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 […]
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, […]
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’ […]
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 […]
In an appearance on Fox News last week, Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears said that Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) had spent some $300,000 teaching critical race theory, calling the expenditure “real money” and “going-to-jail money.” WATCH: PolitiFact, a website ostensibly created to verify political claims and hold the powerful accountable, responded to Sears’ statement, saying […]
Is it another sign that after the better part of 1,000 days, COVID fatigue is a bipartisan phenomenon? Or is common sense returning to the General Assembly? Either way, Gov. Glenn Youngkin is on the cusp of a decisive victory, provided state Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) stays true to his word, regarding Youngkin’s executive order […]
Seven school districts across the Commonwealth are suing the Youngkin administration. The purpose of the lawsuit is to block the implementation of Gov. Youngkin’s executive order lifting the mask mandate in public schools. The Washington Examiner has more: The seven school districts, including the population centers of Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, and Prince William, filed the […]
A never-ending COVID pandemic – and a patchwork of local, county, state and federal policies and rules have led to a mishmash of regulations from business to business. With recent court rulings and Governor Youngkin now in office, small businesses must contend with the potential for blowback from customers due to their policies. The impact […]
One of Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin’s latest picks to join his incoming cabinet is causing quite a stir. Among liberals, that is. Yesterday, Youngkin tapped Andrew Wheeler to become the Commonwealth’s secretary of natural resources. Wheeler has a history of public service, previously as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief in the Trump administration. The announcement […]
A Virginia Teachers Union faces widespread ridicule today after making errors teachers wouldn’t expect from second graders. The union’s president said it accidentally sent out a draft letter that used “our” instead of “are,” among other childlike grammatical errors. As Fox News reports: “On behalf of the members of the Arlington Education Association, this dire […]
