Opinion

At its core, this referendum is about fairness. It is about whether voters will continue to have the power to choose their representatives, or whether Donald Trump will be allowed to rig the system. 

Virginia earned national respect in 2020 by rejecting partisan map manipulation. If we reverse course now, we send a clear signal that reform lasts only until it becomes inconvenient. 

Our founders didn’t envision gerrymandering because they didn’t envision parties, but they did write about many of the philosophical issues at play in Virginia’s special election.

Roanoke did not set out to become a music city in the way larger markets brand themselves. It got here the old-fashioned way. One room at a time. One crowd at a time. One show at a time.

New Census estimates confirm the worst fears of Weldon Cooper Center projections — and in Buchanan County, the numbers are more alarming than the forecasts.

Former Del. David Ramadan, who grew up in Lebanon and now teaches part-time at George Mason University, is an in-demand analyst about Middle Eastern news.

These bills will expand government, increase costs and limit individual freedoms in ways many Virginians haven’t had the chance to fully consider. 

The “no” side in redistricting is invoking the specter of consolidating power in Northern Virginia as a way to motivate conservative rural voters.