Editorial: Did terrorism experts drop the ball?

Did U.S. terrorism experts fail again to connect the dots? That should be among the first questions asked by those investigating the killing spree allegedly committed by two brothers who raised suspicions among Russian authorities more than two years ago.

Editorial: Congress should OK mental health legislation

While President Barack Obama and most members of Congress have seemed preoccupied with proposals for new limits on gun ownership since the school massacre in Newtown, Conn., not much has been said about getting to the root causes of such horror -- insanity and the evil that sometimes drives it.

Editorial: Are you ready for the next storm?

Don't let this week's lovely fall weather lull you into complacency. Winter is just three months away, and rain, wind, ice or snow may turn into an extreme weather event that we'll have to deal with sooner rather than later.

New ID card aids Virginia veterans

Virginia's 823,000 military veterans now have another option for identifying themselves as a former member of the armed services.

Sign up today for county's mass emergency alerts

About 75 tornadoes touched down in Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Nebraska in a 24-hour period this past weekend. Some fatalities were reported, but sternly worded warnings like this from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center - "mass devastation is highly likely" - may have saved lives as residents of those states kept their weather radios on and closely monitored weather news on television and on their smartphones.

Cain under fire

Herman Cain's unconventional campaign for the Republican presidential nomination has become engulfed in that most conventional bane of candidates: a sex scandal.

Inside trading verdict

Raj Rajaratnam was a Wall Street success story. The Sri Lankan native rose from being an adept picker of technology stocks at a small New York investment bank to the manager of his own hedge fund with more than $7 billion in assets.

Our local farming prosperity

By Kim Woodwell Agriculture has been the heart and soul of Virginia's economy for centuries. Today agriculture is Virginia's largest industry -- contributing $55 billion to the state's economy yearly. Shenandoah County is a strong fifth among Virginia counties in...

McDonnell's bold agenda

Buoyed by an improving state economy, Gov. Bob McDonnell urged legislators Wednesday to embrace a bold agenda of transportation improvements, more affordable college education and pension reform.

START salvaged

With a last-minute flurry of Republican support, the Senate is on the verge of ratifying a new arms control agreement with Russia, giving President Obama a major foreign policy victory.