
When the government plays god: The slippery slope from abortions to executions
The government wants to play god. It wants the power to decide who lives or dies and whose rights are worthy of protection.

The government wants to play god. It wants the power to decide who lives or dies and whose rights are worthy of protection.

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have identified a potential way to improve heart function after heart attacks – and it could involve a drug extracted from plants commonly used as folk medicine.

Here are some tips to help you financially prepare for your big move.

For years now, the government has been playing a cat-and-mouse game with the American people, letting us enjoy just enough freedom to think we are free but not enough to actually allow us to live as a free people.

A federal grand jury in Roanoke has indicted a trio of men on conspiracy charges, Lacey Act violations, and other charges related to the alleged illegal removal of walnut trees from federally protected land.

Waynesboro will get a $2 million-plus public park with an investment by local taxpayers of $125,000. Sounds like a good deal, right?

Freshman Griff O’Ferrall hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh, and grad student tacked on an insurance run with a bomb deep into the Hoo Zone in the eighth, to lift No. 11 Virginia (29-10, 11-8 ACC) to a 4-2 victory over North Carolina (23-15, 8-11 ACC) on Friday night at Disharoon Park.

Right fielder Aaron Anderson’s ninth-inning double gave the Liberty Flames a 3-2 walk-off victory over the Duke Blue Devils Tuesday evening at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.

Ten different Cavaliers found the back of the net in Virginia’s 21-9 route over Quinnipiac Saturday night at Klöckner Stadium.

Exercising in the heat, according to the Mayo Clinic, puts the body under a lot of stress.
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