THE LAST TIME VIRGINIA voted for a Democratic presidential candidate was 1964 (L.B.J.), but this year the Virginia’s 13 electoral votes are up for grabs: The latest Real Clear Politics poll showed McCain and Obama in a dead heat at 46 percent each. More...
THE REAL STORY: Powering America’s Future
Tony Spadaccia, The Breeze
30 years ago, “The Energy Blues” debuted for the first time on the popular Saturday morning cartoon show “Schoolhouse Rock!” to teach children about energy and conservation. But ever since then, the American people have been the ones singing the energy blues as our government’s lack of a clear and sensible energy policy has left us totally dependent on foreign countries for the majority of our fuel.
Our leaders in Washington like to talk about achieving energy independence, but to make it a reality we need a new energy policy designed to meet the growing needs of 21st century America by creating both short-term and long-term solutions that will make energy costs affordable now. At the same time, we must promote the research, development and implementation of alternative sources of energy for the future. More...
GUEST COLUMN: Cutting Student Aid Shortchanges our Future
Zachary Gerg, contributing writer
Qualified, college-bound students have been able to rely on government financial support for a costly education for quite some time now, but what would happen if the government could not always lend a helping hand? More...
