
Beth Daisey: The damage of indecisive governance
I am experiencing many thoughts these days. Many of my thoughts concern the destructive damage being caused by the indecisive governance happening in Washington, D.C.

I am experiencing many thoughts these days. Many of my thoughts concern the destructive damage being caused by the indecisive governance happening in Washington, D.C.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday announced a second round of appointments to the Parole Board after Senate Democrats refused earlier this year to confirm an initial slate of appointees.

Do Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, et al., rule the country via their lobbying muscle (which, ironically, is financed by the military budget for which they lobby)?

The U.S. House voted Friday to pass legislation that would remove marijuana from the federal schedule of controlled substances.

In recent weeks, leaders and commentators here and abroad have rightly framed Russia’s brutal aggression against Ukraine as a struggle between autocracy and democracy.

Employees at Hershey Chocolate of Virginia overwhelmingly, but perhaps predictably, voted down an effort to unionize the Augusta County plant.

Longwood basketball coach Griff Aldrich has been named a finalist for a pair of prestigious coaching awards: the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award and the Hugh Durham Award.

Tim Kaine will hike the Shenandoah Mountain Trail near Staunton to discuss his new legislation to establish a National Scenic Area in Rockingham, Augusta, and Highland counties.

One of the more interesting developments in Putin’s war on Ukraine is the retreat of China from full-fledged support of Russia.

Going into Virginia’s first-round NIT matchup with Mississippi State, coach Tony Bennett got Taine Murray and Igor Milicic Jr. some reps with the first unit in practice.
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