Letters To The Editor

No good purpose for monument

Editor, The Smithfield Times: As I sat at the Isle of Wight Courthouse, gazing at this memorial, this Confederate statue, supposedly erected in honor of ... Read more

1 day ago by WordPress.com VIP.

Statue motion was deceptive

Editor, The Smithfield Times: To quote from the July 15 issue of The Smithfield Times, “IW Supervisors not planning to discuss monument” during its next ... Read more

1 day ago by WordPress.com VIP.

IW school board member lacking

Editor, The Smithfield Times: I recently attended both of the Isle of Wight County School Board meetings regarding reopening plans, and while I agreed with ... Read more

1 day ago by WordPress.com VIP.

She appreciates Riverside staff

Editor, The Smithfield Times: I would like to acknowledge and thank the staff at Riverside Assisted Living in Smithfield for an outstanding job keeping the ... Read more

1 day ago by WordPress.com VIP.

MAGA enablers are the problem

Editor, The Smithfield Times: Please allow me the indulgence of a rebuttal to the letter from an individual in last week’s Times (“MAGA critics are ... Read more

1 day ago by WordPress.com VIP.

Police need our support

Editor, The Smithfield Times: Our law enforcement officers are under attack all across the country. They are unable to defend themselves without jeopardizing their jobs, ... Read more

1 day ago by WordPress.com VIP.

Abandoned by Democratic Party

Editor, The Smithfield Times: I have really had it and I now do not care who knows it. I find this year’s extreme and depraved ... Read more

1 day ago by WordPress.com VIP.

‘Sitting with guilt’ poses challenges

Editor, The Smithfield Times: I have a difficult time sitting with the feeling of guilt, particularly if it is connected to something in which I ... Read more

2 weeks ago by Diana McFarland.

Remembering Sojourner Truth

Editor, The Smithfield Times: In my collection I have a carte de visite, or CdV, of Sojourner Truth. The photograph was taken in Michigan in ... Read more

2 weeks ago by Diana McFarland.

Ruritans, VFW answer the call

Editor, The Smithfield Times: In these past months in which our community and state have been plagued by the coronavirus, then had to deal with ... Read more