Opinion
Editorial – Town Council does the right thing on tax rate
We’re never thrilled about a tax increase, but the Smithfield Town Council made the right decision by adopting ...
Opinion
Editorial – Rural Virginia under assault in Richmond
Virginia’s ambitious quest for carbon-free electricity production might mean the ruin of its beautiful countryside. As our Stephen ...
Opinion
Editorial – Bryan is right about text change in zoning law
We agree with Charles Bryan: The Town of Smithfield is stepping onto a slippery slope if it begins ...
Opinion
Editorial – Be transparent on cause of public schools’ fiscal mess
The last thing Isle of Wight County Schools needs right now is a crisis of citizen confidence in ...
Opinion
Editorial – Growth task force is badly needed
It might be a couple of years too late, especially for the Town of Smithfield, but we hope ...
Opinion
Editorial – Give voters say on how to fund new schools
We fully grasp both sides of the debate over whether income taxes or consumption taxes are the fairer ...
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Editorial – 2024’s most urgent question
The floodgates are open. Will elected leadership shut them before residential growth overwhelms not just this community’s infrastructure ...
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Editorial – Tip of the hat to IW planners
The Smithfield Planning Commission should take a cue from its companion body in Isle of Wight County and ...
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Editorial – ‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus’
In 1897, young Virginia O’Hanlon had a burning question that only her hometown newspaper could be trusted to ...
Opinion
Editorial – Growth machine keeps churning
A consultant’s projection of more than a thousand new students in Isle of Wight’s public schools in the ...