Education
Your Turn — Shaped by teachers
The fall semester is underway, and the halls at Southside Virginia Community College are abuzz. Information is also…
Opinion
Frank Ruff — Why choose California standards over federal standards?
Did you hear about the new policy in California? The government will allow no new gasoline powered cars…
Opinion
Opinion — As our children return to school…
As our schools are opening to welcome back our students for a new year, every school is on…
Opinion
Opinion — This is all of us
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. These are precious words to live by.…
Opinion
Your Turn — What about the impact?
Recently, a number of conditional use permits (CUPs) in agricultural areas have been handed out to industrial businesses,…
Opinion
Your Turn — Republicans were right
The damage to our students from school closures and remote learning during the COVID pandemic is worse than…
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
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,…
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
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…
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
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
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
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…
Opinion
Your Turn — Google and Facebook are threatening local news
Dean Ridings, CEO America’s Newspapers Thomas Jefferson famously declared, “Were it left to me to decide whether we…
Opinion
Your turn — Government created inflation and loves it
I wish I was as upbeat about inflation as President Biden’s spokespeople. The June report showed a 9.1%…
Opinion
Your turn — New alert system, alcohol, marijuana laws take effect
Continuing from last week’s newsletter, I wanted to update constituents on more legislation that passed the 2022 session…
Opinion
Your turn — World Youth Skills Day focuses on importance of education
World Youth Skills Day, established in 2014 by the United Nations General Assembly, falls on July 15. The…