Opinion

Many reasons to be thankful

On Thursday, Americans will pause to count their blessings. For those of us at The Smithfield Times, our ...

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Reduce scope of development

We commend Smithfield’s Planning Commission for sending a Virginia Beach developer back to the drawing board on a ...

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Honor veterans through action

We pay tribute on Nov. 11 each year to the millions who have served in the defense of ...

Opinion

Texts add to bombardment

The flood of political text messages in this year’s election was out of control. Normally, voters see TV ...

Opinion

Shot in the arm for merchants

“Shop local” is a familiar refrain in this space, but the message has never been more important. Isle ...

Opinion

Saluting Medical Reserve Corps

The more than 100,000 residents in the Western Tidewater Health District owe a debt of gratitude to a ...

Opinion

Task force stacked with statue activists

Isle of Wight County supervisors presumably were well-intentioned in their creation of a “task force” to make recommendations ...

Opinion

Keep mask handy, but not on car mirror

As Virginia continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone should have a mask with them at all ...

Opinion

Proud to mark a century of service

In pondering a theme for today’s commemoration of The Smithfield Times’ 100th year of publication, we settled on ...

Opinion

No excuses for not voting

There’s a lot at stake in the upcoming election, and thanks to new laws in Virginia, you can ...

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