Columns
Opinion — Fighting for important issues
A Penny and a Half Last year, during the race for governor, Glenn Youngkin announced his goal to remove the sales tax on groceries. Years ...
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Columns
Opinion — Flying with One Wing
Last week brought a new challenge to our office. My right arm, my aide Cindy, was out most of a week because of COVID contact. ...
by Frank Ruff, Thursday, February 10, 2022 1:00 pm
OPINION
Opinion — Full speed ahead
The General Assembly is now running at full speed. The first week or two was focused on making deadlines to draft legislative proposals and getting ...
by Frank Ruff, Thursday, February 3, 2022 12:15 pm
OPINION
Opinion — Push Back
Two months after Republican candidates were swept into office in a majority of House of Delegates’ districts as well as a Republican Governor, Lt. Governor, ...
by Frank Ruff, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 12:45 pm
Columns
Opinion — A new beginning
Saturday, Virginia inaugurated our 74th Governor. This began the four year term of Glen Youngkin. As he passionately pointed out in the lead up to ...
by Frank Ruff, Thursday, January 20, 2022 12:00 pm
Opinion
Opinion — In honor of service providers
Many should be thanked for their service in our communities, state and nation; therefore, this column is to honor some of them. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ...
by Frank Ruff, Wednesday, January 12, 2022 12:00 pm
Guest Columns
Opinion — 2022 Session coming soon
The 2022 Session will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 12. It brings new hopes, options, obstacles and concerns. The greatest of these include the hopes of ...
by Frank Ruff, Wednesday, January 5, 2022 11:00 am
Editorials
Opinion — Race of the lemmings
Thank you Senator Joe Manchin. Every American should appreciate that Senator Manchin was the one Democrat that refused to follow Senator Bernie Sanders and Alexandria ...
by Frank Ruff, Thursday, December 30, 2021 12:00 pm
Editorials
Opinion —The season of hope
This is the season where, each year, most of us step back and reflect on life and look to the future. For those of us ...
by Frank Ruff, Friday, December 24, 2021 5:00 pm
Guest Columns
Opinion — Redistricting update
There has been much conversation about redistricting in the last several months. This should be brought to a conclusion prior to Christmas. The constitutionally approved ...
by Frank Ruff, Saturday, December 18, 2021 12:14 pm
YOUR TURN
Opinion — Green energy concerns part 2
We all should be concerned about this planet we are blessed to live on. Each of us should do what we can to protect it. ...
by Frank Ruff, Wednesday, December 8, 2021 6:00 am
YOUR TURN
Opinion — Smoke, mirrors and climate change
For those of us who came up in the age of Johnny Carson, one of his frequent guests talked about the changing temperature of our ...
by Frank Ruff, Wednesday, December 1, 2021 6:00 am
YOUR TURN
Understanding the economy
President Biden either does not understand or care about the damage that he has done to the American economy. Whenever he speaks about economic issues, ...
by Frank Ruff, Tuesday, November 16, 2021 2:11 pm
Guest Columns
Opinion — Build back better?
President Biden’s election motto was “build back better.” To some, it sounded interesting, even though few understood what it meant. It was implied that he ...
by Frank Ruff, Friday, October 22, 2021 6:30 am
Columns
Opinion — The ABCs of schooling
Once upon a time, families sent their children to school to learn the basics of education. We called that the ABCs, but the goal was ...
by Frank Ruff, Sunday, October 17, 2021 8:18 pm
YOUR TURN
Column – Cotton candy
Remember when you were 3 or 4 years old, and you went to your first county fair? As your parents walked you past the man ...
by Frank Ruff, Tuesday, October 5, 2021 12:05 pm
YOUR TURN
COLUMN – Why policing matters
When we drive a little fast and see blue lights, it is easy to question why we have so many police officers. However, that is ...
by Frank Ruff, Tuesday, September 28, 2021 3:37 pm
YOUR TURN
Understanding small business and inflation
Last week, I wrote regarding the dilemma created in the business world driven by COVID, the fear of COVID and the government’s mishandled responses. A ...
by Frank Ruff, Wednesday, September 22, 2021 6:00 am
Guest Columns
Opinion — Prayers needed
The challenges upon us are numerous. We must pray like never before. Rarely have we seen so many issues before us at one time. Natural ...
by Frank Ruff, Tuesday, September 7, 2021 11:16 am
YOUR TURN
COLUMN – Nero fiddled while Rome burned
I have no animosity towards President Biden; I wish him well. We disagree on most public policy issues, but I have no reason to believe ...
by Frank Ruff, Thursday, September 2, 2021 10:00 am
Columns
Opinion — Is Virginia really No. 1 for business?
It was great news that, according to CNBC, Virginia is the number one state in the nation to do business. An honor like this is ...
by Frank Ruff, Thursday, July 29, 2021 4:23 pm
Guest Columns
Are we really a racist nation?
The phrase “Can’t we all get along?” by the late Rodney King was uttered after he was brutally beaten by Los Angeles police officers three ...
by Frank Ruff, Thursday, July 8, 2021 3:15 pm
Columns
Opinion – Are we really a racist nation?
The phrase “Can’t we all get along” by the late Rodney King was uttered after he was brutally beaten by Los Angeles officers three decades ...
by Frank Ruff, Monday, July 5, 2021 11:43 am
Guest Columns
Opinion — Amazingly, parole board investigation turns up nothing
With great shock and amazement, I write to tell you that, after a few weeks study which concluded that “there was nothing to worry about ...
by Frank Ruff, Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:35 am
Guest Columns
Opinion — The founding fathers were far from perfect
While perfect is what we should all work toward in everything we do, seldom do we reach that goal every time. There has been only ...
by Frank Ruff, Thursday, June 10, 2021 10:00 am
YOUR TURN
Biden’s tax plan will hurt the economy
In Washington, President Joe Biden is patting himself on his back for his plans to raise your taxes. During his campaign last year, he repeatedly ...
by Frank Ruff, Wednesday, June 2, 2021 6:00 am
YOUR TURN
OPINION — We must reverse the trend of violent crime in Virginia
The lead story of the May 16 Gazette Virginian was a murdered teen shot to death. Same newspaper, next edition, the lead story was a ...