Letters to the Editor
Latest Letters to the Editor
Just say no to mining companies
To The Editor: There’s gold in them thar hills… Well, maybe, but at what cost does that gold start jingling in someone else’s pocket? If ... Read more
11 hours ago by Letters to the Editor.
Why do they drill if not to mine?
To The Editor: Will we be one of the less-than-5%? Thank you for Alexa Massey’s report on the Buckingham Joint Work Session on November 16. ... Read more
11 hours ago by Letters to the Editor.
Wear a mask to protect our health care workers
To The Editor: The fate of our health care workers is in your hands. Those of you who choose not to follow the CDC guidelines, ... Read more
2 days ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Let’s pardon all the turkeys
To The Editor: Next week, President Trump will take a break from brooding over his election loss to pardon two turkeys. Every one of us ... Read more
4 days ago by Letters to the Editor.
Letter – Follow the real news
To The Editor: Regarding, “We can’t trust mail-in voting,” I wish to point out to Mr. Everhart that the president’s own Homeland Security (Department) made ... Read more
1 week ago by Letters to the Editor.
Letter – Coverage of gold issue is appreciated
To The Editor: Gratitude for Alexa (Massey) and The (Farmville) Herald for covering the open-pit gold mining threat here in Buckingham. As we the people ... Read more
1 week ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Lots of Election Day questions
To The Editor: Anyone watching what happened during this election should question it. Why, in the middle of the election night, did counting get suspended ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — We can’t trust mail-in voting
To The Editor: Roger (Watson), you have to be a Democrat to have written what you did. With all the problems with so many states ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
Letter – The battle is just beginning
To The Editor: Election Day 2020 is over. While we once again failed to flip the Senate seat red and anxiously await the results of ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Staff Report.
Letter – It is time to fix our election system
To The Editor: If there is one thing that this election chaos has shown us, it is that we desperately need to clean up our ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Staff Report.
LETTER — We will not be distracted any longer
To The Editor: In the shadow of a hotly contested election, in the midst of a pandemic, at the end of a year during which ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
Colleague says Stanley is a consummate gentleman
To The Editor: Mr. Watson, you are wrong about Mr. (Douglas) Stanley, who did not leave Warren County in shame and was not involved in ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Planning commission did the right things
To The Editor: Kudos to the Buckingham Planning Commission for listening to residents’ opposition to open-pit gold mining. The decision to bring in experts to ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Our election is in good hands
To The Editor: From voters standing in line for hours, to states not being willing to count ballots without secrecy envelopes, we hear horror stories ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
Letter – We can again become a leader of hope
To The Editor: On my way home last week, I slowed down a bit to glance at a yard sign that had been on display ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
Letter – Avenues are like mini Portland?
To The Editor: Usually, when my friends and family visit Farmville, we tour through the “Avenues” and admire the old homes. This trip, after seeing ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
Letter – Webb will be our voice in Washington
To The Editor: Fellow constituents of the 5th, I will be brief, as hundreds of thousands have already cast their ballots in the district. VA05 ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
Letter – Early voters missed corruption story
To The Editor: Early voting isn’t something new this year, and 54 million have already cast their ballot. It is an unusually large number of ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
Stanley will be great for Prince Edward
To The Editor: I understand you have hired Doug Stanley as Prince Edward County, county administrator. This is great news for Stanley, Prince Edward County ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Good would threaten Social Security
To The Editor: A recent letter published in The Herald accused Congressional candidate Dr. Cameron Webb of using dangers to Social Security as a “scare ... Read more
1 month ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER – Social Security should not be used as campaign scare tactic
To The Editor: I’m looking at campaign literature from Dr. Cameron Webb, Democrat candidate for the U.S. House. For a young man, he has accomplished ... Read more
1 month ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER – Parents have to take responsibility
To The Editor: The letter to the editor entitled “Time to put our kids’ education first” caught my eye. I read it once and then ... Read more
1 month ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Webb is best candidate for the 5th District
To The Editor: Dr. Cameron Webb is a person who puts his faith and values ahead of expediency. He is a man of principle and ... Read more
1 month ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Court shenanigans are as old as the Republic
To The Editor: Under Democratic logic regarding confirmation of Judge Barrett to the Supreme Court, Virginia’s John Marshall would not have been Chief Justice of ... Read more
1 month ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — This election is good vs. evil
To The Editor: As Election Day quickly approaches we all need to be reminded of all that is at stake. This election is more than ... Read more
1 month ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Talk to kids about marijuana use
To The Editor: October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month. By communicating with kids about how cannabis affects the developing brain, parents and educators can ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Letter – Webb understands health care issues
To The Editor: In 2017, a frustrated President Trump remarked “nobody knew health care could be so complicated.” Unfortunately, the complicated nature of health care ... Read more