Category: Opinion

Government leaders and law enforcement agencies have limited arrests and released prisoners as a result of the current health crisis. This lazy and reckless reaction overlooks more reasonable options for keeping COVID-19 away from correctional facilities. Gov. Ralph Northam encouraged law enforcement officers as well as commonwealth attorneys to reduce jail populations by considering arrest alternatives and releasing low risk […]

You would think the first thing that comes to my mind when I think of my swimming was the successes — the fun practices, the moments I finally got that time I had been pursuing for what seemed like ages, the high school records that bear my name or the medals hanging on my wall. Surprisingly, those memories — while […]

The Israeli people are not quick to forget. They remember their past and all they have overcome to reassemble from all corners of the earth and become a sovereign nation. Because of the memory of their painful past, they are made stronger and more resilient.  The people of Israel still remember how generation after generation struggled and suffered before they […]

Sometimes parents pass more than just genetics on to their children. Sometimes they pass on passions.  Take my mother and I for example. There are a few subjects my siblings, father and I know not to get my mother started on unless we are prepared to engage in a conversation that could last anywhere from one to five hours. One […]

Humankind first went to the moon in 1969 and, if things go according to plan, it will be going back in the next few years. NASA’s new project, “Artemis,” plans to land man on the moon again by the year 2024. Technology has vastly improved since the last time Americans visited our neighboring rock, and NASA plans to utilize this […]

President Trump cannot seem to do anything right in the political left’s eyes.  Stories of Trump using his power to grant clemency to a number of individuals has saturated the news. Though offering a second chance to criminals sounds like a good thing, that is the opposite of what the media portrayed.  This series of pardons is really not a […]

A new rule implemented recently  by the university will be certain to please many students. Wednesday, Feb. 12, marked a special day for Liberty dorm residents, as the signature of President Falwell allowed the young men and women who live on campus to visit one another’s dorms on a monthly basis. This marks a significant upgrade from the previous restriction […]

We all long to be part of a great story. A powerful story has the potential to captivate an audience, communicate truth, shape views, influence opinions and inspire the depressed. We love rooting for the underdog and seeing good defeat evil. This is intrinsic to human nature and transcends gender, age and class.   Some of my earliest memories revolve […]

It always seemed like a long shot for Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of a city of 100,000, to become president of a country with 327.2 million citizens. And while he brought youth and fresh ideas to the table, ultimately Democratic voters decided he was not qualified to be their nominee for the presidency. On Sunday afternoon, Mayor Buttigieg returned to […]

During a contentious election year like this one, many throw around the term “American Dream” flippantly. The American Dream has morphed over time and evolved into something those a century ago would marvel over. Some in my generation, however, have subscribed to entitlement, or the notion that this dream should be handed to them.  We are a passionate people with […]