Congress: Logjam
For Congress, we hear, these are the worst of times. The legislature indeed seems as split as seldom before.
Voting rights: Take a deep breath
Every registered voter in Virginia will soon receive a new ID card, thanks to a savvy and sensible order by Gov. Bob McDonnell.
Children Deserve the Best Health Care Possible
Over the past year, there has been a series of articles in Richmond Magazine and this paper describing a grass-roots movement to facilitate the development of a freestanding, fully dedicated Children's Hospital in Richmond.
Week's End: Wrap-up
Wednesday's Times-Dispatch carried a happy headline: "State Fair to be held this fall."
Press Freedom: Unprecedented
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals here in Richmond recently heard a case with the potential to reshape the law governing reporters' confidential sources. The case, concerning a former CIA officer who is accused of leaking secrets about a covert operation against Iran, asks whether New York Times reporter James Risen can be forced to identify his sources in the course of a criminal trial.
Republican Record: Civil rights
When the Civil Rights Act of 1964 came to a vote, Republicans were more likely than Democrats to support the legislation. The bill received aye votes from 80 percent of the Republicans in the House and 82 percent of Republicans in the Senate. Democratic percentages were 61 percent and 69 percent in the respective chambers.
Thorne-Begland and the Mishnory Road
As a rule, appointments to state general district courts do not make national headlines. So the nationwide uproar that ensued last week when the Virginia General Assembly shot down the nomination of Tracy Thorne-Begland because he is gay has the look about it of a watershed moment. The question now is whether the lesson drawn will be narrow or broad.
Economics: Damned if they do...
In April, ExxonMobil announced huge profits. Progressives were outraged.
Judiciary: Good news
Largely lost in the furor over the General Assembly's small-minded spiking of Tracy Thorne-Begland's nomination to the district-court bench is a bit of good news: The lawmakers did fill a dozen open seats on the Richmond-area bench and nearly two dozen more around the state.
Politics: Heads they win...
The word "contemptible" ought to be used sparingly in politics. But the Obama administration's latest maneuver merits the term.
Religious Liberty: To court
It probably was inevitable that the courts would have to adjudicate the dispute between Catholic institutions and the Obama administration.
First-Person Singular: Vanity fare
President Barak Obama's preference for the "I" or "me" word rivals that of a teen.
Opera News: Boo
Opera News covers the art suggested by its title. The Metropolitan Opera Guild publishes the magazine.
Barksdale, Theatre IV: Play right
The Barksdale Theatre and Theatre IV have made Central Virginia their stage. The companies have attracted loyal followings and have presented excellent productions of new plays and classics.
JPMorgan Chase: How to succeed
JPMorgan Chase is much in the news. The bank bears a venerable name and has a storied past. Its history corresponds to the economic and political history of the United States.
Business: Grade A climate
Virginia has received high marks — again — for its business-friendly environment.
Hinkle: Gary Johnson marches up another mountain
"When researchers announced the discovery of a mountain taller than Everest on the asteroid Vesta, Gary Johnson had already climbed it." So said "Gary Johnson Facts" on Twitter a while back, after noting that "A duck's quack does not echo. Gary Johnson is solely responsible for this phenomenon."
Secret Service: American heroes
In "The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Passage of Power," Robert Caro describes Nov. 22, 1963, in memorable prose.
Civil Liberties: A dismal vote
When they passed the National Defense Authorization Act last year, members of Congress and the Obama administration tried to have their cake and eat it, too.
Elections: Access now
As a Republican candidate for president, Gary Johnson was excluded from early debates by arbitrary decisions that deprived him of any chance at initial momentum.
Economy: Leaning to ports
Virginia faces a dilemma. It must compete with other states for international shipping traffic, and some of them — such as Georgia — stack the deck.
History: Noble art
Winston Churchill won the Nobel Prize not for peace but for literature. Masterpieces by the man who led Britain during World War II include "Marlborough: His Life and Times," "The Second World War" and "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples."
Week's End: Wrap-up
The Rams of Virginia Commonwealth University have prospered as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
Hinkle: The case for a Romney-Paul Ticket
If he has proved nothing else, Ron Paul — the last of the GOP's not-Romneys to drop out of the campaign — has proved Calvin Coolidge right when Coolidge said "nothing in the world can take the place of persistence." Every other challenger to Mitt Romney pulled an Icarus — soaring into the stratosphere only to crash and burn. Paul, meanwhile, just kept plugging along below the radar.
Heroes Parade: Welcome home
On Saturday, Central Virginians will have an opportunity to say thank you to the men and women who answered their country's call. The Welcome Home the Heroes Parade will honor veterans from the war in Iraq. The recognition will extend to all those who have served in defense of the United States.
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