If I have a major gripe about the churches back home - besides all the molesting of kids and the clergy’s sluggish response to the horrific scandal - it’s that the music in most Catholic churches borders on funereal.
“Virginia’s 2021-2022 AP results are yet another sad reminder that when previous Administrations lowered expectations, Virginia’s children suffer,” said Secretary of Education Aimee Guidera
Put Your Credit Card Away. It's Easter, Not Christmas.
As a devotee of capitalism, I suppose I should applaud this shameless effort to make a few bucks off the resurrection. But as a Christian, I balk. Seems to me, we ought to be able to keep one religious holiday safe from the insatiable sharks of consumerism.
What Would George Mason Say About GMU Protest?
Protests break out at any college that dares to invite a conservative speaker. Ask a speaker wrapped in a rainbow flag, insisting that women can have penises and who’s a climate disciple and you won’t hear a peep. But invite someone who wants to speak on patriotism, free markets and traditional American values and you’re asking for trouble.
Yankee Manners On Display At Trump Court Appearance
As Trump entered the courtroom (or courthouse, unclear which) the court officer in front of him let the door close in the former president’s face, forcing Trump to open the door himself. A small, but telling gesture. Very rude. Very New York.
Drag Queens: Stay Away From Schools. You Too, Victoria’s Secret Models.
If adults want to watch men dress up like sluts and stars and shake their booties, fine. But these shows should not be in schools or the public square or anywhere children could be exposed to them.
Move Over Covid: Sharks Are Back
We haven’t been reading a great deal about sharks for the past three years, because the news media found something better to scare the bejabbers out of the public: “scary-new-variants-are-coming” and “covid-isn’t-over” stories.
It’s refreshing to see the Pilot’s pundits not using racism as the universal explanation for all social ills besetting minorities today. But they still have a bit to learn.
Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) has proposed a stronger requirement in state law that any second wave of offshore wind serving Virginia be subjected to a competitive procurement process, rather than simply allowing Dominion Energy Virginia to build it with all the costs and risks imposed on its customers.
Donald J. Trump: Trumped Up Charges? Or Is There Something More?
No matter how you feel about Donald J. Trump - love him or loathe him - this is a dismal day for our country. Unless the prosecutor has evidence of a serious crime that we’ve heard nothing about, this is an ugly example of abuse of prosecutorial power.
Virginia Beach School Board Celebrates Excellence Again
The last school board was on a mission to dumb down the best schools in Hampton Roads. To a great extent, they succeeded.The new board -including old members who suddenly saw the light - voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday night to reverse the stupidity and return sanity to Beach schools.
Trans Woman Murders Six Christians, Cult Protests She/Her Pronouns
Instead of expressing revulsion for what one of their own had done when she blasted the life out of three little children and three adults, trans activists began parsing news reports in search of examples of “misgendering” of this biological female killer who had identified as a male.
Leave Agatha Christie Alone
Perhaps you heard, Christie’s brilliant mysteries that have endured for more than 80 years, are getting a “woke makeover.”
Flee Any Public School Resisting Parents’ Rights
Democrats believe parents shouldn’t know about violent acts taking place in their kid’s school. They beieive that if your child is transitioning at school and changing his pronouns, teachers and administrators have a right to keep that secret from you. They believe children are the property of the state.
So, what almost everyone suspected is now confirmed: Governor Youngkin fired his Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jillian Balow.
Earlier this month, five Memphis police officers were charged with the murder of Tyre Nichols, a young Black man, after severely beating him during a traffic stop.
Why Shouldn’t Virginia’s Felons Have To Ask Their Voting Rights Restored?
And there’s no indication that Gov. Glenn Youngkin is turning down hordes of felons who yearn to cast a ballot. In fact, Youngkin restored the rights of about 4,300 felons in his first year in office. That’s about as many restorations as Governors Tim Kaine and Mark Warner granted during their ENTIRE four year terms.
Maglev & Light Rail: Once Shiny Objects Now Tarnished By Reality
It isn’t often the local newspaper provides two examples of “shiny object stupidity” in a single week. But this week, The Virginian-Pilot delivered.
Karine Jean-Pierre Is Not Good At Her Job
Banks are failing, the U.S. is deep in a proxy war with Russia, inflation is out of control, the president of China is canoodling with the president of Russia and the White House turned Monday’s daily press availability over to celebrities.