There may be 44 million uninsured Americans, but my wife falls into a different category: She’s one of the “un-doctored.”

But when will kids actually go to school?

“In these tough economic times” is a phrase I am so sick and tired of hearing, not because we hear it so often (although we do), but because it’s a sign of the times.

While at a local physician’s office recently, I was given a clipboard covered with drug ads to fill out some papers. Upon leaving, I asked if maybe they could get some plain clipboards without ads. The staffer said, “Those cost money. These are free.”

I cannot begin to comprehend a trillion of anything. My mind can barely accept a million of something.

Under the proposed health care reform, however, I will be forced to have an actual health insurance policy, even though I do not want or need one.

You may have read a few letters concerning HR 2749 (the Food Safety Enhancement Act) in the Star-Exponent over the past week.

“There oughta be a law.” You’ve heard that expression all your life.

In January 2000, I was elected to chair the Fairfax County Democratic Committee. It was a two-year term that was critical to the future of the party.

Driving the family by minivan to Virginia Beach this summer? A piece of friendly advice: Watch the speed traps.

In a commentary Wednesday, Sen. Edd Houck asserts that Virginia must do more for transportation and that we would have if not for the House of Delegates. This mirrors a recent Washington Post commentary by Gov. Tim Kaine.

The Declaration of Independence was first read in public outside of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall July 8, 1776.

I hope you all had a wonderful Fourth of July weekend and were able to spend some part of it outdoors in downtown Culpeper.

FutureGen. Now isn’t that name a grabber? FutureGen — I expect to see Yul Brynner coming around the corner at any moment — is the name of an alliance (the complete name is FutureGen Industrial Alliance) between the Department of Energy and private companies to demonstrate “carbon capture and storage at a commercial scale.”

To correct any misconceptions, we wish to respond to the “Our View” editorial from June 22 advocating public access for Lake Catalpa.

I swore I was not going to beat this dead horse, but, lo and behold, here goes. Yes, folks, Michael Jackson is gone.

In response to a request from school superintendents seeking ways to reduce testing requirements, the state superintendent proposed dropping the third-grade history and social sciences SOL test. The curriculum would still be taught but not tested under the proposal.

With many families traveling over the summer, it is timely to report on the commonwealth’s transportation system.

The headline in The New York Times said, “Al-Qaeda moves to Somalia”.  Unfortunately, Americans are a part of that move.

My sister came to visit last week, and while she was here I showed her the storage desk I’d completed in the spring.

Let’s start with the Wikepedia definition of a warranty: “In commercial and consumer transactions, a warranty is an obligation or guarantee that an article or service sold is as factually stated or legally implied by the seller, and that often provides for a specific remedy such as repair or replacement in the event the article or service fails to meet the warranty. A breach of warranty occurs when the promise is broken, i.e., a product is defective or not as should be expected by a reasonable buyer.“

In conjunction with my Reagan Legacy Foundation, I recently marked the 22nd anniversary of my father’s famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin by publicly announcing an agreement with the Mauer Museum to permanently house a wing dedicated to Ronald Reagan and his leading role in ending the Cold War and reuniting the German people.

Ah, the teen heartthrob. I remember the first time I came in possession of my first Tiger Beat magazine. Featured on the cover was the hot idol of the day, Matt Dillon.

Many school choice supporters are discouraged after having suffered a series of setbacks on the voucher front, ranging from the loss of Utah’s nascent voucher program last year to the recent death sentence handed to the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program.

It’s the end of the month, so it’s time to clean up. I always seem to end up with some leftovers I want to address. Here’s this month’s short stack:

Recently, 1,889 Dodge/Chrysler and GM dealers saw their franchises simply evaporate.

If you’re like me, you wait until the jackpot gets really big before you ever buy a lottery ticket.

One of the programs being shepherded through Congress is the “Cap and Trade” initiative, which has as its objective a 17 percent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050.

Addiction. It’s a word that conjures up thoughts of alcohol and drugs. But there are so many other channels of addiction — shopping, food, gambling. The list is seemingly endless.

You can’t drive very far without noticing the current price of gasoline.