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Column – Memories of trees, running cedar and Christmas fireworks

Our Christmas tree has been in the living room since shortly after Thanksgiving. That’s because it’s plastic. Nice ...

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Editorial: Smithfield’s civic spirit flourishes

Declining civic engagement is one of modern society’s fundamental challenges. Communities are weaker when their citizens withdraw from ...

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Letter – Loved his Rotary turkey

Editor, The Smithfield Times: I purchased one of the smoked turkeys offered by the Rotary Club of Smithfield, ...

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Letter – Room sought for homeless woman

Editor, The Smithfield Times: Providential Credit Care Management Inc. is requesting anyone in our community who is willing ...

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Letter – The end of Camelot

Editor, The Smithfield Times: Isle of Wight has supervisors not arguing against the evil urban blight now in ...

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Letter – Surry County is adrift

Editor, The Smithfield Times: Key Surry County officials boasting of “progress” have lost sight of the word’s meaning. ...

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Column – Fluoride’s advantages far outweigh its risks

I can still hear that old belt-driven dental drill in Dr. Ames’ Main Street office. It was my ...

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Farmers Market gets needed fresh look

Kudos to Steve Bowman. Even though it wasn’t on the agenda, some thought must have been given to ...

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Column – Substantial progress for IWCS

By Dr. Theo Cramer Guest columnist   At the Isle of Wight County Schools annual convocation in August, ...

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Column – Farm work didn’t end after the peanuts were picked

By the time Thanksgiving rolled around in the 1950s, most peanuts had been picked, though that didn’t end ...

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