I hate to be the one to rain — or even sprinkle — all over the merry Tim Kaine parade. But someone has to. It’s time to shake off the […]
Every spring it’s the same humbling story. Thousands of colleges and high schools hold graduation ceremonies. Almost every one features a commencement speaker. Once again, no one has invited me […]
Thanks to last-minute tinkering by Terry McAuliffe, Virginia’s death penalty is back in the news. Great. Only abortion ignites a more emotional debate. McAuliffe has amended a death penalty bill […]
That was big. No matter how they try to spin it. No, I’m not referring to the astonishing results out of Iowa last week, that Trump lost and Hillary barely […]
Now that the holidays are behind us and some of us are trying to squeeze into our skinny jeans, our thoughts turn to weight. And how to get rid of […]
What better way to illustrate the tension between an old business model and a new one? A creaky monopoly and an innovative, customer-friendly company? Or, as the financial website, MarketWatch, […]
Headlines around the commonwealth last week featured a common good news, bad news story: Traffic fatalities were down in Virginia last year, but heroin deaths were up. Here’s a sample: […]
As usual, girdles, corsets and lingerie are available for Virginia's tax-free back-to-school shopping. The reasons why are baffling.
Opinion: With regards to ethics reform in Virginia, don’t blame the lobbyists. Blame the politicians with their hands out.
Wouldn't we all like to see more examples of mother's tough love?
Opinion: "You don’t build a church for Easter Sunday. And you don’t build a light-rail system for a once-in-a-blue-moon traffic jam."
Virginia politicians blame news media for bullying them into passing ethics reform bill.
