Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: Forget Target, we’re just not there yet
There are some things people don’t want to hear. Nobody wants to be told they’re not good enough ...
Columns
Tommy Wright: State of the Commonwealth
Wednesday, Jan. 10 was the opening day of the 2024 Virginia General Assembly Session, and we’re going to ...
Opinion
Tommy Wright: Let’s get ready to rumble
It’s almost time. The 2024 General Assembly Session opens on Wednesday, January 10th at noon. While we won’t ...
Opinion
Cainan Townsend: Moton Museum will be making history again
Happy New Year from the Moton Museum. As 2023 ended, we had much to be grateful for. Now ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: I have no regrets
Thinking back across the decades as we go through another January, I am struck by the thought that ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Something to think about
Dear Editor, Here’s something to think about. Knowledge and information had very little reach 2,000 years ago. The ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: It’s a New Year, but I’m learning the same lessons
Well, we’re entering a new year, but somehow I’m still learning the same old lessons. I killed my ...
Opinion
Tom Noehren: Making the case for electing a Kennedy
Ballot access wasn’t the intended topic for this, but recent events couldn’t be ignored. Almost every state in ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Prince Edward needed to seek help
Dear Editor, In a recent letter, Paul Xavier criticized Prince Edward County’s decision to hire a lobbyist to ...
Opinion
Farmville Pride: Give the gift of love and acceptance
Meagan Irving is writing this month’s column for Farmville Pride. The holidays are amongst us and for many, ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: New Year’s traditions and a Museum of Ham
Everyone has their New Year’s traditions. My granddaddy used to get country hams and fresh tenderloin from a ...
Opinion
Kayla Williams: So, what exactly do I do?
Respiratory season is in full force. How do I know? Since Friday, Dec. 15, I have received close ...
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 ...
Opinion
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 ...
Opinion
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 ...
Opinion
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 ...
Opinion
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 ...
Opinion
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 ...
Opinion
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 ...
Opinion
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 ...
Opinion
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 ...
Opinion
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 ...
Opinion
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 ...
Opinion
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 ...
SportsPlus
Heat vs. Wizards Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – March 3
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