China vs. U.S.
For a demonstration on how words can sound great, but have no effect without action, read the platitudes given by President Obama regarding government...
