A holiday reading display at the Fairfax County Library was promptly taken down after a public outcry. The display showcased the controversial books “Gender Queer” and “Lawn Boy” alongside the Bible. Per Fox News: “The Dolley Madison Library holiday reading display was intended to highlight the freedom to read and the fact that many library […]
The City of Richmond has joined four other regions in Virginia using the Marcus Alert. The law, passed last year, aims to minimize the likelihood of individuals experiencing mental or behavioral health crises from going to jail. A trained professional will first attempt to resolve the situation over the phone in mental health calls—before deciding […]
Today, the City of Richmond will begin removing the last portion of what had become an increasingly contentious statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Only one monument remains on Richmond’s Monument Avenue, honoring a black man: Richmond native and tennis champ Arthur Ashe. Although the vision for what Monument Avenue may become remains incomplete, […]
The last surviving officer of Easy Company featured in Stephen Ambrose’s book “Band of Brothers,” and the HBO miniseries of the same name has died. Col. Edward “Ed” Shames was 99 and a Norfolk native. The New York Post further reports: Born in Norfolk on June 13, 1922, Shames was the oldest surviving member of […]
Throughout Virginia and across the country teachers are confessing that schools are teaching critical race theory. Yet liberal journalists continue to abdicate their responsibility to report the truth and ignore this huge controversy. We shouldn’t be surprised, but it is disappointing nonetheless. As Bacon’s Rebellion reports: Detroit’s school superintendent, Nikolai Vitti, says critical race theory is deeply […]
In case you missed it, a condescending joke from the insular liberal bubble otherwise known as Manhattan recently explained why Democrats lost Virginia. The joke, from “Saturday Night Live,” also shows how far the iconic sketch comedy show has fallen from its high point in the 70s. WATCH: The Washington Free Beacon reports: “My win […]
Lt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears knows a thing or two about adversity. A first-generation immigrant, Sears came to the United States determined to make a better life for herself. After three years in the U.S. Marine Corps and managing a homeless shelter, she became the first Republican to represent a majority Black district in Virginia since […]
A well-known pollster has a salient warning for Democrats following their stinging defeats across Virginia: Stop with the tired attacks tying every Republican to Donald Trump. Per Fox News: “[I]f we are running 2022 on ‘Republican candidate = Trump,’ we’re getting killed,” Democratic pollster Brian Stryker wrote in a memo last month outlining several “challenges” the party […]
Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin is promising business owners that he’ll take an ax to “job-killing regulations” and implement policies on day one of his administration—including lower taxes—that will revitalize the Commonwealth for all Virginians. As Virginia Mercury reports: Youngkin’s remarks — which echoed many of the themes of his campaign — came at the 2021 […]
Democrats have failed to overturn one of the contested seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, making the Republican takeover of the state’s lower legislative chamber official. A three-judge panel in Virginia Beach confirmed the final tally between incumbent Alex Askew (D) and Karen Greenhalgh (R). Per WAVY: Greenhalgh was named the winner with a […]
