Carter Elliott, Staff Columnist~
Washington D.C. has been shaken up with news of James Comey’s new book, “A Higher Loyalty,” and his interview with George Stephanopoulos this week has only added fuel to the fire. For the first time after his firing, James Comey sat down in a tell-all interview in which he continually criticized President Trump. Read more
Carter Elliott, Staff Columnist~
This past weekend, while many of us were sitting at home spending time with our family celebrating Easter, President Donald Trump was busy planning out more information on the border wall separating Mexico and the United States.
This past Tuesday, Trump announced that the U.S. will be sending troops to the Mexican border. Tens of thousands of troops will be sent to guard the border until a “proper” wall has been constructed along the southern border of the U.S. Read more
Carter Elliott, Staff Writer~
This weekend, I had the opportunity to watch the March for our Lives; while I was unable to attend in person, the coverage of the event was phenomenal.
These young student activists have proven to be truly hardworking and inspirational. They have witnessed such tragedy in their lives, and it is remarkable to watch them take a stand. However, while I believe that these students are inspiring, there are some who have been downright nasty and disrespectful toward their fellow countrymen. Read more
Carter Elliott, Staff Columnist~
These past few weeks have been extremely busy for Bob Mueller, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Last week, one of President Trump’s top consultants, Paul Manafort, was given a potential sentence of up to 305 years in prison for campaign-related crimes. Not only was Manafort subpoenaed, but the Trump Organization was called to provide evidence and/or testimony as well, putting years of sketchy activity promptly in the limelight of the national media. Read more
Carter Elliott, Staff Columnist~
It’s horrible to say, but it’s true. Gun violence and the fight for gun control in America has been cyclical in our country. Acts of violence occur, some people speak out in favor of gun control, America divides, arguing happens, interest fades and then it repeats. Read more
Carter Elliott, Staff Columnist~
Having lived in Lynchburg for nearly 20 years, I have seen a lot of things change in our city. When I was much younger, downtown Lynchburg was definitely not my favorite place to go. With its run-down factories and abandoned buildings everywhere, it certainly wasn’t the prettiest of places. Read more
Carter Elliott, Staff Columnist~
This Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be interesting to explore the past couple “First Family” relationships.
Starting with the Clinton’s, Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary were quite often seen together. Hillary, being one of the most active first ladies in United States History, traveled around the U.S. speaking to schools, churches and political groups. Like President Trump, Bill Clinton had a sex scandal while in office; however, they were handled quite differently. After Bill’s affair was made public, Hillary was always by his side, even making public statements in his favor. Read more
Carter Elliott, Staff Columnist~
Now that January has come to and end and the month of February is upon us, most people are looking forward to Super Bowl weekend; however, there are some that are interested in the local political landscape. Read more
Carter Elliott, Staff Columnist~
It has been a year since Donald Trump assumed the position of president and now at the beginning of his second year, our government experienced an unprecedented shutdown while one party controlled the executive and legislative branches of government. Read more
Carter Elliot, Staff Writer~
This past election day in Virginia, Democratic candidate Ralph Northam defeated Republican challenger Ed Gillespie, a former Republican National Committee Chairman, by a margin of nearly nine points. Read more
Carter Elliott, Staff Columnist~
On Nov. 7, the Commonwealth and its voters stood strong and showed the country that Virginia remains for lovers. Read more
Carter Elliott, Staff Columnist~
On Tuesday, Nov. 7, the Commonwealth of Virginia spoke up, and they said that no longer will we tolerate what is occurring in Washington D.C. The entire Democratic ticket was elected on Tuesday night. Our next Governor will be Dr. Ralph Northam, a pediatric neurologist and Army veteran born and raised in Virginia. Justin Fairfax, a small business owner in Virginia will be our next lieutenant governor. Finally, Mark Herring, our current attorney general was reelected to the position. Read more
Carter Elliott, Staff Columnist~
Over the past year we have seen much hate when it comes to politics. In the 2016 Presidential election we saw countless ads that spread hateful rhetoric and appealed to extremist beliefs. Even in this year’s gubernatorial election we have seen governor candidate Ed Gillespie spreading lies and hate about our current Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam. Needless to say, the Republican party has been putting forth several candidates that spread this hate and some others that simply aren’t doing their job. The delegate for the twenty-third district of Virginia, Scott Garrett, has become lackadaisical in the last several years, even running unopposed in three elections. Read more
Carter Elliot, Staff Columnist~
Having lived in Virginia all of my life, I have had the opportunity see Senator Tim Kaine on multiple occasions.
In 1998 Kaine was elected the mayor of the city of Richmond; he served in this position until 2001. Then in 2002 he was elected to serve as the lieutenant governor of Virginia. In 2006, Kaine ran an exciting campaign against Jerry Kilgore for the position of governor of Virginia. Read more
Carter Elliot, Staff Columnist~
Let me start my saying that I am in no way, shape or form anti-gun. I grew up on a dairy farm where shooting water bottles and clay pigeons was a very common occurrence. I even shot competitive shotgun when I was sixteen.
However, since 1991 we have had eight mass shootings, resulting in the deaths of 229 people. The scariest part of this statistic is that 193 of the total 229 people killed in mass shootings in the United States have been since 2007. Let me make this even more clear: 84 percent of all people killed in mass shootings since 1991 were killed in the past decade. This stark rise in mass shootings has caused much chaos and fear in the United States, yet somehow we haven’t done anything to prevent this on a major scale. Read more
