Letters for April 12: Despite chaotic markets, Trump’s tariffs are working
Tariffs For the last week, as the tariffs were implemented, Democrats have been screaming that President Donald Trump destroyed your IRA. I guess that argument is over as the Dow jumped more than 2,900...
View ArticleColumn: No clear winner in Supreme Court’s Alien Enemies Act ruling
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Venezuelan immigrants accused of belonging to a gang and slated for deportation by the Trump administration have the right to a judicial hearing before they can...
View ArticleColumn: RFK Jr.’s measles message is too little, too late
With the death of a second child from measles and cases in the U.S. surging past 600, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, finally stated the obvious:...
View ArticleLetters for April 13: Textbooks lay the groundwork for a good education
Textbooks Re “Norfolk School Board divided on textbooks” (A1, April 4): Having taught at Old Dominion University and having been on the York County School Board, I ask you to first ask why teachers are...
View ArticleColumn: Federal energy tax credits help propel Chesapeake economy
In response to the March 6 editorial, “Clean energy credits are a win for Virginia. GOP lawmakers shouldn’t bail on them,” I want to echo that sentiment from a local perspective. As the mayor of...
View ArticleColumn: Why 18 governments are too many for Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is one of the most economically and culturally significant metropolitan areas on the East Coast and in the nation. With approximately 1.8 million residents, it boasts a rich history, a...
View ArticleColumn: Judicial independence necessary to U.S. democracy
To borrow a phrase from the distinguished jurist Learned Hand, “Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.” Judicial independence,...
View ArticleEditorial: With candidates confirmed, Virginia voters should ready for 2025...
Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former U.S. representative of Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, were the only major-party candidates who will appear on...
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