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Not Yet Enough
Gun violence is now the leading killer of children.
Gun violence is now the leading killer of children.
Not Over Until It Is Over
Commentary
Opinion: Commentary: Record Setting Times
Not intending to repeat a column I wrote a few weeks ago, but it is hot outside!
Column: Gun Violence Still With Us
Gun Violence
Column: General Assembly Session Nears Adjournment
General Assembly
Budgets Set Policy Directions
“I predict [the conference committee compromise] will be accepted as the best compromise that can be reached at this time.”
Invest in Early Childhood Education
Early education
Honest Funding of Our Schools
Commentary
Politicizing Education
As a former teacher/education program administrator for 30 years I am aware of the many wonderful, effective, and dedicated teachers there are, including two of my children and one of my grandchildren and his wife. The current effort to politicize education for personal gain saddens me.
Saving Our Planet
Saving Our Planet
Reinventing American Democracy
The 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the United States is fast approaching. We can celebrate being the oldest constitutional democracy in the world. Our form of government, however, is under undue stresses that cause many to worry as to whether we can show the same resiliency of the past going forward in the next century.
Column: Foregone Conclusion
Column by Plum
Much Remains To Be Done
Voting Laws
Opinion: Time Sure Flies
Time Sure Flies
Obligation of Citizenship: To Be Informed
Commentary
The First To Blink
The Virginia General Assembly adjourned sine die back in June of this year when the work of the legislature was complete with one notable exception: a mid-point revision of the biennium budget on which the House, Senate, and Governor could not agree had gone to a conference committee that could not agree on its final form.
Column: Needless Government Meddling
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