Recently, I was taken to task for suggesting that alien plants perform the same functions as our native plants. But plants function the same the world over.
- KYLE SCOTT
The FDA should police deception, unsafe production and unsupported claims. It should also recognize the GLP-1 gray market has revealed weaknesses in the current system.
- JORGEN VIK
A lot of people think they can only give away $19,000 per year without paying taxes. The estate exclusion amount is actually $15 million.
- DAVID SHREVE
Data centers are the easy way out where massive costs don’t appear on the fiscal ledger. But this is a delusion, and it’s a costly one for Virginians.
- BRUCE GATLING-AUSTIN
Work at the Botanical Garden of the Piedmont is restricting space for visitors, so organizers are launching a "Garden Anywhere" roadshow.
- JEFF BENNETT
Amazon’s arrival reshaped Northern Virginia in ways promised and unpromised, unleashing soaring rents, deepening inequality and near‑daily immigration enforcement.
- KEVIN A. SABET
Abigail Spanberger’s noble stand against Big Weed is to be praised. Let’s hope she continues on this track and recognizes that Virginia can do without this generation’s Big Tobacco.
Don’t be upset with the market going higher; it is not a verdict on the morals or ethics of our political landscape
The Blue Ridge Health District has just completed a five-year road map designed to strengthen services, support staff members and expand health opportunities across the district.
For decades, male readers have been retreating to the fringes of genre fiction and niche nonfiction, if not abandoning it all together. Enter “The Rest of Our Lives” by Ben Markovits.
Our democracy requires a better kind of civic character, one that insists on institutions that teach people how to live and work with others whose beliefs, backgrounds and convictions differ from their own.
"I can see green so that must be good" is a gross over simplification of how the environment functions and ignores the complexity required to maintain healthy environments.
Thank you to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1827 for their wonderful Memorial Day program at Ting Pavillion in Charlottesville on Monday.
Veterans carry invisible wounds that last a lifetime. It is our duty to remember their sacrifices and keep the flame of memory burning for those who never came home.
- ANNIE WARMAN
Veterans carry invisible wounds that last a lifetime. It is our duty to remember their sacrifices and keep the flame of memory burning for those who never came home.
- LAURA PACKARD
Virginians are being crushed by sky‑high prescription drug prices, and Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s veto a chance to deliver Medicare‑level savings.
- ANDY JACKSON
North Carolina and Virginia could be the ones to break the cycle of gerrymandering and redistricting with a bipartisan interstate compact.
- SAMANTHA KOON JONES
About half of the 150-plus books I consume each year I listen to while doing chores or walking my dog around Charlottesville. These are some of my favorites.
- JORGEN VIK
The "Rule of 100" says you should allocate your portfolio so 100 minus your age ends up in stocks and the rest in bonds. This is, frankly, a bad rule.
- MICHAEL PAUL WILLIAMS
Virginia sits at the messy crossroads of identity, where history screams “Deep South” but lived culture, shifting demographics and a touch of Old Dominion snobbery make it feel like the South’s most hotly debated imposter.
- CATHERINE ALLGOR
Often overlooked in the history of America's founding are the voices of women. In the spring of 1776, Abigail Adams spoke up.
- KATIE K. Frazier
To say it’s been a tough start to 2026 for Virginia agriculture would be an understatement.
- LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Rural land is not empty space. It sustains families, preserves history and supports future generations. Once disrupted, it cannot be restored.
- LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Gov. Abigail Spanberger has dealt a blow to Virginia voters by vetoing the sale of recreational marijuana.
- MARK LORENZONI
The Dogwood Track Classic is special, not only because it is Virginia's oldest and largest high school track meet.
- LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Our lawmakers — both federal and state — have the opportunity and responsibility to ensure every family is “fed for success.”