Opinion
Robert Gordon: Why have a plan if you ignore it to create a PUD?
What follows is a legal opinion that I have drafted in my capacity as a resident of Farmville…
Opinion
Frank Ruff: Looking at employment 17 years later
Seventeen years ago, Delegates Kathy Byron and Clark Hogan and I, after extensive research, concluded that Virginia’s training…
Opinion
Frank Ruff: We need to rethink energy
Recent polling shows that, when asked, most people are in favor of green energy if the question is…
Opinion
Frank Ruff: Dealing with debt
Much attention has been given to the national debt lately. Sadly, it is an issue that should have…
Opinion
Howard Gregory: Why I support John McGuire
John McGuire is an exceptional candidate for the Virginia Senate. There are three areas I will focus on:…
Guest Columns
Tommy Wright: Social media madness
Parents matter. That was one of our major themes in 2021, and it looks like it’s going to…
Opinion
Dr. Quentin Johnson: That’s 500 power line workers and counting
Southside Virginia Community College is proud to announce that its power line worker training program celebrated its 500th…
Opinion
Dr. Maria Almond: Who are we? Let me explain
Editor’s note: This marks the first in a series of monthly columns that the staff of the Piedmont…
Opinion
Frank Ruff: Our downtowns need help
In earlier generations many of us were excited to go downtown and enjoy stores, or at least store…
Lifestyles
Mike Wilson: Leaving Farmville for vacation was not a good idea
One thing I’ve learned in Farmville and elsewhere is when you’re hot, you’re hot. No, not that great…
Opinion
Frank Ruff: College questions we should ask
As families consider the next step for their young people after high school, it is a good time…
Opinion
FRANK RUFF: Bless our children, the government can’t
All around us, we see assaults on the well-being of our young people. Some schools allow ‘drag shows’…
Opinion
Frank Ruff: Horse before the cart
There is an old expression, “don’t put the cart before the horse.” Sadly, if one does, either the…
Opinion
Chambers: Seven things the Lord hates
This is taken from Proverbs 6:16-19. There are seven things that the Lord hates and cannot tolerate. A…
Opinion
Tommy Wright: When session ends, the campaign begins
The 2023 regular session of the Virginia General Assembly adjourned sine die on Saturday, February 25. Saturday’s adjournment of…
Opinion
Frank Ruff: The good and the ugly
We are now in the closing days of the 2023 session. This is the time in the session…
Opinion
Frank Ruff: Big issues in 2023 General Assembly
The General Assembly kicked off the 2023 session last week. It is too early to have a good…
Lifestyles
Carlton: Community needs larger role in gold mining discussion
There are seven Buckingham County residents serving on the county’s litter committee. That number will come up later,…
Guest Columns
Mike Wilson: It was a case of death by salami
I fear that, when conversations turn toward my historic inclusion on the Hap’s Grill Wall of Fame, I…
Opinion
Your Turn — Uniformed Respect
Last week, I attended the funeral of Joe Carey. Joe served in uniform for a total of 40…
Opinion
Your Turn — Democrats don’t care to learn
Democrats wanted to end 2022 on a high note, attacking two of Governor Youngkin’s major policy initiatives —…
Opinion
Your Turn — Adieu 2022, welcome 2023 with hope and optimism
If there’s one thing we have to do now is to say adieu 2022. With all the events…
Opinion
Your Turn — Unacceptable school situation
“A stunning lack of transparency.” “They failed at every juncture.” It’s hard to understate just how damning the…
Opinion
Your Turn — Let’s take time to reflect on our veterans
The Virginia General Assembly is gearing up for its 2023 legislative session. We celebrated Veterans Day Nov. 11.…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: The high art of the low crawl
I killed my first duck, a hen mallard, while lying on my belly in soupy mud under buckbushes…
Opinion
Your Turn — Be strong in the Lord, Virginia
We never know when tragedy will touch our communities. One week after the senseless murder of three University…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: The christening of ‘The Lucky 7’
When the Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area, featuring hundreds of acres of flooded timber for bass fishing and…