My first six months in the Richmond area have certainly borne out what I had heard about Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital as a wonderful, caring place...

If the American people know more today than they ever wanted to know about financial markets, corporate compensation practices, the mortgage and automobile...

Recent reports that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will suffer default rates of more than 20 percent on the 2007 and 2008 loans it guaranteed...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s recent embrace of the public option for health care reform surprised some and delighted others. The timing is...

Something in the congressional health reform plans will require you to change the coverage or the doctor you have. You will be affected if you are among...

Policy experts and academics look at ways to put America back on track in four crucial areas.

Early November is a busy time. Last-minute hype from candidates begging for votes fills airways and television screens. Politics reach a frenetic crescendo...

Big banks have had their share of misery in the Great Recession that can’t end soon enough. You know the story—mortgages gone wild, multiplying...

Conservatives please note: Liberals are also concerned about the deficit. It skyrocketed with the Bush administration’s bank bailouts and the wasteful...

Goose-bump moments. We all have them. Sometimes, they come at unexpected times. I was fortunate enough recently to visit Hawaii, and while there my wife...

Our health care system is broken, but for Virginia’s small, family businesses, health care reforms that saddle them with higher taxes and burdensome...

Public Schools Aren’t the Problem Editor, Times-Dispatch: Regarding this paper’s endorsement of Bob McDonnell: Politics aside, I could not...

To understand the original intent of America, simply read the poem on the Statue of Liberty. It is all about receiving people yearning for freedom. There...

It has been more than year since the financial meltdown transformed the economy, the way business is conducted and regulated, and the way people conduct...

If one spends two seconds with Doug Wilder, something becomes strikingly clear: The 78-year-old former governor is not a lion in winter; the man is still...

Creigh Deeds likes to remind people that he’s a fast closer. After all, he zoomed from last place back in June to score an easy victory in the Democratic...

Last week’s Virginia Chamber of Commerce conference was focused on the future of Virginia and business, but it quickly elevated into a broader examination...

Statewide tourism annually produces more than $18.7 billion in revenue for Virginia, spreading benefits primarily among thousands of small-business owners....

The late Chief Justice William Rehnquist was one of the most prominent, influential, and controversial conservative intellectuals of our time. In his new...

My entire career has been focused on one goal: creating opportunity for everyone in all corners of Virginia. I am running for governor to continue moving...

When legislators return to Richmond in January, they will face a number of pressing issues against the backdrop of a significant state budget shortfall...

Sunday quiz time: What do these businesses have in common? Ukrop’s Super Markets. First Market Bank. Altria. Genworth Financial. NewMarket...

Today the two candidates for governor, Democrat Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell make their direct appeals to Virginia voters.

Health care insurers usually raise their rates in the fall—but not this fall. They want to see what Congress does with so-called health care reform,...

Unemployment is the highest in decades. Budget projections have been missed. Many schools are not fully accredited. Small businesses are struggling. Rest...

Why does Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield exclude the treatment of autism in Virginia? It’s a simple question, and a very important one, because...

Black abolitionist Frederick Douglass called John Brown a “brave, heroic, and Christian man,“ while Henry David Thoreau called him simply “an...

Rex Springston traces his love of rivers back to his childhood adventures in the Elizabeth River in the Virginia Beach area. He recalls spending a lot...

On Monday, North Korea test-fired five short-range missiles off its coastline. The odd behavior had even Moscow scratching its head. “It was not...

Although he was a native of Pennsylvania, George C. Marshall was very proud of his Virginia roots. He was a distant relative of Chief Justice John Marshall...