Guest columns
Legislature protects renters, hurts landlords
Compassion is a good thing when you are using your resources in assisting others in a time of their need. It is far different when ...
Frank Ruff, Author at The Charlotte Gazette
Guest columns
COLUMN — Is your vote safer today than it was last year?
Free and fair voting is the basic premise of any democracy. Remember the stories that came out of Iraq after the fall of the Saddam ...
by Frank Ruff, Friday, September 11, 2020 4:18 pm
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COLUMN — Redistricting amendment is fair
For three quarters of the last century, Virginia was effectively a one-party state. That political party could enact anything they wanted. Because they controlled the ...
by Frank Ruff, Friday, September 4, 2020 6:52 pm
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Column – Lockboxes would undermine the election
Sadly, in the dark of the night, this governor’s administration is trying to undermine our democracy as we know it. Last week, the Department of ...
by Frank Ruff, Monday, August 10, 2020 2:57 pm
Columns
Column – Death rates for virus are very low
We have been inundated with data about the Coronavirus since March. The news media has covered the issue relentlessly for more than five months, giving ...
by Frank Ruff, Monday, August 3, 2020 11:42 am
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Column – Trying to stay positive
All of us have been challenged by the events in the news this year. It was heartbreaking enough when our lives were flipped on end ...
by Frank Ruff, Monday, July 27, 2020 10:31 pm
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COLUMN — State senator has questions about school reopening plans
Let me begin with this statement — we all should be cautious during this period of COVID-19. We should all wear masks when we are ...
by Frank Ruff, Monday, July 20, 2020 12:57 pm
Columns
School plan comes with many challenges
Business is not the only thing that has changed this year because of the COVID-19 issues. In mid-March, Gov. Ralph Northam made the decision to ...
by Frank Ruff, Monday, July 13, 2020 11:11 am
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COLUMN – Every facet of life has changed
In a normal year, we should be celebrating July 4 together. This is not a normal year. The lead up to this year’s holiday has ...
by Frank Ruff, Thursday, July 2, 2020 5:04 pm
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‘Thin blue line’ will get thinner
The term “thin blue line” is used to refer to those law enforcement officers who are assigned the task of keeping society from descending into ...
by Frank Ruff, Thursday, June 18, 2020 2:29 pm
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