Opinion
Column – Old photo dispels assumption about Pagan bridge
I am always on the lookout for old maps and old photographs of our area, both of which ...
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Column – Childhood’s Thanksgiving dinner memories endure
Thanksgiving always brings back childhood memories, and it did again this past week. There was a time, I’m ...
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Column – Not too late for an honest discussion about growth
Virginians have been debating, and often fighting, over property rights ever since a band of naive adventurers waded ...
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Column – Dear friends came back to life during October’s Ghost Walk
The annual Ghost Walk, sponsored each fall by the 1750 Courthouse, offers an enjoyable and entertaining stroll through ...
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Column – Battle of the Smithfields reverberates four decades later
Smithfield residents and businesses have always been ready and eager to defend the town’s signature product — the ...
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Column – Mixing government and religion never ends well
Theocracy: a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. Those ...
Opinion
Column – Here’s the best way to roll out welcome mat for visitors
Giant “LOVE” signs are Virginia’s latest attempt to draw visitors to communities, but it doesn’t take a LOVE ...
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Column – Sadly, party politics infiltrate even local elections
Local government has never been without controversy. Some fierce battles have been fought on boards of supervisors and ...
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Column – He’ll take his chitlins fried, not boiled
“By the time I had reached 10 years of age I had learned to plow, hoe, cuss, smoke ...
Opinion
Column – Case of the missing rabbits has a prime suspect
I hadn’t thought about coyotes for a long time until all the rabbits disappeared this summer. We have ...