As we approach the final days of the 2023 campaign season, it is important to reflect on how much of a difference a good candidate can make in making an impression on voters and everyone who surrounds them. I attended a canvass kickoff rally in Aldie, VA, on Oct....
Earlier this year, a narrow abortion rights majority in the Virginia state Senate blocked the passage of all proposed abortion bans and restrictions. It was an amazing victory that took the fierce advocacy of those who lobbied against the bills and was reinforced...
Two years ago, when I retired after serving 20 years in the United States Air Force, there was no question where I would put down my final roots: Virginia. As a Virginia Beach native, the Commonwealth is home, but it’s also one of the best places to live for...
"Does [Gov. Glenn Youngkin] feel that fomenting outrage over manufactured crises will give him a political advantage? It worked for him in 2021, and soon we will know if it works for him in the critical election in November, when all legislative and many school board seats are up for election," writes Marianne Burke.
"As young community leaders in Virginia, two things are very important to us: bringing down rising costs and preserving our planet for our generation and the next," wrote Rhena Hicks and Chris Leyen.
Americans everywhere, both Black and white, understood that the national debate about slavery had reached a moment of crisis.
"Conservatives are waging a war on diversity, equity, and basic human rights, and their most insidious battleground is one of the easiest to access: The local school board," Devlyn D’Alfonzo writes.
"I vote because I want every child in the commonwealth to understand our history and be inspired to do things differently. And I want those same children to survive through school and welcome their own families into a world with clean air and water."
