Opinion Archives

Could Southwest Virginia be a center for wind turbine manufacturing?

Why having a plan matters, and why other communities should take notice.

Or will it do anything?

Why a slight population loss is actually good news for Danville.

Who wins and loses politically in the proposed maps?

Nevertheless, some counties in Southwest and Southside have Third World vaccination rates.

The study on the coalfields economy — part of what the region got in return for the repeal of coal tax credits — is now out.

A look at geopolitical power: Which localities in Southwest and Southside will gain influence and which ones will lose.

Some districts are practically perfect, others not so much. Here’s who wins and loses.

Some of the proposed General Assembly districts for the Roanoke and New River valleys make no sense. Lots of maps here.

Many voters want the latter out of redistricting, but here’s why it’s hard to draw competitive districts.