Editorials
Opinion — Keeping our promises
On Saturday, Governor Glenn Youngkin, Lt. Governor Winsome Sears, and Attorney General Jason Miyares took the oath of office. Governor Youngkin immediately signed 11 Executive ...
Tommy Wright, Author at Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch
Opinion
Opinion — Budget is a political document
Governor Ralph Northam produced his budget swan song last week, presenting his spending plan for the next two years to the Joint Money Committees. It ...
by Tommy Wright, Thursday, December 23, 2021 5:00 pm
Columns
Opinion — It’s time to get out of the RGGI
Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin announced his intention to withdraw Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). RGGI is an eleven state, cap-and-trade program designed to ...
by Tommy Wright, Saturday, December 18, 2021 8:05 am
Guest columns
Opinion — Protecting unborn life
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson, which will determine whether Mississippi’s post 15-week abortion ban is ...
by Tommy Wright, Friday, December 10, 2021 5:19 pm
Guest columns
Opinion — How Republicans won
We’re thrilled with where things stand right now. We’ve gone from a 10-seat deficit to a four-seat advantage, a gain of seven seats. We arrived ...
by Tommy Wright, Thursday, November 25, 2021 10:04 am
Guest columns
Opinion — A new day in Virginia
Governor-Elect Glenn Youngkin surged election night as did Republicans statewide, electing Winsome Sears, the first Jamaican American woman as Lt. Governor, and Jason Miyares as ...
by Tommy Wright, Saturday, November 20, 2021 12:12 pm
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 ...
by Tommy Wright, Sunday, September 19, 2021 12:33 pm
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
Guest columns
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
Guest columns
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 ...