Lynn R. Mitchell
Lynn R. Mitchell is the Editor-in-Chief of Bearing Drift. She has been a fixture of the Virginia political commentary scene since 2006. Active in local and statewide politics, Lynn has coordinated campaigns and served in various Party leadership roles. She has served on official boards in the area including Trustee with the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, and currently sits on the Augusta County Library Board. Originally from the Richmond area, she and her husband live in the Shenandoah Valley.
Upcoming at the George W. Bush Presidential Center
Engage in upcoming events at the Bush Center
U.S. Navy Announces Aircraft Carriers Will Be Named After George W. Bush and Bill Clinton
Their legacies will endure through these aircraft carriers used to safeguard our national security.
Former VA-5 Bob Good Voted Against Honoring Capitol Police with Congressional Medal of Honor
Capitol Police officers had protected Good during January 6, 2021, insurrection.
The Danger of Ignoring the 1/6 Capitol Attack
Four years ago MAGA Republicans rioted and vandalized the U.S. Capitol. The insurrection caused $1.5 million in damages to the building, with injuries to over 170 Capitol police officers and five deaths. Four years later Republicans, who had ignored and swept Jan. 6 under the rug, unbelievably again elected Trump to the presidency.
Vote Today! Ballotpedia’s Holiday Cookie Election 2024 – Finalists Announced
Get your vote in before the polls close tomorrow at 5. May the best cookie win!
‘I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day’ … Remembering Our U.S. Troops Around the World
The words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow touched my dad, who passed away in 1975 and was a U.S. Navy veteran who served on the USS Wisconsin during World War II.
Gift-Giving in the Season of Love
It’s a magical time of the year.
Resolution Honoring Polly Campbell for 50 Years with Republican Party of Virginia
Polly Campbell, well known by many for her 44 years as secretary of the Republican Party of Virginia’s State Central Committee, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024, in Luray, Virginia. In 2014 RPV passed a Resolution honoring her 50+ years of service to the party.
Olde Richmond’s Christmas of Yesteryear … Miller & Rhoads, Thalhimer’s, Holiday Windows, and the ‘Real’ Santa
The wonder of Christmas during past years in downtown Richmond as remembered through my eyes as a child, and by my late mother.
Merry Christmas, Stacy … Wherever You Are
I don’t know what happened to Stacy … I lost track after leaving Children’s Hospital … but have often wondered where he ended up, how his life turned out, and if he was able to handle the emotional scar of such a life-changing incident so young in his life.
