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Lifestyles

Mike Wilson: A cautionary tale of hunting season and Cedar Island

As we head into hunting season, I reflect back on one of my unique experiences from years past ...

Opinion

Tammy Mulchi: Less than two weeks left

We will be less than two weeks away from the Nov. 5 election by the time this article ...

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Columns

Mike Wilson: How I Spent My Summer Vacation

How did I spend my summer vacation? Short version:  In a sensorial semi-fog. Detailed version:  Plan A was ...

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Lifestyles

Edward Strickler: We need to get involved with county planning

In the matter of changes for the better with local public education: It is excellent to read and ...

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Education

Justin Pope: For the next school leader, we must aim high

The first thing to say about the departure of Dr. Barbara Johnson as school superintendent is “thank you.” ...

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Education

Lee Banton: If the students aren’t prepared, why take the test?

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of columns Dr. Lee Banton is writing for the ...

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Education

Lee Banton: Prince Edward schools need to answer this question

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns Dr. Banton put together for the Herald, ...

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News

Mike Wilson: I reported to Hampden-Sydney in the fall of ’81

I was deeply saddened when my favorite comedian Rodney Dangerfield (you will remember him as bug-eyed, sweaty, and ...

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Lifestyles

From the Editor’s Desk: You’d be surprised how much that helps

They said it was pretty impressive how quickly the thing spread. And no, that’s not an actual compliment. ...

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Lifestyles

Mike Wilson: Are there rules for being a granddad?

Is there a handbook of some kind? Some guidelines? Basically, what I’m asking is if there are rules ...

Opinion

Mike Wilson: A how-to guide for gearing up

A well-heeled middle-aged acquaintance of mine recently decided to take up hunting for the first time and asked ...

Opinion

William Payne: A discussion of communism in America

As we continue forward in American politics, it seems that the Democrats are increasingly embracing ideas that align ...

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Lifestyles

Dark Sky parks become the latest focus for Grateful Boomers

Did you know there’s an International Dark Sky Park right in our backyard? That would be the 1,561-acre ...

Opinion

Tommy Wright: Just some food for thought

Democrats and the media like to talk about how the enhanced earned sentence credits are giving people second ...

IALR

Lifestyles

Tammy Mulchi: Can plants solve problems? IALR raises question

None of us have considered the possibility that plants could think. However, when Governor Youngkin visited Danville recently, ...

Opinion

Dr. Quentin R. Johnson: Here’s to new beginnings

As a new semester gets underway, excitement fills the hallways at Southside Virginia Community College. Some students are ...

Hong Kong Disneyland

Columns

Isabella’s Story: A Day Off in Hong Kong’s Disneyland

Editor’s note: Longwood women’s lacrosse player Isabella McCullough is still in Hong Kong this week, continuing to share ...

school food

Opinion

Mike Watson: I was part of the minority that enjoyed school food

So let’s talk about school food for a minute. Seeing all the posts and messages about kids going ...

U20 Championship

Lifestyles

Isabella’s Story: Landing in Hong Kong for the U20 Championship

Editor’s note: Longwood women’s lacrosse player Isabella McCullough is in Hong Kong this week and next. She’s been ...

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Lifestyle Main

Letter to the Editor: Show me results for Prince Edward schools

I appreciate what Josh Blakely wrote last week, but I’d like to approach it from a different perspective. ...

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Lifestyles

Cainan Townsend: Let’s talk about Moton’s World Heritage status

Happy August, as our K-12 schools prepare to go back to school with our higher education institutions shortly ...

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News

Letter to the Editor: We still have questions, STEPS isn’t answering

Regarding the article titled “Questions Remain for STEPS,” we still have a question for Shawn Rozier of STEPS: ...

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Columns

Josh Blakely: We ‘whisper wonder’ about Prince Edward schools

Every July and August, the parents and teachers of Prince Edward County take part in a tradition that ...

Letter to the editor Cumberland supervisors

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: In Support of STEPS and Layne Street

This letter is in response to the well-written, well-documented opinion piece written by Ellery Sedgwick regarding STEPS. We, ...

Opinion

Tammy Mulchi: Hoax of the Century

When will all the mess coming out of Washington end? The last year has mass media headlines about ...

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Opinion

William Payne: I see shortcomings in the Republican platform

This commentary critically responds to the 2024 Republican platform. It is not meant to persuade anyone to change ...

Opinion

Tommy Wright: Saying goodbye to Biden

Joe Biden is out. Writing in a social media post on Sunday afternoon, the President announced that he ...

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