Opinion
Tom Noehren: It’s Kennedy for me
Sixty years ago, in November of 1963, President John F. Kennedy was murdered in Dallas, Texas and succeeded ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: A grand sweep, thanks to Hampden-Sydney
Back when our girls were small, my teaching schedule at Hampden-Sydney College allowed us to make a grand ...
Opinion
Frank Ruff Jr.: The path not taken
As with most, when we hear the term ‘cancer’ in relation to ourselves or those we love, our ...
Opinion
Josh Blakely: If we only…
Over the past several years, I’ve worked in an academic program that challenges undergraduate students to learn about ...
Opinion
Dove Standley: Thoughts on resilience, authenticity, neighbors and support
On Nov. 20 every year, we observe Transgender Day of Remembrance. The week preceding is Transgender Awareness Week. ...
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: Sometimes, a forfeit isn’t a bad thing
They knew what they did was wrong. It was clear as crystal on each of their faces as ...
Lifestyles
From the Editor’s Desk: I think I’ve seen this movie before
The emails started coming in not even a day after the story went up. Last week, we covered ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Make mine a redhead
If zipping along in the dark at 26 knots in 25 degree temperatures and 20 knot winds in ...
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: Where did I hear that from?
The last week has not been a fun one for my family. We had a family member diagnosed ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: I used to be a Meherrin deer hound
My last time serving as a deer hound happened in Meherrin. Now I have been duck hunting a ...
Opinion
Frank Ruff: Marijuana law needs more work
Editor’s Note: After last week’s Q & A, State Sen. Frank Ruff wanted to add a bit more ...
Opinion
Trudy Berry: Marijuana legislation is not perfect
Editor’s Note: After last week’s Q & A, State Sen. Frank Ruff wanted to add a bit more ...
Opinion
Hanna Bailey: LGBTQ+ History Month is for Lovers
The phrase “Virginia is for Lovers,” became Virginia’s motto in 1969. Some 400 miles away in New York, ...
Opinion
Dr. Quentin Johnson: We’re meeting critical needs
Some years ago, I encountered a student whose young daughter was undergoing treatment for brain cancer. That institution’s ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Stanley and the Dirt Clod
After reading my recent piece on confessions, my daughter hastened to inform me that I had left out ...
Church & Community
Rev. Peter Smith: Where was God during Hamas attacks in Israel?
Honestly, I had not planned to write about this, but the Hamas attack on Israel dictated otherwise. Already, ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: A story to tell about Briery Creek
When the Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area, featuring hundreds of acres of flooded timber for bass fishing and ...
Lifestyles
Cainan Townsend: Moton looks through October and beyond
Editor’s note: This is the first of a new monthly column from the staff at the Moton Museum, ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Puttin’ on the Feedbag
My grandmother Ella in Jackson, Tennessee was the best cook I’ve ever known. Her Thanksgiving dinners— always served ...
Opinion
CARL RIDEN: Don’t force others to be who you want
“You need to treat me like a person,” I said to my mother. Even at age seven, I ...
Opinion
Josh Blakely: A celebration of the future of Prince Edward County
Editor’s note: This is a special guest column, focused on the recent decision to move forward with a ...
Lifestyles
Mike Wilson: A handy guide to low disposable income fowling
A well-heeled middle-aged acquaintance of mine recently decided to take up fowling for the first time and asked ...
Education
Justin Pope: This is the way forward for Prince Edward schools
The Prince Edward Board of Supervisors has unanimously endorsed plans to renovate the county’s elementary school. Here’s what ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson : A concise guide to modern granddadding
Let’s talk about modern granddadding. There is nothing in this life quite like that moment when you hold ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Ice Capades
I am no Nancy Kerrigan, by which I do not mean to suggest that I have never been ...
Opinion
Richard McClintock: Farmville, Prince Edward’s Lahaina is at hand
Suddenly, after sitting on their property for decades, everybody in Farmville and Prince Edward County seems intent on ...
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: What will bring young people back? Not this
“What will bring young people back here?” Now, I might not be the best person to be asked ...