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On your mark … get set … to test!
Virtual learning this past year has obviously not been without its challenges to education. One of those is how it has affected test scores on ... Read more
2 days ago by Staff Reports.
A response to supervisor’s letter
To the Editor: In his recent pro-gun column (“An Open Letter to Virginia’s General Assembly,” Feb. 17, 2021), Christopher Cornwell was wrong about several things, ... Read more
2 days ago by Letters to the Editor.
Hospital on frontline of opioid epidemic
By Dr. Sonya L. Lee The surge in COVID-19 is steady on the rise in the United States. Yet as the number of new cases, ... Read more
1 week ago by Guest Columnist.
An open letter to Virginia’s General Assembly
My name is Christopher D. Cornwell Sr. As a resident of our great Commonwealth and as a husband, son, parent and fellow elected official, I implore ... Read more
1 week ago by Guest Columnist.
Region making progress vaccine-wise
The mass vaccination over at East End Baptist Church on Feb. 10 appears to have been a success. Many preparations were made ahead in terms ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
Stay safe in cold weather
The beginning of astronomical winter arrived more than a month ago, but it took until this week for the real, prolonged, bitter cold to put ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
A response to the essay on freedom
To the Editor: I write to comment on an article that appeared in the Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, edition of The Tidewater News titled “Essay ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
What are our options?
To the Editor: Anyone paying attention to current events has to be concerned for our nation and our state. With the election of President [Joseph] ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
Open schools full time
I wrote a letter to the SoCo Superintendent of Schools, the principals and to the school Board members. This is an edited version of that letter. ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Letters to the Editor.
An essay on freedom
By Ash Cutchin Two years ago I had a discussion with an old friend (since high school) about a letter I had recently written to ... Read more