Sewell, JMU, Virginia Tech struggles, Redskins don’t lose, Denny Hamlin

Chris Graham

Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] WINNER: Jameel Sewell His numbers (16-for-31, 169 yards) were pedestrian, but he led UVa. to 44 points – 27 in the decisive first quarter – and drew praise from coach Al Groh for his checks at the line. More telling – freshman backup Peter Lalich didn’t even…

Republicans invade Earth!!!

Carl Larsen

Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen Lurching along at a slow, deadly, zombie-like pace, they shamble up Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House, grabbing and infecting everyone who’s not … One Of Them. Is it a documentary about the first days of the Bush administration? Have the Republicans finally decided to simply invade…

Defining Dems III

David Cox

Column by David Cox The nation is in one of its periodic political shifts. As FDR inaugurated the party of the New Deal, which evaporated under the pressures of the Vietnam War and social turmoil, and as Ronald Reagan brought “a new day in America” that now darkens amidst the Iraq war and administrative cynicism,…

Protecting the private-property rights of all Americans

Column by Bob Goodlatte Private ownership of property is vital to our freedom and our prosperity, and is a basic principle embedded in our constitution. However, a Supreme Court decision issued two years ago jeopardizes the protection of private property from government seizure guaranteed by the Constitution. The narrow 5-4 decision in the case of Kelo…