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Frank Ruff: Big issues in 2023 General Assembly
The General Assembly kicked off the 2023 session last week. It is too early to have a good sense of all of the issues that ...
The General Assembly kicked off the 2023 session last week. It is too early to have a good sense of all of the issues that ...
Southern and Central Virginians should be proud of our role in leading work skills training. The Growth Virginia region that spans from the North Carolina ...
Last week, I attended the funeral of Joe Carey. Joe served in uniform for a total of 40 years. I first met him while he ...
Governor Youngkin had the opportunity to adjust the budget that we are currently in and that will be in effect through June 30, 2024. Because ...
This Friday is the day that has been set aside to honor our veterans. It is a noble thing to recognize those that have served ...
Most everyone understands that the big media outlets choose what stories they consider most newsworthy enough to report. They often ignore stories such as the ...
How do we get to work? How do we heat and cool our homes? How do we keep businesses open and producing products and providing ...
“We got soft on crime.” This was the quote from the Mayor of Roanoke. He was referring to restrictions placed on law enforcement by his ...
There are any number of issues that should upset right thinking people coming out of Washington and some of those who have wormed their way ...
We can look back at various wars that our nation has been involved in and have differing opinions on why we were involved and were ...
In the last three decades, many have been concerned about the direction of our colleges. Despite that, we as parents have encouraged our youth to ...
Did you hear about the new policy in California? The government will allow no new gasoline powered cars or trucks to be sold in the ...
As our schools are opening to welcome back our students for a new year, every school is on a different calendar schedule, and each has ...
As I wrote going into August, I continue to focus on those things that were once considered marginal but now are considered mainstream. This week ...
Sometimes, people believe that a small lie might be okay. This often leads to bigger lies to cover the first. No better example exists than ...
Last week, I wrote about things that have gotten bigger and bigger and more bizarre as they moved through the public realm. This week, I ...
Last week, I wrote about the reality of inflation being higher than the government statistics report for those items that people most frequently purchase. This ...
I wish I was as upbeat about inflation as President Biden’s spokespeople. The June report showed a 9.1% increase over the last year, declaring the ...
Sadly, we continue to hear of shootings all around our nation. I wish that there was a solution so simple, but there is not. The ...
The last two weeks have produced court rulings that have pleased some and offended others. Currently, we are in such a politicized world that too ...
Prisons exist for two reasons. First, to punish those who refuse to live by the laws that provide for us to have a civilized society. ...
NFL FINES AND FREE SPEECH When a Washington Commanders coach compared the events of Jan. 6, 2021, to the riots that followed the George Floyd ...
As we see headlines of graduations at colleges and high schools, it is a great time to reflect on issues that surround our young people. ...
Last Wednesday, a budget agreement was reached between House and Senate negotiators. We have been waiting since mid- March for an agreement to be reached. ...
Over the course of the last two years, much has been reported about how political districts will look after the 2020 Census. We still do ...
As all fuels reach record highs, now is a good time to reflect on the driving factors. No one issue is doing this damage, but ...
This past week, the Biden administration announced that they were creating a new section of government to deal with what they claim are untruths that ...