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Opinion

Michael Evans: First decade of President Reveley drives momentum

Longwood is concluding its 184th year. Virginia’s third-oldest public university has much to celebrate, here in America’s first ...

Opinion

Frank Ruff: Let’s talk about right and wrong

Most of us were taught at an early age the difference between right and wrong. Sometimes that lesson ...

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Let’s talk about priorities

Dear Editor, Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently, you know two inmates escaped from Piedmont and ...

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Firefighters Association sets the record straight

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part letter to the editor from the Buckingham County Firefighters ...

Opinion

Mike Wilson: Where there’s a will, there’s a Wayne

I pretty much retired from dove hunting when the state opened up the “resident goose season” several years ...

Opinion

Brian Vincent: PUDs: Why here and why now? Pt. 2

Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part column from Farmville Mayor Brian Vincent, detailing the thoughts ...

Opinion

Quentin R. Johnson: We need to honor our nurses

Florence Nightingale, who was born on May 12, 1820, earned respect and renown for the transformative contributions she ...

Opinion

Brian Vincent: Why Farmville is considering PUDs

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part guest column from Farmville Mayor Brian Vincent, going over ...

Opinion

Tommy Wright: We must lock up the killers

As Speaker Gilbert wrote last week, there is a silent killer terrorizing Virginia, taking an average of 35 ...

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: ...

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Keeping the status quo is a bad idea

Dear Editor,  On Wednesday, April 19, Heidi Dhivya Berthoud presented, as requested, to the Buckingham Planning Commission (PC) ...

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

Letter to the Editor: Equity of opportunity is fair

Dear Editor, The Democrat Party is being depicted as the savior of the downtrodden and that is far ...

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: It’s my sandbox

Dear Editor, Recently, the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors and the Buckingham fire departments had a conversation about ...

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Lifestyles

Letter to the Editor: It’s not always about fire safety, but it should be.

Recently, the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors and the Buckingham fire departments had a conversation about fire safety ...

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Equity of opportunity is fair

The Democrat Party is being depicted as the savior of the downtrodden and that is far from the ...

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Lifestyles

Mike Wilson: Dear Farmville, I’m not a caffeine addict, I promise

Apparently I scarred my grown daughters for life by chugging down a Red Bull at 2 a.m. We ...

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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 ...

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: That’s a lot of wasted money

Dear Editor, Let’s talk about the Confederate flag on Rt.460. This flagpole was installed according to all county ...

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Why I support Tommy Wright

Dear Editor, I am proud to endorse Delegate Tommy Wright for House District 50 in the June 20 ...

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Research beyond the headlines

Dear Editor: Democrats put people first. Our candidates take great pride in their work to protect the basic ...

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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

Mike Wilson: Hunting with the King

Sorry, this is not about Elvis, though I did encounter him twice as a teenager in Memphis. The ...

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Our hope lies in common sense

Dear Editor, For far too long now, Americans, all, have had to suffer the lack of decent behavior ...

Opinion

Sundari Morgan: Your wardrobe choices matter more than you think

Let’s be honest – we’ve all bragged to our friends and family about the cute blouse we scored ...

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