Author: Robin Beres
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Troubled Times for Turtles: Habitat Loss, Poaching Threaten the Ancient Reptile in Virginia
by Bob Hurley The next time you see a turtle think of what life on Earth might have been like 220 million years ago. Turtles have been around for that long. They saw dinosaurs come and go; survived the Ice Age; and with their distinctive shells, have defended themselves against a variety of predators. And…
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What Would George Mason Say About GMU Protest?
by Kerry Dougherty Weโre about to enter graduation season and you know what that means. Protests will break out at any college that dares to invite a conservative speaker. Not that many do. Itโs become an annual rite of spring. Invite a speaker whoโs wrapped in a rainbow flag, insists that women can have penises,…
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Langley Looks to the Moon
by Robin Beres While mainstream media may be transfixed by the gutter politics going on in New York, exciting, uplifting events are happening in other parts of the nation โ including in our very own little city of Hampton. Located on Hamptonโs Langley Air Force Base just off the Chesapeake Bay, the Langley Research Center…
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Virginia Beach School Board Celebrates Excellence Again
by Kerry Dougherty Congratulations, Virginia Beach voters. You did it! By electing a handful of common-sense school board members to join the duo who were already on the board, you began the process of bringing back excellence to students in the Resort City. Board veterans Vicky Manning and Carolyn Weens needed more allies in their…
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We Have a Problem and It Reflects Poorly on Prince William County
by Kristina Nohe Go to almost any parking lot in Prince William County and invariably you will see discarded gloves and masks, littered reminders of the pandemic we all lived through. Litter tells others what the people in a community think about where they live. If someone walked into your home and there were chip…
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Did Southern Poverty Law Center and James Madison Museum Team Up to Put โAnti-racistโ Curriculum in Virginia Schools?
by Brenda Hafera The Albemarle County school district in Virginia has been subjected to two lawsuits related to its implementation of an โanti-racistโ curriculum, which one parent said was โincubating a culture rooted in grievance, discord, and victimhood.โ But parents in the school district near Charlottesville may be alarmed to discover that it is not…
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Why Shouldnโt Virginiaโs Felons Have To Ask Their Voting Rights Restored?
by Kerry Dougherty Lemme make sure I understand this: Virginiaโs ACLU, that left-wing organization that sat on its derriere during Gov. Ralph Northamโs unconstitutional closure of churches and businesses, is suddenly active again. Its lawyers want Virginiaโs convicted felons to automatically get their voting rights back, even if they havenโt made restitution to their victims…
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Arlington CPS Seizes Baby Girl Over Tylenol
by Asra Q. Nomani and Debra Tisler Late Wednesday afternoon, in Courtroom 4B of Arlington Countyโs Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, Sean Jackson beamed widely as a judge granted him and his parents, Carlos Makle and Kim Jackson-Makle, joint custody of Seanโs baby girl, Amoria, instead of relegating her to foster care or instability with…
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Maglev & Light Rail: Once-Shiny Objects Now Tarnished By Reality
by Kerry Dougherty Gosh. It isnโt often the local newspaper provides two examples of โshiny object stupidityโ in one week. But The Virginian-Pilot delivered. On Wednesday the newspaper quietly reported on the absolute demise of the failed maglev system at Old Dominion University. Thatโs magnetic levitation technology for those of you who werenโt around here…
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RVA 5×5: Heard the Noise, Seen The Light
by Jon Baliles Well, it seems Mayor Levar Stoney has finally picked up on a problem on Richmondโs streets that many of us have known about for three-plus years. If you live downtown, or in the Fan, Oregon Hill, Jackson Ward, the Museum District, Randolph, Scottโs Addition, Byrd Park, Malvern Gardens, parts of Northside, Monroe…
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Meet Abrar Omeish, Exhibit A in the Woke Army
๏ปฟ by Asra Q. Nomani Exclusive: In 2019, Abrar Omeish canvassed for support at a fundraiser for the anti-Semitic group American Muslims for Palestine and said she wanted to change the โnarrativeโ on Palestinians. She was elected to office and launched a tirade against the state of Israel, which she smeared as an โapartheidโ nation,…
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Is Washington and Lee Committing Suicide?
by Kenneth G. Everett One of my ’64 classmates, and a good friend throughout our four years at Washington and Lee University, grew up in a Chicago suburb and graduated from a top high school there. Once during an idle moment while we were studying for a Charlie Turner exam in European history, I asked…
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RVA 5×5: Monopoly on Richmond
by Jon Baliles There has been a lot of chatter this week about Monopoly doing a Richmond version featuring notable places and landmarks to replace the well-known properties like St. Jamesโ Place, Reading Railroad, and Boardwalk. According to Em Holter at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the creators of Monopoly want to hear from YOU about what…
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RVA 5×5: Incentivizing Derelicts
by Jon Baliles Housing has become a vital issue all across our region; it is a pressing need, but not simple to resolve. It will be with us for some time to come and we have to seek out a multi-prong strategy to address it. But there are some steps that can be taken to…
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Southern Domination and Beaver Nuggets.
by Kerry Dougherty Sick of politics? Me too. Letโs change it up today. I donโt like to brag, but Iโm pretty much an expert on roadside food joints and truck stops. No, not that way, you perverts. I simply love road trips, which means frequent stops for food and fuel. Most truck stops are sort…