Dispatches from Wharf Hill
Column – Nearly four decades later, the Edwards family plays on
Pardon Steve Edwards for feeling a little nostalgic this week. When his Pasture #3 band from Mill Swamp Indian Horses takes the stage, weather permitting, ...
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Column – RIP, Lucy, who made her splash in Smithfield
Impressive, isn’t it, how our pets, most of them very small creatures, occupy such big parts of our hearts, how their spirit can fill a ...
by Steve Stewart, Wednesday, June 21, 2023 12:12 pm
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Column – Luters learning that times have changed
Joe Luter III’s impatience is understandable for one of his generation. The legendary Smithfield Foods chairman ran his company and served his community in a ...
by Steve Stewart, Tuesday, May 30, 2023 5:41 pm
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Column – Win the base at what cost?
Editor’s note: State Del. Emily Brewer, in a telephone interview on Wednesday, April 26, said she supports an abortion ban exception to protect the life ...
by Steve Stewart, Tuesday, April 25, 2023 6:08 pm
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Column – Alphin mural captures spirit of the West
Your eyes aren’t deceiving you. That’s indeed a bull here in hog country. It was good to reconnect this week with Rex Alphin, courtesy of ...
by Steve Stewart, Tuesday, April 4, 2023 5:34 pm
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Column – Voters want action on mental health
Get enough people supportive of a worthy cause, and the politicians will respond. A new poll of Virginia voters has again fueled our optimism about ...
by Steve Stewart, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 5:24 pm
Dispatches from Wharf Hill
Column – Voters want action on mental health
Get enough people supportive of a worthy cause, and the politicians will respond. A new poll of Virginia voters has again fueled our optimism about ...
by Steve Stewart, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 5:00 pm
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Column – Good judgment is better than a policy
Legislating morality and decency isn’t easy. I’ve got battle scars from the time I tried to do so 30 years ago. I offer it as ...
by Steve Stewart, Tuesday, February 7, 2023 3:38 pm
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Column – Fight for GOP state Senate nod is colored gray
You’ve likely noticed video games pop up at your favorite convenience store in recent years, adult players hovered over them for hours at a time. ...
by Steve Stewart, Tuesday, January 31, 2023 5:59 pm
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Column – Amid shrill abortion debate, Brewer bill merits support
It doesn’t appear that Republican legislators have an appetite for aggressively pursuing abortion restrictions in the Virginia General Assembly’s 2023 session. Despite backing from Gov. ...