The public has almost no say in the Dominion-NextEra Merger, but we will be the ones to pay for it, writes Jack Karpoe.
- MELISSA A. SULLIVAN
After the USS Lincoln’s record deployment, a Navy wife urges returning sailors and families to seek support as they navigate the challenges of coming home.
- LETTER TO THE EDITOR
To say the Orange County Hornets freshman football team showed up and showed out this season would be an understatement.
- MICHAEL PAUL WILLIAMS Richmond Times-Dispatch
Election officials are the last line of defense from executive branch overreach, and they deserve our thanks, writes columnist Michael Paul Williams.
- JORGEN VIK
It’s understandable to worry about how bad the next drop will be or how soon it will arrive, but unwise to act on this worry, says financial adviser Jorgen Vik
- BEN MANSKI, MICHAEL SHANK & APRIL DONER
Democracy scholars warn this is not the time to look away. "More than ever, we need the kind of courage that history books heroize."
- MEGAN PRICE
While a lot of attention has been given to the impact of ICE on community members, less has been given to the impact on local police.
Even with the new DNA evidence linking Thomas Jefferson to Sally Hemings' children, he still deserves the honor Virginia gives him.
A.A. Milne didn’t bother himself with the virtues of the red bell pepper, but he knew the value of a good potato.
Virginia's regulators should approve the Dominion-NextEra deal — and hold the companies to every commitment they have made.
Virginians need thoughtful deliberation on data centers, not a pause on all development.
The allegations against Louise Lucas sound damning until you consider Donald Trump has raked in at least $2 billion since returning to the White House.
You can always just buy broad index funds and avoid the unnecessary fee of a financial adviser. But that doesn't work for everyone in every instance.
After almost 50 years of dreaming, a long-distance path connecting trails across Central Virginia is nearing reality.
- MARK LORENZONI
After almost 50 years of dreaming, a long-distance path connecting trails across Central Virginia is nearing reality.
- KIRSTEN GREENE
Prostate cancer is the second-most common cancer among American men. Cases are on the rise. So why are deaths plateauing?
- JORGEN VIK
At first, it may seem counterintuitive that government bonds can lose value. But it's in their very nature.
- NATHAN SMITH
When CASS was asked, on very short notice, to operate an emergency shelter in Charlottesville, we said yes. When we asked for support, the community rallied.
- MARK LORENZONI
Let's pause our Garmins and take a moment to reflect on a summer full of local running accomplishments in Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley.
- DRS. RICHARD P. WENZEL & GONZALO BEARMAN
Deep cuts to the CDC are putting America at risk at not being prepared for the next pandemic, write write Drs. Richard Wenzel and Gonzalo Bearman.
- DAN VILLHAUER
Rather than imagining a day without water, I’d prefer to imagine a day with resilient water systems delivering clean water into every home in Central Virginia.
- LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Our government can help us only if we vote. I didn’t let anything stop me. Don’t let anything stop you.
- LETTER TO THE EDITOR
I just attended the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank CEO Forum. The numbers are astounding. In a bad way.
- THOMAS JIPPING
Far from simply codifying Roe v. Wade, Amendment 1 on the Virginia ballot can barely make out that decision in the rearview mirror.
- SARAH ANDERSON
Republicans spent years insisting that parole in Virginia operate transparently and by objective criteria. Now that it does, they should judge it by its record.
- VICTORIA HIGGINS
If NextEra thinks the last two years of Trump's energy policy have been “amazing,” what does it have in store for Virginia?

