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As many readers should know by now, I fought very hard in the 2025 General Assembly legislative session to decrease...

The tremendous national attention focusing on international students at Harvard has me wondering about the local impact at our major...

This past Monday was Memorial Day, and I had the distinct honor and privilege to speak at several ceremonies in...

Dear Editor, National Law Enforcement Week was observed from May 11 to May 17, 2025, with National Peace Officers Memorial...

Dear editor, For the last five months citizens in the New River Valley (NRV) have been protesting every Thursday and...

Dear Editor, Four weeks before the 2024 Presidential election, Linda Skeens, of Christiansburg starting walking every Thursday, in front of...

Virginia’s state budget has been approved, and legislation enacted. As expected, many bills were vetoed by our governor – but...

On May 2, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed HB 1600, which represents Virginia's budget. In total, the budget represents a thoughtful...

Reading recently in this paper a column celebrating federal rules infringing on local school decision-making shocked me. Obviously, almost all...

Dear Editor, For the last couple of months, a group (NRV Resistance) has been meeting in downtown Christiansburg every Thursday...