Opinion
Your Turn — Surplus should be used for tax rebates
The House and Senate Joint Money Committees met on Friday, August 19. Governor Glenn Youngkin began the meeting…
Opinion
Your turn — Drug use: From marginal to mainstream
As I wrote going into August, I continue to focus on those things that were once considered marginal…
Opinion
Your turn — Why wait to protect Buckingham County?
I am responding to the article written by Meghan McIntyre on Aug. 12 titled “Supervisors table mining ordinance.”…
Opinion
Disturbed about Good
To the Editor: I am very disturbed about Rep. Bob Good’s support of a private citizen who removed…
Opinion
Expert to address Buckingham Ordinance questions
To the Editor: Ben Price, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund community organizer, will appear via zoom at the…
Opinion
Opinion — Budget provides help for agriculture, forestry
Agriculture and forestry are the first and third largest sectors in Virginia industry, respectively. With this in mind,…
Letters to the Editor
Letter — Is Green Ridge running Cumberland County?
To the Editor: I just finished the article “Why use Green Ridge money? Residents question Cumberland park plan”…
Opinion
Your turn — Let’s water our inflation and grow lies
Last week’s inflation report was pretty much what we expected, as prices were more than 8% higher year…
Opinion
Your turn —August snowballs continue, so does the hype
Sometimes, people believe that a small lie might be okay. This often leads to bigger lies to cover…
Opinion
Your turn — Establish your legacy
There’s a lot to celebrate in August. Fun days include Ice Cream Sandwich Day (August 2) and National…
Opinion
Opinion — August snowballs, this time green
Last week, I wrote about things that have gotten bigger and bigger and more bizarre as they moved…
Opinion
Opinion — Failed Democratic leadership
Democrats in Washington have finally flailed their way to a political win, passing the poorly named “Inflation Reduction…
Opinion
Column —Your family’s life is on the November ballot
Everyone needs to understand that politics drives human functioning, as well as your dignity and quality of life.…
Opinion
Letter — On U.N. Agenda 2030 and farmers and landowners
To the Editor: The United Nations attempted to establish Habitat 1 in Vancouver; it failed. Next came Agenda…
Opinion
Letter — Congressional show trial will lead nowhere
To the Editor: There is an ongoing show trial being conducted by Congress right now called the Jan.…
Opinion
Opinion — Rights-based ordinance to protect Buckingham
On July 11, the Buckingham Board of Supervisors (BOS) voted to develop an ordinance to address gold mining…
Letters to the Editor
Letter — Stop gold mining to preserve the environment
To the Editor: I am the manager of the Yogaville farm, which is 6 acres on the banks…
Opinion
Opinion — Cumberland County does not need the Green Ridge Mega-Landfill
A group of concerned citizens of the Commonwealth, residents of Cumberland County, and stakeholders in the historically Black…
Opinion
Letter — Support rights-based proposal to prevent gold mining
To the Editor: I moved to Buckingham County about 2 1/2 years ago. I am a retired architect…
Opinion
Letter — Values should include caring for the poor
To the Editor: To respond to the letter that reflects fear of Democratic party values, these are the…
Opinion
Opinion — Surplus indicates taxes in state are too high
Virginia is seeing its second consecutive multibillion-dollar revenue surplus. The fiscal year ended on June 30 with a…
Opinion
Katherine Rainey Wingo
Katherine Rainey Wingo, of Dillwyn, died on July 24, at Hickory Hill Retirement Community in Burkeville. She was…
Opinion
Your turn — Small business survival at the heart of inflation concerns
Last week, I wrote about the reality of inflation being higher than the government statistics report for those…
Opinion
Your turn — Legislation makes changes for the new school year
School is approaching and parents are ready to send their children back for another learning year. When I…
Education
Your turn — Buckingham schools prepare for new year
At Buckingham County Public Schools, we are eagerly gearing up for the new academic school year, beginning Monday,…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor — Buckingham solar is too risky
To the Editor: The citizens of Buckingham due to the pending solar project will be faced with problems…
Opinion
Your Turn — Tourism programs intended to bolster local economies
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced updated guidance on quarantine procedures following exposure to COVID-19 in school, childcare and camp…