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Letter – What will our election look like?
To The Editor: Every citizen is obliged to imagine how the resurgence of COVID will affect the election. What will the logistics of a COVID ...
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LETTER — Wear a mask to protect our health care workers
To The Editor: We here in Prince Edward County and surrounding areas are so fortunate that we have dedicated and committed health care workers and ...
by Letters to the Editor, Friday, July 17, 2020 6:00 am
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Reader asks why he should wear a mask
To The Editor: Please tell me again why I should wear a mask? I have asthma and wearing a mask makes it difficult to breathe ...
by Letters to the Editor, Thursday, July 16, 2020 1:30 pm
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Letter – Wear a mask to protect healthcare workers
To The Editor – We here in Prince Edward County and surrounding areas are so fortunate that we have dedicated and committed healthcare workers and ...
by Letters to the Editor, Monday, July 13, 2020 10:05 am
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LETTER — The way council removed statue was wrong
To The Editor: In my career, I have worked for the federal government, private nonprofit organizations, and as a banker. In all those positions, I ...
by Letters to the Editor, Friday, July 10, 2020 6:00 am
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Farmville Cares supports STEPS recycling program
To The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors: As a partner non-profit agency in the South Central Virginia Nonprofit Network, Farmville Cares wishes to support ...
by Letters to the Editor, Thursday, July 9, 2020 11:03 am
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More than numbers matter in STEPS decision
To The Editor: I am writing on behalf of the employees of the STEPS recycling program and for my concern for their well-being. I worry ...
by Letters to the Editor, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 6:00 am
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Is Trump that forgetful?
To The Editor: It would be difficult to tally the number of times President Trump has lied to the American people and the world. But ...
by Letters to the Editor, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 6:00 am
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LETTER — Council handled statue removal well
To The Editor: The Farmville Town Council is to be commended for its action in removing the statue of the Confederate soldier, both for its ...
by Letters to the Editor, Friday, July 3, 2020 6:00 am
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LETTER — Dr. Webb’s name will be on the ballot
To The Editor: Bob Good, a candidate for the 5th Congressional District, didn’t turn in his paperwork on time — a one-page form requiring basic ...
by Letters to the Editor, Friday, July 3, 2020 6:00 am
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LETTER — Proposal concerning removal of southern icon
To The Editor: With the recent fall of the Confederate soldier memorial statue in the Town of Farmville, it brings to mind this being one ...
by Letters to the Editor, Friday, July 3, 2020 6:00 am
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LETTER — Kudos to Buckingham High School
To The Editor: Like many seniors, my granddaughter graduated this past week from Buckingham High School, and while not quite the traditional commencement, it was ...
by Letters to the Editor, Friday, June 26, 2020 6:00 am
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LETTER — Masks help defeat the virus
To The Editor: After reading the Senator Frank Ruff Jr. article in The Farmville Herald dated June 3, 2020, I feel compelled to comment on ...
by Letters to the Editor, Friday, June 19, 2020 6:00 am
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LETTER — Police department has a plan for protests
To The Editor: The mission of the Farmville Police Department is to provide a safe and secure community through excellence in public service. It is ...
by Letters to the Editor, Friday, June 19, 2020 6:00 am
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LETTER — Defunding police is step toward anarchy
To The Editor: Five in our family have or are serving as police or deputies. Law enforcement officers have been badly understaffed and underpaid for ...
by Letters to the Editor, Thursday, June 18, 2020 2:39 pm
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Letter – Town lost great advocate for persons with hearing loss
To The Editor: Farmville lost a great citizen and advocate when Tom McBride passed away recently. We at the Longwood Speech, Hearing and Learning Services ...
by Letters to the Editor, Monday, June 15, 2020 10:42 am
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Letter – Respect all the monuments
To The Editor: The issue of statues has gotten out of hand. The Confederate Soldier’s statue was not a particular Confederate soldier, it is a ...
by Letters to the Editor, Monday, June 15, 2020 10:38 am
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LETTER — Consider Baldwin in June primary
Dear Editor: I am a lifelong resident of Virginia, having lived 18 years in Nottoway County, where much of my family still resides, and the ...
by Letters to the Editor, Saturday, June 13, 2020 6:00 am
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LETTER — Public hearing planned for gun manufacturing?
Dear Editor: Granted, new businesses are welcome in Prince Edward County. However, in a country that already has more guns than people, what is the ...
by Letters to the Editor, Friday, June 12, 2020 2:14 pm
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Let’s open our souls to transform our nation
Dear Editor: About three weeks ago, a friend and I were biking on the High Bridge Trail. We stopped to drink from our water bottles ...
by Letters to the Editor, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 6:00 am
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This is America?
Dear Editor: As a minor in America, I can’t see why people can’t just love each other. People risk their lives fighting for rights for ...
by Letters to the Editor, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 6:00 am
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Letter – Farmville must remove its Confederate soldier monument
Dear Editor: We unequivocally need to remove the Confederate soldier monument in Farmville. The statue was erected in 1900, while Jim Crow was in full ...
by Letters to the Editor, Monday, June 8, 2020 10:46 am
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Riggleman thanked for Alzheimer’s legislation
Dear Editor: The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the lives of all Americans right now, especially those with underlying chronic conditions. This includes people living with ...
by Letters to the Editor, Friday, June 5, 2020 6:00 am
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Governor should stop pipeline compressor station
Dear Editor: Gov. Northam made a special address to Virginians on June 2. He took some action to ease some of the restraints that were ...
by Letters to the Editor, Friday, June 5, 2020 6:00 am
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Prisoners deserve better
Dear Editor: The Herald consistently refers to those who have died of the coronavirus in our local prisons merely as “offenders” or “inmates,” without any further detail. ...
by Letters to the Editor, Friday, June 5, 2020 6:00 am
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Data center article was informative
Dear Editor: Titus Mohler did an excellent article on the data center possibilities. He got to the president of the data center organizations who gave ...
by Letters to the Editor, Saturday, May 23, 2020 6:00 am
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Save the postal service
Dear Editor: Imagine what life would be like without the U.S. Postal Service. Daily delivery would stop. Letters, cards, bills, solicitations, packages – all sorts ...