Opinion
Farmville Pride: Here’s why we need this in Central Virginia
Let’s talk about Farmville Pride. My life consists of eighteen years growing up and coming of age in ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Of fictive kinship, Hampden-Sydney and an old legend
After I lectured to a Hispanic culture class at Hampden-Sydney College about the profound importance of “fictive kinship” ...
Opinion
Tammy Mulchi: A look at my first week in the Assembly
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns from newly elected Virginia State Sen. Tammy ...
Opinion
From The Editor’s Desk: If Prince Edward doesn’t grow, stores won’t come
Promises alone won’t attract companies. I know that’s not what some people want to hear, but if you ...
Opinion
Dr. Quentin Johnson: Appreciation for Law Enforcement Officials
Communities across the country participated in National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on January 9. Although the observance sets ...
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Mike Wilson: Time to tell the story of Big Bob & Hampden-Sydney
It was with considerable distress that I recently discovered in a Christmas card from an old friend that ...
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: Forget Target, we’re just not there yet
There are some things people don’t want to hear. Nobody wants to be told they’re not good enough ...
Columns
Tommy Wright: State of the Commonwealth
Wednesday, Jan. 10 was the opening day of the 2024 Virginia General Assembly Session, and we’re going to ...
Opinion
Tommy Wright: Let’s get ready to rumble
It’s almost time. The 2024 General Assembly Session opens on Wednesday, January 10th at noon. While we won’t ...
Opinion
Cainan Townsend: Moton Museum will be making history again
Happy New Year from the Moton Museum. As 2023 ended, we had much to be grateful for. Now ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: I have no regrets
Thinking back across the decades as we go through another January, I am struck by the thought that ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Something to think about
Dear Editor, Here’s something to think about. Knowledge and information had very little reach 2,000 years ago. The ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: It’s a New Year, but I’m learning the same lessons
Well, we’re entering a new year, but somehow I’m still learning the same old lessons. I killed my ...
Opinion
Tom Noehren: Making the case for electing a Kennedy
Ballot access wasn’t the intended topic for this, but recent events couldn’t be ignored. Almost every state in ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Prince Edward needed to seek help
Dear Editor, In a recent letter, Paul Xavier criticized Prince Edward County’s decision to hire a lobbyist to ...
Opinion
Farmville Pride: Give the gift of love and acceptance
Meagan Irving is writing this month’s column for Farmville Pride. The holidays are amongst us and for many, ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: New Year’s traditions and a Museum of Ham
Everyone has their New Year’s traditions. My granddaddy used to get country hams and fresh tenderloin from a ...
Opinion
Kayla Williams: So, what exactly do I do?
Respiratory season is in full force. How do I know? Since Friday, Dec. 15, I have received close ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Showing up matters
Dear Editor, Over 35% of Prince Edward County public school students were reported chronically absent – missing 10% ...
Opinion
Tommy Wright: As the political year winds down…
As we enter the final weeks of 2023, the political year is winding down as well. Governor Youngkin ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: We can’t keep giving money away
Dear Editor, I grow tired of politicians who just think they have an infinite piggy bank, filled with ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Charting the course
Dear Editor, This time of the year brings out the best in our human character. We are grateful ...
Opinion
Letter to the editor: This isn’t going to work
Dear Editor, I am writing regarding the story related to a sales tax increase to help pay for ...
Opinion
Frank Ruff: I had to make a choice
By now, you may have seen the headlines about my pending retirement from the Senate. That decision did ...
Opinion
Quentin Johnson: Working with our first college-wide SGA
During my college years, I served on the Student Activities Board, an organization that worked closely with the ...
Opinion
Cainan Townsend: There’s a lot coming from the Moton Museum
With the end of the 2023 year, we wanted to take the time to tell everyone we appreciate ...
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: You need to lay a strong foundation
You don’t run before you can walk. You don’t deliver a speech in German without first learning the ...