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Send us your 9/11 reflections

Who would have suspected that when the sun rose over New York City shortly after 6:30 a.m. on ...

Opinion

Even slow growth requires diligence

Results of the 2020 Census announced this month undercut the popular, but often exaggerated, narrative of uncontrolled growth ...

Opinion

Local news keeps us in our lane

An election year in Virginia means lots of politicking. In hustling for votes, candidates are finding their way ...

Opinion

Surry focuses on its future

Community leaders in a rural county like Surry could spend their time whining about their declining population and ...

Opinion

Put some civility back in politics 

Can and should freedom of expression and civility co-exist? In case you missed it in last week’s edition, ...

Opinion

Voting begins for Hammy Awards

The nominations are in and the ballots are set for the inaugural Hammy Awards, a people’s choice contest ...

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Vaccination count lagging

We reported in last week’s edition about special efforts by the Western Tidewater Health District to reach the ...

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Right and wrong  ways to fight back

Anger toward the Smithfield Town Council over its decision to allow the construction of 800-plus homes off Battery ...

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Teach history fully, but don’t preach

There’s much to dislike on both sides of the increasingly shrill debate over so-called Critical Race Theory, and ...

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Heady times for Packers

What’s better than a state championship in athletics? Two of them. Four months after Coach Theotis Porter’s squad ...

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