“Trust us. We’re here from the federal government and we’re here to help you.”

Virginia voters gave Bob McDonnell a mandate to focus on the commonwealth’s lagging economy.

With this year’s election just finished, let’s look back at the state’s rookie senators: Democrats Jim Webb and Mark Warner.

Congratulations to the University of Virginia and Trinh Xuan Thuan, an astronomy professor and author.

Whatever results, the political candidates have been a vital part of the greatest political process on Earth: an election in a participatory democracy.

Last year, Virginia failed to mail some 2,100 absentee ballots in time

We say this with great respect for his opponent, state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds

Charlottesville needs Dave Norris’ experience on Council.

A governing body benefits from new energy and fresh ideas. The Daily Progress is endorsing write-in candidate Andrew Williams for City Council.

The 57th District is fortunate to have David Toscano as its delegate.

The Daily Progress recommends that voters send Rob Bell back to Richmond.

But if this country truly wants high-speed rail, we’re going to have to get serious about the effort. Eight billion dollars won’t get us there.

The story of Sgt. David Budwah baffles the mind.

James Madison University’s leveling of charges against two student journalists raises troubling concerns over press freedom.

Two issues from last spring describe the challenges that will await the net governor Virginia: federal stimulus mondy and federal education money.

He brings a totally unique viewpoint that adds to the insights which, in total, make up county government.

Mr. Lowry presents the most finely nuanced evaluation of county and district issues.

Virginia has two fundamentally different, yet fundamentally able, candidates running for attorney general.

For the ninth year in a row, silver was the most popular color for cars in America. Twenty percent of U.S. cars are silver.

A recent police chase in California illustrates a wave of the future.

Cynthia Neff’s abhorrent mailer comparing her opponent’s votes to the immorality of a cheating husband is reprehensible.

Preliminary new figures on school dropout rates inject a pressing issue into the current Albemarle County Board of Supervisors race.

It’s common sense: If offenders get help transitioning back into society, the transition is more likely to be successful.

The legacy of Barack Obama’s victory in 2008, thus far, has been one of division.

A judge’s decision sends exactly the right signal about the importance of voting and the state’s error in not mailing absentee ballots in accordance with law.

Applause to Nicole Muller, a high school junior who has taken on a big goal: Trying to collect a ton of food before Saturday to donate to local food banks.

The party of “change,” as it turns out, has done little to advance the cause of reform when it comes to military earmarks and political back-scratching.

As columnist Bob Gibson so rightly points out in today’s Commentary, mud-slinging may help a politician get elected but it doesn’t help him govern.

A suburban Pittsburgh man slept through a house fire, and not even the sirens of firetrucks or the sounds of firefighters served to wake him up.

Maxi Sopo was a fugitive from a federal bank fraud investigation who apparently had successfully eluded authorities by slipping into Mexico and out of sight.