In a 22-to-6 decision, the Washington & Lee Board of Trustees voted today to keep the Lee in its name.
Covid-19 Killed The American Work Ethic
Generous unemployment checks flowing from our bountiful government are killing the service industry. If it’s just as profitable to sit home and watch “The Great British Bake Off” as it is to sweat over a fryer, who’s going to get a job?
Vicky Manning: Tuesday’s School Board Meeting Was Illegal
School Board Member Vicky Manning, one of a handful of good government types on this woke body, refused to attend the June 1 special meeting because she says it violated Virginia’s open meeting laws.
David Allen Simpkins: Parole Board Poster Boy
The McAuliffe and Northam Parole Boards have been refitting Virginia’s prisons with the revolving doors that came off in 1995 when the commonwealth abolished parole.
Critical Race Theory In Virginia Beach Schools
CRT centers on systemic racism, equity, social justice and privilege, and puts a focus on the color of peoples’ skin rather than content of character.
Paul Marik: COVID Quack or Pandemic Hero?
Across the state of Virginia, the fatality rate for COVID-19 patients entering hospitals has been 37.7%. Put another way, nearly two of every five patients died, according to Virginia Department of Health data. But in Norfolk, only 25.8% died. What accounts for that disparity?
No Vaccination Mandates for Community Colleges
In stark contrast to the University of Virginia, James Madison University, and the College of William & Mary, the Virginia Community College System board has decided not to require students to be vaccinated in order to attend classes in the fall.
Drive-By Shooter Needs A Long Spell In A Cell
I have no idea if the man who was arrested for this shooting is guilty. The case is being sent to a grand jury. But someone did commit a serious crime. If there’s a conviction in this case, the criminal deserves no mercy.
John Warner, Virginian.
In his three decades in the Senate, Warner quickly went from being a novelty - a celebrity husband - to one of Washington’s most powerful and respected senators.
Virginia Democrats Are Stuck With The Parole Board Scandal
Democrats realize that the premature release of murderers and other violent criminals - some serving life sentences - by a parole board hand-picked by Terry McAuliffe and Northam is going to hurt the party in November.
So The Wuhan Lab Escape Theory Wasn’t Crazy?
During the past year questioning the lockdowns, the mandates, the curfews, school closings and the genesis of the virus generally got one dismissed as a “Trumptard” instead of a liberty-loving American. Don’t ask me how I know.
Good News For Corruptocrats
Corrupt politicians and sleazy businessmen - and Lord knows, we have plenty of them - can breathe easy once the hedge fund is running the newspaper.
As COVID Recedes, Focus on the Other Epidemic
According to Virginia Department of Health data, the number of Virginians who died from drug overdoses in 2020 increased 41%.
Would Someone Please Explain the “Science”?
Let me get this straight. The University of Virginia has just announced that all students returning to the university starting July 1 must be fully vaccinated, or they will be barred from entering the grounds. But employees, while urged to get vaccinated, are under no such mandate.
Virginia Beach Judge Adrianne Bennett on "Extended Leave"
Bennett was a Terry McAuliffe appointee to the parole board and chair of that controversial body last spring when the parole board shocked the commonwealth by going on a freeing frenzy that included at least eight murderers.
That’s Our Money. Give It Back.
Against all odds, Virginia is ending the fiscal year $500 million in the black. That can mean only one thing: We were overtaxed.
Slater Resigns from SCHEV, Citing Political Interference from Governor’s Office
Looks like Gov. Ralph Northam and his sidekicks have been meddling again, costing Virginia a fine public servant. And tainting the results of the VMI investigation due out on June 1.
Come Fly A-Weigh
Seems someone at the FAA noticed that Americans are larger than ever - apparently our tunics and yoga pants aren’t fooling anyone - and this could cause some sort of imbalance in flight.
Stop State-Sponsored Child Abuse: Unmask The Kids
In Virginia, teachers were the first in line to get vaccinated. They leapfrogged senior citizens and cancer patients to get their shots. The risk of a teacher catching the virus from a child is minuscule.
Get the freaking masks off those little faces.