Ralph S. Northam was sworn in as the 73rd governor of Virginia just as the sun broke from an overcast sky on Saturday at the state Capitol. Northam promised to work for all Virginians, invoking the Virginia Way stump speech he used throughout the campaign, and...
A tied election for Virginia’s House of Delegates, which has drawn national attention for its significance and unusual process, came a little closer to resolution today after Republican David Yancey's name was selected at random. It seems likely that there will be...
Right now control of the House of Delegates is in limbo. Over in Newport News’ 94th House district, a recount on Tuesday showed Democrat Shelly Simonds ahead of incumbent David Yancey by one single vote. A win for Simonds would evenly divide the House between...
With only a few weeks before the election in Alabama, social media platforms around the world exposed the Republican candidate, Roy Moore, as a known child molester. All of the sudden, the Democrats realized they might have a viable contender (what was his name?). So,...
The day I went to buy my first pistol, I failed to have all of the required paperwork for the purchase. To be specific, I didn’t have the required number of papers to prove my home address. The dealer looked at my father and I and said, “Is this your dad? He can just...