Opinion
Tommy Wright: Let’s talk about restoring felons’ rights
Last week Governor Youngkin’s team made it known that they were returning to the Warner-Kaine model of felon…
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: We need to hear from one more side
You have to respect the Buckingham County Planning Commission’s work. And they have done the work. They’ve held…
Education
Dr. Quentin R. Johnson: Taking an alternate route to success
A traditional education path begins with preschool learning and advances until high school graduation unlocks the door to…
Opinion
Frank Ruff Jr.: Let’s talk about the District
Agriculture is still the number one industry in Virginia. Often that fact is overlooked as news usually focuses…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Down Mexico way
In light of the most recent round of border disturbances, Mexico no longer calls to me as it…
Opinion
From The Editor’s Desk: Our school wishlist comes with a price
There are five words that I despise hearing more than anything in the world. No, it’s not “sorry…
Opinion
Letter: Who cares about the consequences of gold/metallic mining?
Dear Editor, The Buckingham Supervisors handed the project of banning metallic mining to the Planning Commission. The Planners…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: It’s time to prove it first
Dear Editor, We persist in asking our County to stop metallic mining from coming to Buckingham by passing…
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
Sundari Morgan: Expressing yourself can help build self-esteem
March is Women’s Month, and the topic of “female empowerment” is all the rage, but how do we…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: A return to Mt. Trashmore
Dear Editor, A Buckingham County concerned citizen did a spot viewing on Google Earth of the growing environmental…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Think small, not big
Dear Editor, I read with interest your recent article on Farmville’s population and its relationship to attracting big…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Rights based ordinance is viable
Dear Editor, After learning about the many communities that have been prevented from protecting themselves through zoning law…
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
Letter to the Editor: Green Ridge landfill still not needed
Dear Editor, “Where does the Green Ridge landfill project stand?” was front page news in the February 22…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Scouting days
I loved Scouting. I “went the distance” from Cub Scout on the first day I was eligible to…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: County continues to waste taxpayer money
Dear Editor, In its continued mindless management of taxpayer money, Doug Stanley and county officials have decided to…
Opinion
Crystal’s Clear View: A time to celebrate women
Editor’s note: International Women’s Day was Wednesday, March 8. It’s a beautiful spring day, and women worldwide are…
Opinion
Tommy Wright: Remember this November
When Republicans were given the majority in 2021, Virginians did so with the expectation that we would keep…
Opinion
Frank Ruff Jr.: Understanding science and pressure science
I have written in the past that things would go much better in the General Assembly if every…
Columns
Mike Wilson: Lick Creek days: The bream rock
As a sexagenarian, I have lost almost all of my enthusiasm for baking outdoors in the summer midday…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: What do we want our town to be?
Dear Editor, I attended the “PUD” meeting 2/13/23 at the Moton Museum building, and came away with these…
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
Mike Wilson: Vehicles I have known and not necessarily loved
There is an arresting and memorable image in “Sensation of Velocity,” a Vanguardist poem from the 1920’s by…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Why I endorse John McGuire
Editor’s note: Prince Edward , Buckingham and Cumberland counties are all in the new 10th District for the…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Buckingham needs to take another step
Dear Editor, On Feb. 13, the Buckingham Supervisors voted to send to the Planning Commission a request to…