Opinion
Tommy Wright: Remember this November
When Republicans were given the majority in 2021, Virginians did so with the expectation that we would keep…
Opinion
Frank Ruff Jr.: Understanding science and pressure science
I have written in the past that things would go much better in the General Assembly if every…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Lick Creek days: The bream rock
As a sexagenarian, I have lost almost all of my enthusiasm for baking outdoors in the summer midday…
Opinion
Tommy Wright: When session ends, the campaign begins
The 2023 regular session of the Virginia General Assembly adjourned sine die on Saturday, February 25. Saturday’s adjournment…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Vehicles I have known and not necessarily loved
There is an arresting and memorable image in “Sensation of Velocity,” a Vanguardist poem from the 1920’s by…
Opinion
Frank Ruff Jr.: The good and the ugly
We are now in the closing days of the 2023 session. This is the time in the session…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Here’s some variations on buck fever
I shot my first deer as an adult in Virginia about 35 years ago. When I was a…
Opinion
Frank Ruff Jr.: What is left to do in Richmond
Of the 2,338 legislative proposals offered in the House or Senate, 1,081 have already failed. This week and…
Opinion
Tommy Wright: T is for Trust, not Talk
Crossover has come and gone, and I am keeping my promise to work hard for my district. If…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Lick Creek days: My river family
After I recently lectured to a Hispanic culture class about the profound importance of “fictive kinship” (social bonds…