by The Standard | Apr 8, 2020 | Russell Berry
Robert E. Lee sculpture in Richmond, Virginia. Photo courtesy of Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Last year Virginians elected one of the most radical Democratic state governments in recent memory on the backs of forty-two percent of registered voters. In...
by The Standard | Apr 8, 2020 | Dean Allen
I got out of the house for the first time since the overreaction started last month. It looks very odd to see so few cars on the road. I noticed QT has regular gasoline for $1.69 a gallon. Wal-Mart is just about back to normal. I saw a few people wearing masks and the...
by The Standard | Apr 5, 2020 | Michael Peroutka
THE QUESTION BEFORE US More and more we are hearing from doctors and other health professionals questioning whether the dangers of coronavirus have been overstated and that the reaction to it has been overblown. Even beyond the controversial reports concerning the...
by The Standard | Apr 5, 2020 | David Lane
In Proverbs 10:25 we find Solomon’s timely caution that “When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, but the righteous has an everlasting foundation.” Commenting on this particular verse, Jewish Hebrew scholar Michael V. Fox writes: “This gale hits everyone,...
by The Standard | Apr 4, 2020 | Marilyn M. Singleton
The health professionals working day and night to care for an ever increasing number of sick patients make me proud to be a doctor. And kudos to the grocery store workers, postal workers, police and many others who are performing essential jobs with a smile. This is...