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…

The making of ‘Evan Almighty’

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham (Editor’s Note: This story was originally published May 1, 2006.) Months of anticipation were culminating in this one moment. “We’re rolling!” a member of the production crew shouted to the heavens. People gathered on the sidewalks of downtown Waynesboro buzzed at the beck and call. Something was about to go on…