I know that it is hard to believe that next Tuesday is Election Day, but it is. And that means it’s showtime.

In just a few weeks all of us should exercise our civic responsibility and that is to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

This year the festival has a new name: The Richmond Jazz and Music Festival at Maymont.

I still think that this country offers the best opportunity for all of its citizens and immigrants to be the best that they can be.

I think that one of the most wonderful things a man can do in this life is to have the privilege and opportunity to be a great father.

Your first teachers may be your parents, but those teachers in school are the ones who also get credit for helping us create a life and make a living.

If you get our channels for free with an antenna, you need to make a plan to rescan.

From time to time when I come across a good movie or a good book, I like to pass it along if I think there is a good life lesson to be learned.

The Richmond region is on fire and we continue to show up on the Top 10 list of best destinations in the country.

Read Across America Week is one of the greatest weeks of the year.

Gray, like Raycom, is a very forward-looking company and we look forward to being a great community station for many years to come.

George H.W. Bush could have gone to work on Wall Street with his father and immediately picked up with the family business and found financial success, but obviously there was something greater that drove him

The question we have to put energy around in every community in the country is: are we OK with where we are and where we are going?

Let’s break mid-term election records in the RVA and Virginia by showing the rest of the country that we care about each other and we care about our community.

Why bother to stay in Virginia or in the United States of America if you do not see the value of your vote?

Once again many of our fellow citizens are facing loss of life, property and their way of life, after the devastating effects of Hurricane Michael

If you love Richmond and you love dance, then you will really want to hear the love story of the Richmond Ballet.

Senator John Sidney McCain III, was a politician, an American hero and a bridge builder. McCain is most notably known for surviving more than five years as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War.

Well it's that time of year again for the annual Richmond Jazz Festival, now in its ninth year. NBC12 has been a proud sponsor for all nine years.

At the age of 81, Supreme Court Justice, Anthony Kennedy, announced that he will retire from the Supreme Court.

Suicide is not one of those subjects that we like to talk about. It's uncomfortable, it can be painful and it's really not a subject that we know enough about.

If you are looking for swim suits and evening gowns you won't find them at The Miss America Competition.

I want to challenge all men within the sound of my voice to commit to calling their doctor and setting up an appointment for a health screening.

Many of us will be hitting the road to begin the unofficial start of summer, but one of the reasons that I Iove living in Richmond is that you can be a tourist in your own backyard.

All of us are born for a purpose. The key to a very fruitful and successful life is to discover that purpose. One of colleagues and someone who has come into your living room for the past 37 years found her purpose.

This past week had the distinction of being both National Teachers Week and National Nurses Week, and it is capped by Mother's Day on Sunday.

This week's commentary may make you say "Huh," but stay with me - you might want to thank me later.

The trip is designed to look what other cities have done to grow and improve business and lifestyle for their city and region and to see what takeaways would be good for the Richmond Region.

The lesson here is that there is no free lunch for us and there is no free lunch for Facebook.

We should all be very proud of the young people in this country. We should also be proud that young people are very concerned about the welfare and well-being of millions of students who go to school every day in every community across this country.

St. Jude cares for children who are suffering from various forms of cancer. When a family qualifies to receive care from St. Jude, they take care of all expenses and allow the family to focus on helping their child heal.

March is National Kidney Month and it's a good time to place a spotlight on a health issue that affects someone you know and maybe even you.

I think most of us remember the first time we heard the name Dr. Seuss and if that doesn't ring a bell, maybe the "Cat in the Hat" will fix that!

Here we are again. In pain, full of grief and once again, offering our thoughts and prayers to mothers and fathers who have lost their children.

Here we are again. In pain, full of grief and once again, offering our thoughts and prayers to mothers and fathers who have lost their children.

In order for the Richmond Public Schools to be successful, the students in those schools must experience success.

For most of us we will never see a firefighter in our home or in our place of business. Any firefighter will say, that is a good thing.

If you talk to someone who is a politician, works with politicians, enjoys talking politics or understands politics, they will tell you that at the end of the day, "All politics are local!"

I believe that mentoring someone is one of the most important things that a human being can do.

If you saw my commentary last week, you know that I was panicked about Christmas, since this was the first time that my wife made the unilateral decision that dinner would be ordered on an app!