Archive for Mike Wilson column

Opinion

Mike Wilson: The art of duck hunting on icy days

I am no Nancy Kerrigan, by which I do not mean to suggest that I have never been ... Read more

Opinion

Mike Wilson: It’s time to ‘borrow’ some words

Sometimes, there are certain words you need in a conversation. As a linguist and foreign language teacher, I ... Read more

Three Stooges marathon

Opinion

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. ... Read more

Blue Thunder

Opinion

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 ... Read more

Opinion

Mike Wilson: I can still taste the hoop cheese

One of my most prized possessions is a watercolor painted behind my back some years ago by an ... Read more

lulling mallards

Lifestyles

Mike Wilson: Farmville, this is the hidden art of lulling mallards

My good friend the Boss Man and I often joke about lulling our opponents into complacency during match ... Read more

Farmville

Opinion

Mike Wilson: Some tailrace tales outside of Prince Edward County

More the gourmand than the gourmet, I have never been especially intrigued by all those stories in outdoor ... Read more

Letter to the Editor Buckingham supervisors Cumberland FFA Farmville town council

Opinion

Mike Wilson: Let me tell you about my father

My good father died of mesothelioma in 1992 at the age of 57 — much too young — ... Read more

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