Opinion

Frank Ruff Jr.: Dealing with debt

Much attention has been given to the national debt lately. Sadly, it is an issue that should have…

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Tommy Wright: Parents matter

It was our mantra in 2021, and Democrats appear to be just as opposed to it now as…

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Mike Wilson: Gar in the boat

I guess you can say I had a way of getting myself into unusual predicaments when I was…

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Tommy Wright: Hope for the best, prepare for the worst

A ruling handed down by a Federal judge in Virginia found that Federal laws blocking those under age…

Opinion

Mike Wilson: Where there’s a will, there’s a Wayne

I pretty much retired from dove hunting when the state opened up the “resident goose season” several years…

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Tommy Wright: We must lock up the killers

As Speaker Gilbert wrote last week, there is a silent killer terrorizing Virginia, taking an average of 35…

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Mike Wilson: The dusty old stuff on my middle shelf

In my office at the college there is a large bookcase right behind my desk that houses four…

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Quentin R. Johnson: We need to honor our nurses

Florence Nightingale, who was born on May 12, 1820, earned respect and renown for the transformative contributions she…

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Frank Ruff: What went wrong with the budget?

Budgets are much like jigsaw puzzles. Government at each level, to some degree, is dependent on other levels…

Opinion

Tommy Wright: Social media madness

Parents matter. That was one of our major themes in 2021, and it looks like it’s going to…