Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Showing up matters
Dear Editor, Over 35% of Prince Edward County public school students were reported chronically absent – missing 10%…
Opinion
Tommy Wright: As the political year winds down…
As we enter the final weeks of 2023, the political year is winding down as well. Governor Youngkin…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: We can’t keep giving money away
Dear Editor, I grow tired of politicians who just think they have an infinite piggy bank, filled with…
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Letter to the Editor: Charting the course
Dear Editor, This time of the year brings out the best in our human character. We are grateful…
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Letter to the editor: This isn’t going to work
Dear Editor, I am writing regarding the story related to a sales tax increase to help pay for…
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Frank Ruff: I had to make a choice
By now, you may have seen the headlines about my pending retirement from the Senate. That decision did…
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Quentin Johnson: Working with our first college-wide SGA
During my college years, I served on the Student Activities Board, an organization that worked closely with the…
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Cainan Townsend: There’s a lot coming from the Moton Museum
With the end of the 2023 year, we wanted to take the time to tell everyone we appreciate…
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From the Editor’s Desk: You need to lay a strong foundation
You don’t run before you can walk. You don’t deliver a speech in German without first learning the…
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Frank Ruff: Blessed by many angels here on Earth
During my experiences with cancer and surgery, I appreciated the great folks surrounding me. I thought they were…
Lifestyles
Mike Wilson: Oh, he will be back …. and so will I
I suppose I am sometimes viewed as “portly” by those with enriched active vocabularies. Accordingly, my chest waders…
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Dr. Quentin R. Johnson: Early college classes can be a benefit
The U.S. Department of Education reports that students who earn college credits before high school graduation reap numerous…
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Tom Noehren: It’s Kennedy for me
Sixty years ago, in November of 1963, President John F. Kennedy was murdered in Dallas, Texas and succeeded…
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Mike Wilson: A grand sweep, thanks to Hampden-Sydney
Back when our girls were small, my teaching schedule at Hampden-Sydney College allowed us to make a grand…
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Frank Ruff Jr.: The path not taken
As with most, when we hear the term ‘cancer’ in relation to ourselves or those we love, our…
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Josh Blakely: If we only…
Over the past several years, I’ve worked in an academic program that challenges undergraduate students to learn about…
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A Thanksgiving Editorial: We should all aim to be like Sarah Hale
The letters just kept coming. Year after year, decade after decade. Sarah Hale never stopped, despite being ignored.…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Three minutes for what?
Dear Editor, I just heard from my Board of Supervisors (BOS) member that the public comments at the…
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Letter to the Editor: Some changes for Habitat
Dear Editor, Jayne Johnson, the Executive Director of Piedmont Habitat for Humanity, has a very distinct honor that…
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Dove Standley: Thoughts on resilience, authenticity, neighbors and support
On Nov. 20 every year, we observe Transgender Day of Remembrance. The week preceding is Transgender Awareness Week.…
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Letter to the Editor: Let’s stop littering
Dear Editor, I am part of the “What’s Happening in Farmville’ group on Facebook. The other day, a…
Opinion
Letter to the editor: ‘A call to action’
Dear Editor, As I write this, votes are being tallied and winners announced. It appears that the Democrats…
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: Sometimes, a forfeit isn’t a bad thing
They knew what they did was wrong. It was clear as crystal on each of their faces as…
Lifestyles
From the Editor’s Desk: I think I’ve seen this movie before
The emails started coming in not even a day after the story went up. Last week, we covered…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: The definition of a veteran
Dear Editor, We’d like to share a definition of a “veteran”: a veteran is someone who, at a…
Lifestyles
Letter to the Editor: Solar farm not for our neighborhood
How would you feel if you learned an energy company had proposed building a solar farm in your…
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: Where did I hear that from?
The last week has not been a fun one for my family. We had a family member diagnosed…