Column: Speaker Johnson has plans for a second Trump term
If Clark Kent had a twin brother he might resemble Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. That includes Johnson’s mild-mannered nature. On the first anniversary of his speakership, Johnson is confident...
View ArticleEditorial: Abhorrent rhetoric at Sunday Trump rally puts spotlight on Puerto...
Nearly 6 million people of Puerto Rican descent live in the mainland United States, including more than 100,000 who call Virginia home. They work here, own businesses here, raise families here and are...
View ArticleYour Views for Nov. 1: In Hampton, let’s address speeding drivers, not...
Speeding Re “Hampton police can now seize illegally driven ATVs and dirt bikes. Norfolk may be next.” (Oct. 24): I was surprised to see the decision made that the Hampton police can seize these vehicle...
View ArticleOur View: Governor, attorney general succeed in disenfranchising eligible...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s antidemocratic lurch continued on Wednesday when the justices said, without explanation, that Virginia’s efforts to purge voters from the rolls within 90 days of the election —...
View ArticleOther View: Helene and Milton damage is just the start of the climate tab
When we think about the economic damage of climate change, most of us probably think about the physical destruction wrought by mammoth disasters such as hurricanes, wildfires and droughts: Bungalows...
View ArticleOther View: Is there really an ‘axis of evil’ set against the US?
If we didn’t know any better, we might conclude that the international order the United States helped construct after World War II was coming apart. We might also be led to believe that four countries,...
View ArticleYour Views for Nov. 3: In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Dominion...
Energy Re “‘All-of-the-above’ approach needed for Virginia’s growing power demand” (Other Views, Oct. 19): It’s revealing that Dominion Energy President and CEO Robert Blue’s guest column on the...
View ArticleOther View: Our fight to overturn Virginia’s voting ban and reclaim our voices
Commentators are calling the upcoming presidential election one of the most consequential in American history. However, as Virginians with previous felony convictions, we are barred from voting in it....
View ArticleOther View: Musk’s AI robots push boundary between technology and humanity
On Oct. 10 (mark the date), Elon Musk revealed his shiny AI-infused humanoid robots, and robo-vans, in a display which could only reflect Eldon Rosen in Philip K. Dick’s “Do Androids Dream of Electric...
View ArticleOther View: Virginia election officials execute their duties ‘according to law’
The Virginian-Pilot recently reported on a pending lawsuit in Waynesboro following a demand by two city electoral board members that paper ballots be counted by hand rather than by optical scanner. If...
View ArticleOur View: Election winners must focus on the people’s needs, not partisan rancor
Having won the presidency following a bitterly contested election over John Adams, Thomas Jefferson assumed the nation’s highest office with a call for unity and respect for those who opposed his...
View ArticleOther View: How the Founders saddled us with the Electoral College
In 2016 and 2020 Donald Trump lost the popular election by several million votes. But in 2016 he won in the Electoral College with slim majorities in several toss-up states. Once again, it is entirely...
View ArticleOther View: Our country needs a new version of the Fairness Doctrine
We live in a world of partisan media, in an ecosystem in which facts can go unchecked and opinion forms the reality for many audiences. But it didn’t used to be this way. In the 1940s, concern over the...
View ArticleLetters for Nov. 5: The Nature Conservancy deserves a thank you for its work...
Scallops Re “Eastern Shore scallops are coming back from the brink of extinction” (Oct. 23): Let’s give credit to The Nature Conservancy for restoring the eelgrass essential to the Eastern Shore’s and...
View ArticleColumn: This election night, the media can better explain how results work
Watching election night on cable or network news is a great national tradition. Memorable moments arise as the networks announce their projections in key states. Anchors and commentators demonstrate...
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