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Column – Circus circuit frequently found its way to Smithfield
America’s most popular form of entertainment from the end of the Civil War until World War II was ...
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Column – Before Times Square, Pierceville was town’s event venue
Long before there was a stage on Main Street for concerts, or a “Joyner Field” for craft shows, ...
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Column – Isle of Wight was briefly home to military installation
Isle of Wight has always enjoyed a close relationship with the military. The county has a higher-than-average percentage ...
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Column – From country philosophers, some nuggets of wisdom
During the nearly half century that I observed Isle of Wight and Surry counties as a local journalist, ...
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Column – Sunday mornings aren’t the same for lifelong reader
I removed the two old and battered daily newspaper tubes at the end of the lane this week ...
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Column – Old Smithfield High memories — and a scar — endure
After writing a column some weeks back about the old Smithfield Elementary School on James Street, a follow-up, ...
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Column – Many country colloquialisms are rooted in the soil
Colloquialisms can be found wherever self-contained communities exist. They don’t have to be rural, and they’re not confined ...
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Column – Two organizations serve the public’s right to know
This is Sunshine Week across the country and it’s a good time to take stock of where our ...
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Column – Like many who used them, old sayings have gone away
I tend to forget that during the almost three decades since the Short Rows was introduced, many things ...
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Column – Since Prohibition’s end, state has run liquor sales
Have you ever wondered why Virginia has the ABC stores all over the state and only allows distilled ...