LINGAMFELTER: Loyalty and Integrity

Loyalty is an important virtue to me. I’d bet it’s important to you also. When I think of loyalty, I recall the first time I took an oath to the Constitution of the United States. I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign […]

Virginia Officials Celebrate National Night Out

Yesterday, Virginia officials celebrated National Night Out, a once-a-year event that brings the law enforcement community and the people they protect closer together. National Night Out aims for the police and the community to come together to try to build bridges. According to the National Night Out website, “National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign […]

Miyares Joins Task Force to Combat Scam Calls

Attorney General Jason Miyares has announced that Virginia joined a task force to help combat one of the largest and most invasive types of scams in the digital age: unwanted scam robocalls. The force, called the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force, is a bipartisan nationwide group consists of 50 attorneys general to investigate and take legal […]

Conservatives Mourn Passing of Political Icon

Mike Long, who served as Chairman of the New York State Conservative Party from 1988 to 2019, died on Sunday. His friend, George Marlin, former head of the New York Port Authority and author of a history of the party, described him when he retired as party chairman in 2019 as “the quintessential street corner conservative.” Mike Long was […]

Second Attempt to Force New Virginia Elections Thrown Out

Meeting the same fate as the first attempt, a federal judge has dismissed the second attempt to force the Republican-controlled House of Delegates to hold an unscheduled election this year. Previously, a lawsuit by Democratic Party activist Paul Goldman attempted to force the House to hold an unscheduled election this year, on the claims that House […]

Dominion Energy Opens Energy Storage Bank to Accompany Wind, Solar

Dominion Energy is now operating a 12-megawatt bank of three battery systems at its Scott Solar facility in Powhatan County. That’s the largest battery storage project the utility operates, according to a Thursday announcement, and is part of a pilot program aimed at developing energy storage alongside wind and solar power generation. “Battery storage is an […]

Kiggans Criticizes Luria for CHIPS and Science Act Vote While Holding NVIDIA Stock

State Senator Jen Kiggans (R-Virginia Beach) is criticizing her opponent for Congress, Representative Elaine Luria (D-VA-02), for voting in favor of the CHIPS and Science Act while holding NVIDIA stock. “Elaine Luria’s vote to provide billions of dollars in subsidies for an industry in which she owns up to $25 million in stocks would be unethical, self-serving, and […]

Virginian First Responders Aid Texas Crews Battle Wildfires

Virginia first responders made a trip to Texas to lend a helping hand to the Texas firefighters, who are currently fighting wildfires in extreme drought with low humidity. Kenny Aliceburg, a part-time firefighter with Powhatan Fire and Rescue, deployed with the Virginia Department of Forestry on a 20-day trip. “We’re just ready to go at […]