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Bill & Ed’s Excellent Richmond Adventure
by Jon Baliles The end of 2025 in Richmond was a rough and painful one as the city lost two of our dearest friends, visionaries, change agents, and just down right kind-hearted people that collectively did more to inspire change and keep it on the front burner to make this city a better place. I…
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If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORDSUBJECT: STATEMENT FROM CADET LEADERSHIP ON THE MEANING AND FUTURE OF THEVIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE We write neither in anger nor in defiance, but in duty. We represent the Virginia Military Institute Corps of Cadets as leaders entrusted with responsibility for the Corps’ discipline, morale, and welfare. We live daily under the system now…
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Political Activism Over ICE Creeps into Virginia’s Public Schools
The anti-ICE crowd is taking the fight against federal immigration enforcement to a school near you. by Shelly Norden Political activism attacking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is increasingly showing up inside Virginia’s public schools, raising questions about where education ends and national political campaigning begins. In recent days, union-aligned posts have encouraged educators…
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Affordability or Gerrymandering?
Governor Spanberger campaigned on affordability. Her party is delivering gerrymandering. by Chris Saxman Virginia Democrats ran up huge numbers led by now Governor Abigail Spanberger who defeated former Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears by an astonishing 15+ points. The House Democrats gained 13 seats and now will have a 64-36 majority – a dramatic switch from…
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Cold? Who’s Cold?
by Kerry Dougherty It was late Sunday night when my son blew in the back door. I was standing just inside, fleece, rain jacket, hat and mittens on, leashes in hand, about to walk the dog. “Wanna come with me?” I asked. “Sure,” he replied to my surprise. It was about 38 degrees and drizzling. The exact…
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A Rejoinder to Hans Bader
by Dick Hall-Sizemore Hans Bader has published an extensive article in BR opposing bills introduced in the General Assembly that would enable judges to give a “Second Look” at inmates with long sentences. As I was preparing my comments to the article, they themselves became so extensive that I decided an rejoinder article would be…
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Minneapolis, Here We Come
All the pieces are falling into place for Minneapolis-style chaos in Virginia. On Fox News, White House border czar Tom Homan responds to Governor Abigail Spanberger’s executive order suspending the Virginia State ‘s mandatory cooperation with ICE. Homan vows the Trump administration “will forge ahead with its deportation efforts despite resistance from Virginia’s new Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger.”
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Never Given a Hearing, Never Asked a Question
Tweet by Garrett Exner, former Board of Visitors member at the Virginia Military Institute: @GlennYoungkin appointed me to the Board of Visitors at Virginia Military Institute. Unfortunately, @vademocrats voted to deny my appointment in what the Governor describes below as a, “shameful episode.” I was never given a hearing.I was never asked a question. I…
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The BIG ONE Is Coming!!
Maybe. by Kerry Dougherty All week American meteorologists have been vibrating with joy. Sleeves rolled up, laser pointers trembling as they assure us that THE BIG ONE is coming. To the South! Every forecast included the words “once in a lifetime” or “historic.” Southerners were ordered to buy milk, bread and a sled dog. “I’m…
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Will Spanberger Be a Redistricting Heroine?
by Chap Petersen Saturday was a historic day as Abigail Spanberger was sworn in as the 75th Governor of the Commonwealth, our first female Chief Executive. Within minutes of taking office, the Governor issued a number of Executive Orders which rolled back Republican initiatives and implemented an aggressively Democratic agenda. To the victor go the…