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Columns

Opinion — Fighting for important issues

A Penny and a Half Last year, during the race for governor, Glenn Youngkin announced his goal to remove the sales tax on groceries. Years ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Sunday, February 20, 2022 5:15 pm

Columns

Opinion — Flying with One Wing

Last week brought a new challenge to our office. My right arm, my aide Cindy, was out most of a week because of COVID contact. ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Thursday, February 10, 2022 1:00 pm

OPINION

Opinion — Full speed ahead

The General Assembly is now running at full speed. The first week or two was focused on making deadlines to draft legislative proposals and getting ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Thursday, February 3, 2022 12:15 pm

OPINION

Opinion — Push Back

Two months after Republican candidates were swept into office in a majority of House of Delegates’ districts as well as a Republican Governor, Lt. Governor, ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 12:45 pm

Columns

Opinion — A new beginning

Saturday, Virginia inaugurated our 74th Governor. This began the four year term of Glen Youngkin. As he passionately pointed out in the lead up to ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Thursday, January 20, 2022 12:00 pm

Opinion

Opinion — In honor of service providers

Many should be thanked for their service in our communities, state and nation; therefore, this column is to honor some of them. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Wednesday, January 12, 2022 12:00 pm

Guest Columns

Opinion — 2022 Session coming soon

The 2022 Session will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 12. It brings new hopes, options, obstacles and concerns. The greatest of these include the hopes of ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Wednesday, January 5, 2022 11:00 am

Editorials

Opinion — Race of the lemmings

Thank you Senator Joe Manchin. Every American should appreciate that Senator Manchin was the one Democrat that refused to follow Senator Bernie Sanders and Alexandria ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Thursday, December 30, 2021 12:00 pm

Editorials

Opinion —The season of hope

This is the season where, each year, most of us step back and reflect on life and look to the future. For those of us ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Friday, December 24, 2021 5:00 pm

Guest Columns

Opinion — Redistricting update

There has been much conversation about redistricting in the last several months. This should be brought to a conclusion prior to Christmas. The constitutionally approved ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Saturday, December 18, 2021 12:14 pm

YOUR TURN

Opinion — Green energy concerns part 2

We all should be concerned about this planet we are blessed to live on. Each of us should do what we can to protect it. ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Wednesday, December 8, 2021 6:00 am

YOUR TURN

Opinion — Smoke, mirrors and climate change

For those of us who came up in the age of Johnny Carson, one of his frequent guests talked about the changing temperature of our ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Wednesday, December 1, 2021 6:00 am

YOUR TURN

Understanding the economy

President Biden either does not understand or care about the damage that he has done to the American economy. Whenever he speaks about economic issues, ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Tuesday, November 16, 2021 2:11 pm

Guest Columns

Opinion — Build back better?

President Biden’s election motto was “build back better.” To some, it sounded interesting, even though few understood what it meant. It was implied that he ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Friday, October 22, 2021 6:30 am

Columns

Opinion — The ABCs of schooling

Once upon a time, families sent their children to school to learn the basics of education. We called that the ABCs, but the goal was ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Sunday, October 17, 2021 8:18 pm

YOUR TURN

Column – Cotton candy

Remember when you were 3 or 4 years old, and you went to your first county fair? As your parents walked you past the man ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Tuesday, October 5, 2021 12:05 pm

YOUR TURN

COLUMN – Why policing matters

When we drive a little fast and see blue lights, it is easy to question why we have so many police officers. However, that is ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Tuesday, September 28, 2021 3:37 pm

YOUR TURN

Understanding small business and inflation

Last week, I wrote regarding the dilemma created in the business world driven by COVID, the fear of COVID and the government’s mishandled responses. A ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Wednesday, September 22, 2021 6:00 am

Guest Columns

Opinion — Prayers needed

The challenges upon us are numerous. We must pray like never before. Rarely have we seen so many issues before us at one time. Natural ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Tuesday, September 7, 2021 11:16 am

YOUR TURN

COLUMN – Nero fiddled while Rome burned

I have no animosity towards President Biden; I wish him well. We disagree on most public policy issues, but I have no reason to believe ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Thursday, September 2, 2021 10:00 am

Columns

Opinion — Is Virginia really No. 1 for business?

It was great news that, according to CNBC, Virginia is the number one state in the nation to do business. An honor like this is ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Thursday, July 29, 2021 4:23 pm

Guest Columns

Are we really a racist nation?

The phrase “Can’t we all get along?” by the late Rodney King was uttered after he was brutally beaten by Los Angeles police officers three ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Thursday, July 8, 2021 3:15 pm

Columns

Opinion – Are we really a racist nation?

The phrase “Can’t we all get along” by the late Rodney King was uttered after he was brutally beaten by Los Angeles officers three decades ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Monday, July 5, 2021 11:43 am

Guest Columns

Opinion — Amazingly, parole board investigation turns up nothing

With great shock and amazement, I write to tell you that, after a few weeks study which concluded that “there was nothing to worry about ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:35 am

Guest Columns

Opinion — The founding fathers were far from perfect

While perfect is what we should all work toward in everything we do, seldom do we reach that goal every time. There has been only ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Thursday, June 10, 2021 10:00 am

YOUR TURN

Biden’s tax plan will hurt the economy

In Washington, President Joe Biden is patting himself on his back for his plans to raise your taxes. During his campaign last year, he repeatedly ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Wednesday, June 2, 2021 6:00 am

YOUR TURN

OPINION — We must reverse the trend of violent crime in Virginia

The lead story of the May 16 Gazette Virginian was a murdered teen shot to death. Same newspaper, next edition, the lead story was a ... Read more

by Frank Ruff, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 6:00 am

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