The most important key to your family’s safety is planning and practicing a home fire escape plan

I would encourage everyone to watch tonight’s debate on television or listen on the radio

Just because a family isn’t struggling to meet everyday expenses doesn’t mean they can afford to pay tens of thousands of dollars for college costs

Show us evidence. And let us review it thoroughly while we have the peace of mind of knowing that Virginia’s uranium moratorium is securely in place

Businesses should be aware of the image they project

No one can ever expect to continue to do things in a failed manner and expect somehow that those flawed efforts will end in a positive result

This is your chance to prove that you are a free, informed voter

When you set the bar too low, it is easy to get walked over. Self respecting communities must set high educational standards

In the days and months to come, consider Iraq for what it really is

I support a transportation plan that would provide money not just for Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads, but for our part of Virginia as well

I am proud to have been a part of protecting your hard-earned dollars during a time we are all struggling to put gas in our cars and food on our tables

Virginia has missed an opportunity to fix its transportation problems the right way

The candidate should realize that it is a privilege to be entrusted with the charge of helping to lead this city into its next phase of prosperity

I am not sure who works for who in this city. Perhaps the City Council doesn’t know either

The role of OPEC Not!, as a volunteer citizens’ study and advocacy group, is to research, promote and champion new building materials, technologies and energy-related companies

The special session on transportation needs to see cooler heads prevail — and exercise restraint with taxpayers’ money

At this time, I am not convinced that raising taxes is justified

We must understand what could cause real transportation problems in Southside

Why are we left to grow up in a world where it’s OK to do anything we want without consequences?

Gov. Kaine’s final act of commuting Walton’s death sentence to life for killing three helpless people in their homes has prevented justice from prevailing

This election has to be about ideas, not about popularity. We can’t afford anything less

The Future of the Piedmont Foundation pledges whatever support it can offer to City Council, and it urges the council to seek and use expert, professional help in the recruitment of the new manager.

We have rewarded lifestyles which led to a devaluation of all of the principles on which this country was founded

We need real solutions to real issues, not the circus sideshow that will be presented between now and November

Our goal is that you see us and hear us when you pass by the chasm

The only thing I was hoping to accomplish from this was to see our county stop losing money on Sunday to the surrounding localities

If the question ever goes to the ballot, I urge every Christian in the county to unite against overturning of the ban not only this time, but anytime it is put to a vote

In their zeal to win at any cost, the masters of political trickery have thrown open the doors to a public discussion of equality for minorities and the poor

Will the county’s leadership — and others — continue to shrug their shoulders and do little else?

If we can collect our minds, hearts, and prayers to fight a genocide, we will likely forge new alliances and find fresh common ground for working on community problems