Opinion
Frank Ruff: Blessed by many angels here on Earth
During my experiences with cancer and surgery, I appreciated the great folks surrounding me. I thought they were ...
Lifestyles
Mike Wilson: Oh, he will be back …. and so will I
I suppose I am sometimes viewed as “portly” by those with enriched active vocabularies. Accordingly, my chest waders ...
Opinion
Dr. Quentin R. Johnson: Early college classes can be a benefit
The U.S. Department of Education reports that students who earn college credits before high school graduation reap numerous ...
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
A Thanksgiving Editorial: We should all aim to be like Sarah Hale
The letters just kept coming. Year after year, decade after decade. Sarah Hale never stopped, despite being ignored. ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Three minutes for what?
Dear Editor, I just heard from my Board of Supervisors (BOS) member that the public comments at the ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Some changes for Habitat
Dear Editor, Jayne Johnson, the Executive Director of Piedmont Habitat for Humanity, has a very distinct honor that ...
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
Letter to the Editor: Let’s stop littering
Dear Editor, I am part of the “What’s Happening in Farmville’ group on Facebook. The other day, a ...
Opinion
Letter to the editor: ‘A call to action’
Dear Editor, As I write this, votes are being tallied and winners announced. It appears that the Democrats ...
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
Letter to the Editor: The definition of a veteran
Dear Editor, We’d like to share a definition of a “veteran”: a veteran is someone who, at a ...
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 ...
Lifestyles
Letter to the Editor: Solar farm not for our neighborhood
How would you feel if you learned an energy company had proposed building a solar farm in your ...
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
Letter to the Editor: My thoughts on the election
Dear Editor, As with every November, it’s election time in Virginia. That’s right, one of the only states ...
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
Letter to the Editor: This is why we support Epps
Editor, We, the members of the Gully Tavern Hunting Party, Rice, are writing to endorse L. A. “Tony ...
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
Letter to the Editor: Questions about solar
Dear Editor, I believe the Board of Supervisors of Buckingham County willfully practice deception of their constituents. How? ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Why Operation Christmas Child is important
Dear Editor, Worsham Baptist Church, where I attend, packs 200 shoeboxes (100 for girls; 100 for boys) every ...