by Jack Moline | Mar 14, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
In Hebrew, a koontz is a trick, sometimes what in English would be called a prank, sometimes a hack, and sometimes what a smart aleck says to get away with something. I really considered using a koontz for this column, putting Bishop Larry Campbell’s words at the top...
by David Turner | Jun 10, 2020 | Opinion
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the removal of the Robert E. Lee Monument on Thursday, June 4. The state-owned statue is in Richmond on Monument Avenue, so named for the various statues of Confederate leaders located there. Subsequent to Northam’s order, all nine...
by Mitch Randall | Mar 25, 2020 | Opinion
Drive-In Church was “different, but great,” said David Turner, senior pastor at Central Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia. “It was great in spirit and just great to be together,” he said, as the congregation worshipped in the church’s parking lot from their cars...
by Doug Smith | Aug 4, 2010 | Opinion
The news these days is flush with accounts of the proposed sale of Virginia’s post-Prohibition monopoly of ABC stores. For generations, Virginia has controlled liquor by the bottle through a state-based network of about 300 stores that do no advertising, rarely...
by Brian Kaylor | Apr 23, 2010 | News
As state governments tighten their budgets and consider fiscal changes to handle the recession, religious leaders in some states complain that the poor are being adversely impacted by tax policies. In April, new budget policies in Virginia and a failed attempt to...