November 15, 2009

Health Care: A Trillion(s)-Dollar Bill

A trillion here, a billion there, and pretty soon we’re talking real money. The House of Representatives has now passed its version of health care...

Cop’s Son Applauds Heroes Past and Present

It’s always a bittersweet time sitting in the audience of the annual Valor Awards that honor the Richmond region’s police officers, firefighters,...

Health Care, Education Reform Both Need Competition

In Washington, and state capitals everywhere, policy debates tend to be partisan and shaped by the interests that have something at stake. But peering...

Your 2 Cents

Let’s not jump to conclusions. A man with two handguns and more than 40 rounds of ammo screaming “Allahu Akbar” could just be suffering...

It’s time for Tacky Lights

Glow with the flow. Get plugged in. Lighten up! This is the time of year our headline writers search for synonyms and practice their puns. It’s getting...

How Republicans Stitched the Big Quilt in Virginia This Year

Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Longfellow’s...

Public Square: Health Care Reform

Congress is considering complex and controversial bills to change the American health care system. The public debate is heated. Is Congress listening?...

Health care reform - Two Opinions
Health care reform - Two Opinions

Congress is considering complex and controversial bills to change the American health care system. The opinions on both sides have been diverse and heartfelt,...

Why Voters Embraced Republicans, Rejected Democrats

Virginia, legendary for independent-minded, ticket-splitting voters, morphed into the land of the straight party-line vote in 2009 as Republicans swept...

Health Care Reform: A View From the Frontline

As a physician who practices extensively within the Medicare system, I can speak about the role government plays in American health care. As a result of...


November 08, 2009

The Berlin Wall: Tyranny’s Astonishing Collapse
The Berlin Wall: Tyranny’s Astonishing Collapse

It was getting late one evening in Prague, a few months after the 1989 Velvet Revolution, and as we walked along Wenceslas Square, my companion began to...

‘Purple’ Virginia a tough electorate to predict

When I was a boy in Arlington, my brother, Paul, practiced the piano every afternoon, aided by a metronome, a timing device with a wand that swung left,...

Remember All Who Serve and Sacrifice for Our Country

Nov. 11 is Veterans Day—one day out of our busy lives that Americans stop to salute the men and women who have served, or are currently serving,...

Peace Does Not Bring Freedom to South Asian Island

On April 26, The Times-Dispatch published a Commentary column about a group of 18 young professionals representing marginalized communities from Sri Lanka....

T-D Takes to TV to Tell Its Tale of Tenacity and Trust

Our employees are amazing. Ever since the economy went in the tank, they’ve battled through adversity and mounting challenges. All of us have seen...

Your 2 Cents

Tuesday’s election was not a referendum on President Obama’s policies, but a referendum on lazy Virginia Democrats camping out under a magnolia...


November 01, 2009

St. Mary’s Will Include Neighbors in Planning Process

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...

Road to Revival: Respect Madison’s Republic

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

Road to Revial: Recognize Government’s Housing Policy Mistakes

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...

Political Dispatches: Bob McDonnell vs. Harry Reid

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

Road to Revival: Preserve Medicare Reform for Seniors

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...

The Road to Revival
The Road to Revival

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

Afghanistan: Obama Must Decide Soon

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

Bank of America Invests in Local Community Leaders

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...

Your 2 Cents

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

Newsroom gears up for election night

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...

Road to Revival: Support Small Business in Health-Care Debate

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


October 31, 2009

Correspondent of the Day: Public Schools Aren’t the Problem

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


October 25, 2009

Your 2 Cents

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...

Times-Dispatch Business News Staff Expands

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...

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