Opinion
Tammy Mulchi: Looking back and ahead
Getting back home after the General Assembly has been quite an adjustment. I am trying to catch up…
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Prince Edward supervisors made a wise decision
Dear Editor, In regards to the recent news on the Farmville Detention Center, I am happy to see…
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Letter to the Editor: Hats off to Hampden-Sydney
I just wanted to take some time and celebrate the Hampden-Sydney Tigers for their achievements this year. Those…
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Mike Wilson: A bootlegger named Tomcat and a Three Stooges marathon
It’s funny what you think about sometimes. I’ve found myself thinking back here lately to Christian Sorenson Bennett.…
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Letter to the Editor: Do we need to arm our children?
Dear Editor, As an interested and concerned citizen, I watched the State of the Union address and would…
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Tammy Mulchi: We came, we voted and left ‘Sine Die’
The 2024 General Assembly Session is a wrap! After sixty days of proposing, debating, and pushing through legislation,…
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How do you manage a pond in spring? Here’s some help
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of monthly columns by Cooperative Extension agents in our…
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Letter: Plain and simple, it’s not a good fit
Dear Editor, Our Old Ridge Road neighborhood is not interested in rehashing New Leaf Energy’s solar farm proposal…
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Letter to the Editor: We don’t know what we don’t know
Dear Editor, First, let me say that I am not against solar energy; however, I am against solar…
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Letter to the Editor: We are not sold on current technology
Dear Editor, My wife and I live on Old Ridge Road in Farmville. We feel very blessed and…
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Moton Museum: There are awards and events to mention
We enter Women’s History Month on the back of a very busy Black History Month at Moton. From…
Columns
Mike Wilson: I googled ‘Michael Wilson’. That went well.
Ah, the internet. It can be an interesting place, filled with all kinds of things. That includes, it…
Opinion
Make it make sense
Dear Editor, Our family is strongly opposed to the proposed New Leaf Solar Farm on Old Ridge Road…
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Solar doesn’t belong in a neighborhood
Dear Editor, I would like to share that we are in opposition to the proposed Solar Field on…
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Poultry Cooperative is just what we need
Dear Editor, I’ve criticized plenty, but now I come here saying good job. That goes to everyone from…
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Letter to the Editor: New Leaf needs to understand the word no
Dear Editor, The residents on Old Ridge Road have been opposing a solar farm being built in the…
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Mike Wilson: A tale of Blue Thunder and its replacement
It may have been a while, but I can still remember Blue Thunder. There is an arresting and…
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Letter to the Editor: We don’t want New Leaf here
Dear Editor, Your news story on New Leaf and solar projects was much appreciated. It provided an opportunity…
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Edward Strickler: ‘The sayings of the sepulchral sage’
Through daily walks in 2023, my husband and I picked up 17 cubic yards of litter in Farmville,…
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Tammy Mulchi: Let’s talk about the budget
Wow! What a week. I had the opportunity to vote on the budget and work on bills passed…
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LETTER: We need to appreciate Piedmont Senior Resources
I would like to give praise to Piedmont Senior Resources for the outstanding job that they are doing…
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Mike Wilson: Some famous (and almost fatal) last words
The most dangerous last words in all the world have nothing to do with hunting. You likely won’t…
Opinion
Tommy Wright: Put down those phones
Virginia students might be in for a new adjustment when they attend schools. House Bill 882 came before…
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: Let’s talk about the dreaded ‘A’ word
Ok, so the headline is a bit of a tease. I can think of plenty ‘a’ words that…
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Tammy Mulchi: Crossover is finally here
After weeks of hard work, we have finally crossed the halfway point in the General Assembly. But make…
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Edward Strickler: ‘The mystery of the forlorn photos’
In my earlier column, you might remember I mentioned trash that my husband and I found around the…
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From the Editor’s Desk: Better schools don’t just benefit families
The man was more than a little irritated. After we published my story about the Prince Edward sales…