Column: The US ‘rules-based order’ has been shattered in Gaza
Every U.S. president comes into office with big dreams, only to be bludgeoned by the realities of international politics. At the end of the day, presidents are forced to prioritize goals, restrain...
View ArticleColumn: Georgia’s Kemp defied Trump in 2020. Will he do it again?
More than a half-century ago, stunt daredevil Karl Wallenda balanced on a 1,200-foot tightrope suspended above the rocky waterfalls of the northeast Georgia mountains and successfully crossed the...
View ArticleEditorial: Transparency laws are essential to public’s oversight of government
City council members across Hampton Roads spent tens of thousands in public money last year on a variety of expenses, primarily for travel, meals and lodging for conferences. That’s not illegal or...
View ArticleLetters for March 10: Government entities can help the people
Credit cards Re “Biden administration would cap credit card late fees at $8, part of campaign against junk fees” (March 5): Every credit card carrying American can celebrate because action taken by the...
View ArticleColumn: Norfolk should eliminate fares for riding The Tide
The city of Norfolk should consider letting people ride The Tide free to increase ridership and the value of its light rail system. Like most transit agencies in Virginia, Hampton Roads Transit...
View ArticleColumn: Reverse education declines by empowering young Virginians
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, about 44% of public school students started the 2023–24 school year below grade level in at least one subject. This has been evaluated as the...
View ArticleColumn: Protect retirees by changing closed-end fund regulations
If we don’t act fast, 2024 could be a financially unstable year for retirees. With Social Security payouts expected to increase much less than last year due to a lower cost-of-living adjustment,...
View ArticleLetters for March 11: Republicans need to pay attention to the facts
Sad news Polls show that many Republicans have lost touch with reality: 46% of Republicans believed false information about COVID-19. Reality: COVID-19 killed 1.2 million Americans, and a Yale...
View ArticleColumn: What will Gen Z voters say in 2024 at polls?
Two years ago, America saw its youngest voters turn out for the midterm elections at rates not seen since 2018, when there was a historic high. Nearly 25% of Gen Z voters went to the polls in 2022,...
View ArticleColumn: Latinos switching parties are Democrats’ latest problem
Since 2020, one of the major questions hanging over the 2024 election is whether Latino voters will continue to ditch Democrats in favor of the GOP. Now, a new national poll of Latino voters offers...
View ArticleLetters for March 12: Ukraine is inflicting plenty of damage; it doesn’t need...
Ukraine funding In the past several weeks, Democrats and liberals have written letters to The Virginian-Pilot claiming that congressional Republicans and/or former President Donald Trump’s lack of...
View ArticleColumn: Pricing scheme hampers Virginia broadband expansion
Virginia was promised $1.5 billion to expand rural broadband in the Infrastructure Law, but Washington, D.C., bureaucrats refuse to hand over the money until the commonwealth embraces their illegal...
View ArticleEditorial: New report shows oyster restoration progress worth celebrating
What’s good for oysters can be good for us all. That’s the heartening message in a new report from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation that offers strategies for using the bay’s resurging oyster population...
View ArticleLetters for March 13: We must come together ‘to keep our children from...
Youth crisis Suicide is a tragedy that leaves loved ones shattered. Consider the crushing grief of a parent who loses a child to suicide. According to a study published in the Annals of Pediatrics and...
View ArticleColumn: Our college students deserve financial aid that works
This time of year is busy every year as I join many colleagues in Virginia and beyond to advocate for issues of critical importance in private higher education. One of the most crucial issues is...
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