Guest columns
Opinion — Repeal the grocery tax
Glenn Youngkin has made ending the tax on groceries a major pillar of his campaign, and for good reason. Not only is it good policy ...
Tommy Wright, Author at Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch
Guest columns
Opinion — Misdirection to distraction
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order allowing a controversial Texas abortion law to go into effect. The law is a direct challenge ...
by Tommy Wright, Thursday, September 9, 2021 2:56 am
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Opinion — Lockdowns not an option
The first results from Standards of Learning (SOL) tests in two years have been released, and they are disappointing. Said simply, the bottom fell out ...
by Tommy Wright, Monday, September 6, 2021 3:18 pm
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Opinion — Time to end one-party rule
President Biden gave yet another disastrous press conference on Friday, Aug. 20 showing yet again how far out of touch with reality he is regarding ...
by Tommy Wright, Friday, August 27, 2021 10:01 pm
Columns
Bill shortchanges law enforcement officers
House and Senate conferees came to an agreement on HB 7001 last Friday, working through the House and Senate versions of the legislation. The report ...
by Tommy Wright, Thursday, August 12, 2021 8:40 am
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Opinion – Democrats should open budget process
As I write this, Special Session #2 for 2021 has just started, and it’s clear to me that Democrats plan to decide how to spend ...
by Tommy Wright, Friday, August 6, 2021 4:17 pm
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Opinion — No one objects to the teaching of American history
As the debate over Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools becomes more widespread and more defined, supporters of the practice have begun to change their ...
by Tommy Wright, Friday, July 30, 2021 8:11 am
Guest columns
New law causes energy bills to increase
Democrats have been doing their dead level best to make electricity more expensive for Virginians. In 2020, they passed the Virginia Clean Economy Act, which ...
by Tommy Wright, Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:33 pm
Columns
Court upholds prior ruling on transgender equality
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of Gloucester v. Grim, ending a long fight over whether a student born female ...
by Tommy Wright, Thursday, July 8, 2021 4:41 pm
Guest columns
OPINION — Virginia has a low rate of recidivism
Gov. Ralph Northam recently announced Virginia had maintained its consistently solid ranking as a low-recidivism state. Those who are incarcerated in Virginia return to prison ...