Opinion
Tommy Wright: We must lock up the killers
As Speaker Gilbert wrote last week, there is a silent killer terrorizing Virginia, taking an average of 35 ...
Opinion
Howard Gregory: Why I support John McGuire
John McGuire is an exceptional candidate for the Virginia Senate. There are three areas I will focus on: ...
Guest Columns
Tommy Wright: Social media madness
Parents matter. That was one of our major themes in 2021, and it looks like it’s going to ...
Lifestyles
Mike Wilson: Dear Farmville, I’m not a caffeine addict, I promise
Apparently I scarred my grown daughters for life by chugging down a Red Bull at 2 a.m. We ...
Opinion
Dr. Quentin Johnson: That’s 500 power line workers and counting
Southside Virginia Community College is proud to announce that its power line worker training program celebrated its 500th ...
Opinion
Dr. Maria Almond: Who are we? Let me explain
Editor’s note: This marks the first in a series of monthly columns that the staff of the Piedmont ...
Opinion
Frank Ruff: Our downtowns need help
In earlier generations many of us were excited to go downtown and enjoy stores, or at least store ...
Lifestyles
Mike Wilson: Leaving Farmville for vacation was not a good idea
One thing I’ve learned in Farmville and elsewhere is when you’re hot, you’re hot. No, not that great ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Hunting with the King
Sorry, this is not about Elvis, though I did encounter him twice as a teenager in Memphis. The ...
Opinion
Sundari Morgan: Your wardrobe choices matter more than you think
Let’s be honest – we’ve all bragged to our friends and family about the cute blouse we scored ...
Opinion
Frank Ruff: College questions we should ask
As families consider the next step for their young people after high school, it is a good time ...
Opinion
Tommy Wright: Let’s talk about restoring felons’ rights
Last week Governor Youngkin’s team made it known that they were returning to the Warner-Kaine model of felon ...
Education
Dr. Quentin R. Johnson: Taking an alternate route to success
A traditional education path begins with preschool learning and advances until high school graduation unlocks the door to ...
Opinion
Frank Ruff Jr.: Let’s talk about the District
Agriculture is still the number one industry in Virginia. Often that fact is overlooked as news usually focuses ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Down Mexico way
In light of the most recent round of border disturbances, Mexico no longer calls to me as it ...
Opinion
From The Editor’s Desk: Our school wishlist comes with a price
There are five words that I despise hearing more than anything in the world. No, it’s not “sorry ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Let’s talk about my cousin Chris
Christian Sorenson Bennett, one year my senior, was my favorite boyhood cousin. He was named after his Danish ...
Opinion
FRANK RUFF: Bless our children, the government can’t
All around us, we see assaults on the well-being of our young people. Some schools allow ‘drag shows’ ...
Opinion
Frank Ruff: Horse before the cart
There is an old expression, “don’t put the cart before the horse.” Sadly, if one does, either the ...
Opinion
Chambers: Seven things the Lord hates
This is taken from Proverbs 6:16-19. There are seven things that the Lord hates and cannot tolerate. A ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Scouting days
I loved Scouting. I “went the distance” from Cub Scout on the first day I was eligible to ...
Opinion
Crystal’s Clear View: A time to celebrate women
Editor’s note: International Women’s Day was Wednesday, March 8. It’s a beautiful spring day, and women worldwide are ...
Opinion
Tommy Wright: Remember this November
When Republicans were given the majority in 2021, Virginians did so with the expectation that we would keep ...
Opinion
Frank Ruff Jr.: Understanding science and pressure science
I have written in the past that things would go much better in the General Assembly if every ...
Columns
Mike Wilson: Lick Creek days: The bream rock
As a sexagenarian, I have lost almost all of my enthusiasm for baking outdoors in the summer midday ...
Opinion
Tommy Wright: When session ends, the campaign begins
The 2023 regular session of the Virginia General Assembly adjourned sine die on Saturday, February 25. Saturday’s adjournment of ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Vehicles I have known and not necessarily loved
There is an arresting and memorable image in “Sensation of Velocity,” a Vanguardist poem from the 1920’s by ...