Opinion

Column – Sadly, party politics infiltrate even local elections

Local government has never been without controversy. Some fierce battles have been fought on boards of supervisors and ...

Opinion

Column – He’ll take his chitlins fried, not boiled 

“By the time I had reached 10 years of age I had learned to plow, hoe, cuss, smoke ...

Opinion

Column – Case of the missing rabbits has a prime suspect

I hadn’t thought about coyotes for a long time until all the rabbits disappeared this summer. We have ...

Opinion

Column – Gardening has evolved from necessity to leisurely pursuit

A town resident attended a church meeting a few weeks ago with bags of tomatoes. He begged anyone ...

Opinion

Column – Remembering the man who birthed IW parks and rec

Isle of Wight Fair Week seems an excellent time to remember one of the most effective and least ...

Opinion

Column – Mountains and music history delight tourists from the flatlands

Every flatlander ought to be required to drive to the top of Pinnacle Mountain once, just to better ...

Opinion

Column – Smithfield answered the bell when phone was invented

I’m old enough to be among those who might still ask someone to “give me a ring” when ...

Opinion

Column – As newspapers vanish, subscribe and keep this one strong

I had never heard of The Welch News, located in the West Virginia town whose name it bore, ...

Opinion

Column – Preschoolers and books: a predictor of success

Many farm children, including us, didn’t attend kindergarten. There were a few privately operated options, but farm life ...

Opinion

Column – America has a loneliness epidemic, and it’s getting worse

There are many ways in which we can improve our health and our individual life expectancy, and one ...

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