Ideology hinders health care reform more than logic
November 10, 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives has just passed a health bill that will provide for transformative changes in the American health care system.
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Peggy Frank outshines Nutter in race for House of Delegates
October 28, 2009
Peggy Frank, the Democratic candidate for the 7th District in the Virginia House of Delegates, has served the New River Valley as a prosecutor for almost 20 years.
Column: Counterinsurgence will need to continue in Afghanistan
September 28, 2009
Recent United States policy on Afghanistan has been fairly unified. President Barack Obama's administration has faced no obstacles in implementing its promise to deploy a significant increase in U.S. troops to Afghanistan in the hopes of overwhelming the
Column: Issues in Virginia demand pragmatic, smart candidate
September 14, 2009
A young man arrived at college for the first time, ready to start the next four years of his life and excited simply to have the opportunity to get an education. And he did this with nothing but $80 in his pocket to preserve over an indefinite amount of t
Column: Health care debate should focus on economic factors
August 24, 2009
Since the United States House of Representatives completed HR Bill 3200 on July 14, there has been a staggering backlash from those who oppose the bill.
Column: Six months in, Obama tackles issues
July 29, 2009
Upon assuming office in January, President Barack Obama was faced with a set of challenges rarely seen by previous presidents. The country had been fighting two separate wars. The image of the country was damaged as more and more nations grew wary of the
Column: Iranian crisis represents a new era in social protest
June 25, 2009
Thomas Jefferson once said, "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." We are about to see how refreshed that tree really might become in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Town Council approves Black house revamp
January 28, 2009
The Blacksburg Town Council voted unanimously in favor of adopting the Capital Improvement Program at Tuesday night's meeting.