Shamgar Connors, a 42-year-old middle school teacher from Stafford, has waited for a kidney for three long years. Suffering with stage five Chronic Kidney Disease, Connors has to endure 12 hours of dialysis every day. However, because he refuses to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the University of Virginia hospital system has removed Connors from the […]
On Friday, Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS), Virginia’s third largest public school system, announced that unmasked students would face immediate suspension starting on Feb. 2. The district justified its edict by citing Policy 8210: Introduction to Student Discipline in the “Student’s Rights and Responsibilities Handbook,” and added that students must conduct themselves accordingly. The Epoch […]
Virginia’s largest public school system is in open revolt against Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s mask-optional order. In an uncompromising message to school administrators, Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) Superintendent Dr. Scott Brabrand demanded that maskless children be threatened with suspension. Brabrand’s orders were shared with administrators in a painstaking, 34 slide long PowerPoint presentation. Asra Nomani, […]
The Virginia State Senate’s Judiciary Committee rejected every bill put forth this week that would’ve defended or advanced the Second Amendment in the Commonwealth. The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) has more on the bills that were rejected out of hand: Senate Bill 74 would have prevented localities from passing their own restrictions […]
Judge Pamela Brooks recently sentenced a 15-year-old boy in connection for two sexual assaults at Loudoun County high schools. The accused, whose name is being withheld due to his age, was also credibly accused of assaulting a third girl as Judge Brooks acknowledged. Though the teenager was spared prison time after one of the victims’ […]
Republicans in the House of Delegates have begun debating how to open the retail marijuana market, but there’s more than just talk emanating from Richmond. Lawmakers have introduced legislation intended to lower the tax rate on sales and dedicate some revenue to school construction. Virginia Mercury has more: But leadership in the chamber stressed that […]
The owner of Gourmeltz in Fredericksburg has remained a beacon of sanity for those who’ve felt frustrated during this drawn-out pandemic. In June, Matt Strickland told Washington, D.C.’s CBS-affiliate WUSA that Virginia’s strict COVID guidelines weren’t merely adversely affecting his business. They were unconstitutional. WATCH: Under the governorship of Ralph Northam (D), Virginia businesses, including […]
Andy Parker became a well-known gun control activist after a gunman killed his TV reporter daughter during a live broadcast seven years ago. Today, Parker has his sights set on Congress. Virginia’s 5th Congressional District to be exact. But the fight won’t be easy. While his story elicits great sympathy, Parker’s views don’t easily align […]
A Loudoun County father whose “figure it out” speech to the Loudoun County School Board went viral last year is running for Congress. Brandon Michon received nationwide attention when he pushed for schools to reopen. WATCH: Wednesday evening, Michon appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” to reveal his plans for 2022 and the people of Virginia’s […]
Can Jim Acosta even pretend to be objective anymore? Speaking to author Molly Jong-Fast on his new show, “Democracy in Peril,” Acosta compared Youngkin’s attempt to enforce his executive order banning the teaching of “inherently divisive concepts” by setting up a tip line to the inner workings of the Soviet Union. Jim Acosta thinks that […]
