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Can we appreciate one another’s heritage?
Dear Editor: Sometimes the truth requires an honorable stand. Local citizens, Virginia residents, historians, and other good people ... Read more
Latest LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – Page 8
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Don’t like the statue? Then leave
Dear Editor: I have been amazed that the statue on High Street is an issue. I cannot understand ... Read more
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A healthy debate is good
Dear Editor: As a fan of a spirited debate, I was overjoyed to be called a fool by ... Read more
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We are moving forward
Dear Editor: Have you ever tied a string around your finger so you would not forget something? This ... Read more
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Cheers to Bob Flippen
Dear Editor: Cheers to Bob Flippen for the article about Farmville’s Confederate monument. As a historian he shows ... Read more
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Where did the toilet paper go?
Dear Editor: Where is all the toilet paper? Paper makers claim they haven’t slowed production, and stores don’t ... Read more
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A word from Proverbs
Dear Editor: As I was preparing to respond to Tom Noehren and James Peca’s letters on February 28 ... Read more
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Statue serves as a reminder
Dear Editor: Many people are writing about the statue in front of the Methodist Church. Let that statue ... Read more
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Remove all the statues
Dear Editor: I have the perfect solution to the statue issue. To please everyone, remove all statues, monuments, plaques ... Read more
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We are all on Team Virginia
Dear Editor: On behalf of the Virginia High School League (VHSL), I want to thank you for your ... Read more
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Moving the statue would be sad
Dear Editor: On walks down High Street to town, we passed it, and mother explained he was the ... Read more
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History cannot be changed
Dear Editor: Only if a time machine is used to go back in history to change events. Since ... Read more
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Moving statue would hurt tourism
Dear Editor: Politicians start wars, generals prosecute wars, but the common soldier fights and dies in wars. The ... Read more
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More monuments are needed
Dear Editor: One thought and a suggestion – 1) Let us remember that our Confederate statue is not ... Read more
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No funds should be used to move statue
Dear Editor: There is a concern in Farmville about a statue put on High Street by the Daughters ... Read more
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Save the statue
Dear Editor: I ask all sensible people to encourage the town leaders not to spend hundreds of thousands ... Read more
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Bail out Mom and Pop
Dear Editor: On Friday, the 20th of March, an article which I had written about another bailout for ... Read more
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Schools are never closed
Dear Editor: On March 23, Gov. Ralph Northam announced that all K-12 schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia ... Read more
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Love thy neighbor
Dear Editor: The letters in the Friday March 13 edition of The Herald I hope will give inspiration ... Read more
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Longwood should be renamed
Dear Editor: “Before Appomattox, there was Farmville. Still reeling from the battle of Sailor’s Creek, General Robert E. ... Read more
Local
We need better grocery options
Dear Editor: Once again the poor state of grocery shopping in Farmville has made itself known. As a ... Read more
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Power of prayer is needed now
Dear Editor: Has America and the world gone crazy, deaf, dumb, or blind? I’ve heard a lot of ... Read more
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Thank a Vietnam vet
Dear Editor: March 29, 2020 marks National Vietnam Veterans Day, which recognizes and honors all Vietnam Era Veterans ... Read more
Opinion
Please protect the underprivileged
Dear Mr. President, Governors, Senators, Representatives and all Public Officials – I am writing this on behalf of ... Read more
News
Letter – Confederate statue should be moved
Dear Editor: As The Herald has reported, “Mayor says Town to evaluate options on statue.” I have some ... Read more
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Letter – Statue should stay
Dear Editor: Thank you for publishing the very insightful letter regarding Confederate statues from Mr. Taylor Harris of ... Read more
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Democrats are the party of violence
Editor: (In response to James Peca’s letter in the Friday. March 6 edition of The Herald) People in ... Read more