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You might hear an explosion Friday in Buckingham County. Here’s why.

BUCKINGHAM COUNTY – Parts of Buckingham County may hear or feel an explosion Friday morning as the demolition of Bremo Bluff Power Station continues. In ... Read more

by Raymond Wallace, Jr., Wednesday, September 21, 2022 1:05 pm

Columns

Mere thoughts

The 1930’s radio announcer’s voice: “Well, sir, as we enter the small house half-way up in the next block, Sade looks up from her ironing ... Read more

by Raymond Wallace, Jr., Thursday, December 29, 2016 9:01 am

Columns

The final Christmas?

Christmas…celebrate it — as if it’s your final one. While this thought is hardly original, it unsparingly heightens seasonal sensitivity.  Changing Christmas behaviors to accommodate ... Read more

by Raymond Wallace, Jr., Thursday, December 1, 2016 6:19 am

Columns

‘Patrick’

Thoughts on “Patrick” direct me to tackle, maybe define, an elusive subject: human friendship. True friendship is valuable and vulnerable at the same time. To ... Read more

by Raymond Wallace, Jr., Thursday, September 29, 2016 8:07 am

Columns

My lunch with Mary Beth

This Virginia Beach summer was more than white caps, refreshing ocean, restaurant visits and sand too hot to walk on. Tentatively observing at ocean’s edge, ... Read more

by Raymond Wallace, Jr., Thursday, August 18, 2016 6:14 am

Columns

Remembering the Class of 1956

It was Wesley Wright Jr. who stopped me in Martin’s six months ago. He suggested exploring my experiences as a member of the first graduation ... Read more

by Raymond Wallace, Jr., Thursday, July 21, 2016 4:56 am

Columns

Richmond’s Willow Lawn — a cultural jolt

By the mid-1950s, it was all about buying stuff. Richmond’s tattered Confederate history was finally diminished. Consumed by a mid-20th century, post-World War II culture, ... Read more

by Raymond Wallace, Jr., Thursday, July 7, 2016 4:56 am

Columns

A Hoffman Redux

Dropping in again on William Hoffman, author, is an inspirational struggle, probably soulful in nature.  “Men in Trees and Men on the Water,” wrote Maria ... Read more

by Raymond Wallace, Jr., Thursday, December 10, 2015 10:32 am

Columns

With Ashe, Graceful Is The Word

The expression “a legacy of slavery” often surfaces when America’s racial problem and injustice arise in social conversations.  I suppose the fact that more than ... Read more

by Raymond Wallace, Jr., Thursday, July 23, 2015 3:17 pm

Columns

A Partlow Note

I don’t know Amanda Sue Creasey. Writing her column, In My Shoe (RTD – 5/31/15), she alluded to a place the late Rev. Bob Partlow ... Read more

by Raymond Wallace, Jr., Thursday, July 9, 2015 2:53 pm

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