Letters to the Editor
Latest Letters to the Editor
LETTER — First responders should get vaccines first
To The Editor: The recent announcement that the active faculty and staff of Longwood University would begin receiving COVID-19 vaccinations this week appears to have ... Read more
14 hours ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER – A different view of the ‘Prodigal Son’ parable
To the Editor: “All that is mine is yours,” Luke 15:31. This is the end to the parable of the Prodigal Son. It is here ... Read more
2 days ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER – How is Good supporting Trump helping us now?
Residents of the 5th Congressional District: In order for democracy to succeed, citizens must be informed and engaged. We have to vote and then educate ... Read more
2 days ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER – GOP is fading into insignificance
To the Editor: Unfortunately Del. C. Matthew Fariss sometimes follows the standard Republican line of conspiracy theories and accompanying lies. There is no plan by ... Read more
2 days ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — There are ways to peacefully revolt
To the Editor: When we step into a voting booth, we make revolution — peaceful revolution. We vote in a new party or elect to ... Read more
7 days ago by Peter Kapuscinski.
LETTER – Is it possible to be realistic and not political?
To the Editor: I would like to comment on state Republican Frank Ruff’s editorial on, “What will 2021 look like?” I think the theme is ... Read more
1 week ago by Letters to the Editor.
Letter — We have traded freedom of democracy for socialism
To the Editor: I think of the Bible’s parable of the Prodigal Son, who wasted his fortune in a far country. Finally, when he had ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
Letter — Virtual meetings not cutting it in Buckingham
To the Editor: On Monday next, January 11, the Buckingham Board of Supervisors (BOS) will meet to conduct county business. There are two public hearings scheduled ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
Letter — Contact supervisors about gold mining issue
To the Editor: Thanks to Alexa Massey for her Christmas Day article on the “Commercial prospecting” issue to be addressed at the Monday, Jan. 11, ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
Story was inspiring
To the Editor: What an inspiring story: Peyton Turner and Claire Tucker, with the help of Cumberland County Librarian Lisa Davis, established a lasting collection ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
Letter — Chuck Smith earns support for AG
To the Editor: As we prepare for the 2021 election year, many of us, including myself, are still undecided on who we will support for ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Support sought for school legislation
To the Editor: Thank you for printing the article “New Virginia laws seek to close ‘school-to-prison pipeline,’” published Wednesday, Dec. 16. I am writing to ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Federal task force needed on election fraud
To the Editor: Edmund Burke, a member of the British Parliament in the 1700s, is famous for saying, “The only thing needed for evil to ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
Letter — Good proves he was a bad choice
To The Editor: I wanted to scream or cry when I read the Saturday, Dec. 12 Washington Post and Huffington Post articles about Bob Good, ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER – Money should have helped unemployed
To the Editor: I was surprised to read in The Farmville Herald that the Town Council decided to use the CARES Act money to pay ... Read more
1 month ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Gender identification is up to God
To the Editor: Yesterday (Tuesday, Dec. 15) a supposed “science writer,” Zenni Jones, stated on social media that all children should receive hormone blockers until ... Read more
1 month ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Decorations bring great joy this season
To the Editor: Thank you to each and every person who took the time to decorate their houses and yards and spread joy and smiles ... Read more
1 month ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Thanks to all those who helped with ‘Christmas in America’
To the Editor: On behalf of Central Virginia Christian School (CVCS), I would like to publicly thank everyone who made “Christmas in America Lights and ... Read more
1 month ago by Letters to the Editor.
Letter – Supreme Court made right decision
To The Editor: After hearing the result of the Supreme Court’s decision not to take up the lawsuit filed by the state of Texas, I ... Read more
1 month ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Governor is woefully short of common sense
To the editor: The current governor of Virginia is a graduate of Eastern Virginia Medical School, an achievement that marks him as someone of higher-than-normal ... Read more
1 month ago by Letters to the Editor.
Sing joyful songs of praise
To The Editor: It is quite evident that the truth is a very hard pill to swallow, especially if you pledge affiliation to the immoral ... Read more
1 month ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Civil War should be remembered as a horrific time
To The Editor: I don’t know what a “white democracy” is and I don’t know what an “interracial democracy” is. I do know what a ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Stick to the comprehensive plan
To The Editor: My name is Debra Branch and I live on 737 Warminster Church Road in Buckingham County. If a gold mine is allowed ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Are property rights greater than human rights?
To The Editor: I have been attending Buckingham governmental meetings regarding exploratory drilling and mining. The issue of property rights have come up not only ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Thank God the South lost the Civil War
To The Editor: Nov. 19 was the anniversary of Lincoln delivering the Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19, 1863. Let me sum up Lincoln’s short speech, ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Just say no to mining companies
To The Editor: There’s gold in them thar hills… Well, maybe, but at what cost does that gold start jingling in someone else’s pocket? If ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Why do they drill if not to mine?
To The Editor: Will we be one of the less-than-5%? Thank you for Alexa Massey’s report on the Buckingham Joint Work Session on November 16. ... Read more