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Anderson’s letter was spot on
To the Editor: Dr. Anderson’s letter was right on. If students can read at the third-grade level in…
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Opinion – Thank you to Carter
It is the dream of many people to be able to look back on a long, successful career…
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Letter – Thanks to those who helped
To the Editor During the COVID-19 pandemic, I want to thank Prince Edward County, New Life Church, Cumberland…
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Letter — School Board members have served too long
To the Editor: In the June 23 issue, on the opinion page, was the School Board Response to…
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Letter — Parents have to be more involved
To the Editor: None of the letters to the editor regarding the poor performance of students in local…
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Letter — Supervisors should have been at celebration
To the Editor: It has become common practice today for many elected officials to ignore public gatherings or…
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Opinion — Amazingly, parole board investigation turns up nothing
With great shock and amazement, I write to tell you that, after a few weeks study which concluded…
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Virginia’s community colleges bring unparalleled value
For the fourth year in a row, tuition at Southside Virginia Community College will remain unchanged. The State…
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School board responds to editorial
To the Editor: The recent public discourse regarding the state of Prince Edward County Public Schools (PECPS) covered…
COVID-19
Editorial – What’s wrong with us?
Dear Prince Edward County citizens: What is the hold up? As Virginia celebrates reaching the 70% mark for…
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Opinion – Anyone can dance and sing
In college, I spent a great deal of my free time dancing. I was the president of a…
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Opinion – School improvements should be funded by supervisors
I agree with Prince Edward County Supervisor Jim Wilck’s June 11 guest column and news article published June…
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Letter – Schools need house cleaning
To The Editor: The recent Farmville Herald articles regarding the performance of the Prince Edward County Public Schools…
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Opinion – Make sure to close mental tabs
I’m sure you know a coworker or family member who always seems to have 20 tabs open at…
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Opinion – Less democracy is never a good choice
Apparently frustrated with the fruits of the democratic process, the Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors recently had…
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Opinion — A new plan for Prince Edward County Schools
With none of our three schools accredited, student SOLs falling yet again and a high school that has…
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Opinion — Virginia has a low rate of recidivism
Gov. Ralph Northam recently announced Virginia had maintained its consistently solid ranking as a low-recidivism state. Those who…
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Opinion — The founding fathers were far from perfect
While perfect is what we should all work toward in everything we do, seldom do we reach that…
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Opinion — Mr. Pibb brings some fizz to my life
June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month and coincides with “kitten season” in the U.S., the time in…
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Letter – Ruff offers no solutions
To the Editor: I have been provoked by State Senator Frank Ruff’s editorial on June 2. He states…
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Fraser earns Eagle Scout rank
Cooper Fraser of Scout Troop 6596 recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Fraser’s Eagle Scout service project…
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Editorial – Our schools have to do better
Prince Edward Supervisor Jim Wilck is absolutely right. The Prince Edward School system has to perform better academically.…
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Letter — Has drilling for gold already begun?
To the Editor: It would seem that the core drilling has already started, or has it? This may…
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Biden’s tax plan will hurt the economy
In Washington, President Joe Biden is patting himself on his back for his plans to raise your taxes.…
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SVCC’s solar training program is right move at right time
The new short-term training program at Southside Virginia Community College to train workers to install solar panels is…
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Rasoul is choice for lieutenant governor
To The Editor: In less than 20 days, Virginia’s Democratic voters will select a candidate for lieutenant governor…
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Good urged to support Alzheimer’s legislation
To the Editor: More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, including 150,000 in Virginia and their…