Author: Bob Rayner
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Ham Cemetery Stands Strong
by Jon Baliles Over in the woods behind Bandy Field Nature Park in the West End along (and overlapping with) the border of Henrico County near the Village Shopping Center, there is a small African-American cemetery with an enormous history that recently appeared in a feature by Bill Pike in the Henrico Citizen; it is…
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Dominion Hides Huge Offshore Wind Cost-Risk
by David Wojik The offshore wind industry is suffering a runaway cost crisis, but Dominion Energy says the cost of its monster project will not go up. Apparently, there is not even a risk of it going up. This preposterous claim is worth exploring. On the crisis side, I recently wrote about it in general…
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No Boys in Girls Sports. Period.
by Kerry Dougherty Good news for mediocre male athletes in Virginia: tired of getting cut from the boys’ teams? Slap on some lipstick and play with the girls. The governing body of high school sports has your back! Yep, the Virginia High School League this week gave the middle finger to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s policy…
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Virginia’s Forced Technology Hits a Speed Bump
by Bill O’Keefe The Virginia General Assembly, as a result of past Democrat control, has mandated through the Clean Economy Act and a 2021 law a low-emission and zero-emission motor vehicle program for model year 2025 and beyond. In the process it has demonstrated the folly of using technology to force through large subsidies, as…
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Too Fearful to Cross the Rubicon
by Donald Smith Maximus: Still no word? Quintus: Not a sign. Maximus: How long has he been gone? Quintus: Nearly two hours. “He” was a Roman liaison sent to see if the Germanic tribes lined up across the valley from Maximus’ (and Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius’) legions wanted to avoid a fight. Shortly after Maximus’…
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Now They’re Going After Lee’s Horse!
from The General’s Redoubt Washington and Lee President William C. Dudley is hell-bent on eliminating all references to Robert E. Lee from the campus of W&L. And now that Lee has been almost completely erased, Dudley is going after Traveller. That’s right. We’re not exaggerating! Robert E. Lee’s beloved equestrian companion, who served with Lee…
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The “I” Stands For Idiot
by Shaun Kenney State Senator Amanda Chase (I-Chesterfield) was soundly rejected by her own district in the June 20th primary, where participants were ostensibly pledged to support the nominee, win or lose. Of course, Senate Democrats are hanging on by a thread, knowing full well that Senate Republicans are in a prime position to overwhelmingly…
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The Pettiness of Canceling John S. Mosby
by Donald Smith In April, in Georgia, a correction morphed into an overreaction. As part of the ongoing process to change the names of military bases named for Confederate generals, Fort Benning became Fort Moore. Around the same time, the National Ranger Memorial Foundation (NRMF) responded to a directive from U.S. government officials. The NRMF sent workmen…
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Public School Clubs: What Happened To Chess, Drama and Debate?
by Kerry Dougherty Never mind that public school test scores are plummeting and that kids from coast to coast are falling hopelessly behind. The Biden Administration is focused on one thing: “inclusion.” On June 21 the Department of Education issued a “toolkit” called “Creating Inclusive and Nondiscriminatory School Environments For LGBTQI+ Students.” Included in the…
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Virginia Primary Elections: Dems Lurch Leftward, GOP Moves to the Middle
by Kerry Dougherty Virginia’s November elections for control of the General Assembly may be the most important in a generation. Will Virginia become Berkeley east? Or will it return to being a sane, moderate commonwealth? Great news! Tuesday’s primaries saw the GOP cut loose its clown candidates, while Democrats embraced theirs. A look at this…
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Virginia Hits Highest Labor Force Participation Rate in a Decade; Unemployment Decreases
(First published today by the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy.) by Derrick A. Max Work isn’t just about a paycheck. At its core, work is about freedom, accomplishment, respect, human dignity, and even companionship. Work gives purpose and is essential to a thriving community, and thriving communities are essential to a thriving state. That is…
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State Flags are Going Woke. Is Virginia’s Next?
by Anna Jankowski In the midst of America’s ongoing culture war, it is widely recognized that the left comprehends (and exploits) the profound influence that American history, values and tradition exert on its citizens. Cancel culture has rapidly infiltrated public discourse, leaving state flags as its next target. From Maine to Utah, left-leaning activists are…
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Virginia Beach School Board Holds Virtue-Signaling Vote at 2:15 a.m.
by Kerry Dougherty Wanted: One more member with common sense for the Virginia Beach School Board. Unfortunately, that won’t happen until the next election in 2024. In the meantime, the narrow woke majority that did its best to keep masks on kids, keep schools closed, dumbed down the city’s public schools and pandered to special…
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Ghouls
by Bob Rayner Grave dancing is always an ugly activity that reveals more about the character of the dancer than of the deceased. It is, without exception, an indicator of astounding deficits in compassion, empathy, and simple human decency. Its recent ascent should disappoint all kind souls.