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Frank Ruff Jr.: Teaching all the wrong stuff
Despite having great teachers, much has been written about the content of our classroom education at every level in the last decade. Examples abound that ...
Frank Ruff, Author at Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch
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Frank Ruff Jr.: Where is Elliott Ness when we need him?
For those of us that grew up in the 60s and 70s, the Untouchables television series with Elliott Ness was a must-see show. Those were ...
by Frank Ruff, Thursday, June 15, 2023 12:00 pm
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Frank Ruff Jr.: Looking at employment 17 years later
Seventeen years ago, Delegates Kathy Byron and Clark Hogan and I, after extensive research, concluded that Virginia’s training and guidance for those seeking employment or ...
by Frank Ruff, Friday, June 9, 2023 12:00 pm
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Frank Ruff: We need to rethink energy
Recent polling shows that, when asked, most people are in favor of green energy if the question is asked are you for or against it. ...
by Frank Ruff, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 11:38 am
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Frank Ruff Jr.: Dealing with debt
Much attention has been given to the national debt lately. Sadly, it is an issue that should have been addressed much sooner. Instead, the administration ...
by Frank Ruff, Friday, May 26, 2023 12:00 pm
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Frank Ruff: What went wrong with the budget?
Budgets are much like jigsaw puzzles. Government at each level, to some degree, is dependent on other levels of government; sometimes things just don’t fit ...
by Frank Ruff, Friday, May 5, 2023 12:00 pm
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Frank Ruff Jr.: Keeping up with California
Three years ago, when the Democrats took total control of Virginia’s government, they passed legislation that forces Virginia to follow in the footsteps of California ...
by Frank Ruff, Friday, April 21, 2023 12:00 pm
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Frank Ruff Jr.: College questions we should ask
As families consider the next step for their young people after high school, it is a good time to review the changes that have been ...
by Frank Ruff, Friday, April 14, 2023 12:30 pm
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Frank Ruff Jr.: Bless our children, the government can’t
All around us, we see assaults on the well-being of our young people. Some schools allow ‘drag shows’ for the youngest students. School unions have ...
by Frank Ruff, Thursday, March 30, 2023 12:30 pm
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Frank Ruff: Banking in the news
For the last two weeks, we have heard much about banks. It does not sound good. For many years since the ‘Great Depression’, the public ...