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...

Generous donors have been giving and caring for children in Indonesia and the Philippines for more than 50 years. Because of that generosity, significant...

Virginia is for lovers—and Richmond is for Flying Squirrels, Flatheads, Hambones, Rock Hoppers, or Rhinos. What a classy selection for the capital...

You’re staring at a 12-ounce glass. It’s holding about six ounces of water. Is the glass half-filled or half-empty? Chances are good the optimist...

As with many great men and women who gave extraordinary service to our nation, George Catlett Marshall is waning from the national consciousness and memory....

Editor’s note: This column is based on the remarks made by Grant Mudge at last month’s opening of the CenterStage performing arts center in...

American voters have been demonstrating a lack of confidence in both parties lately. George W. Bush nearly destroyed the Republican Party, but Barack Obama...

Goodbye to the era of homeownership as the powerful, pervasive symbol of the American Dream. Who believes any longer that owning your own house is a sure...

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