Opinion
EDITORIAL: Proud Virginians; pessimistic Americans
Virginians feel better about their state than their country. That’s a reasonable conclusion to draw from a couple ...
Opinion
Prepare for temperamental weather
March will come in like a lion for many Americans, with a snowstorm to our north and tornadic ...
Our View
EDITORIAL: Recommit to MLK’s ideals
In times of division and uncertainty we often yearn for the kind of transformative leadership that was taken ...
Our View
EDITORIAL: Good riddance to Virginia’s grocery tax
While the staggering inflation of 2022 has begun to subside, Virginia’s working families are still feeling the pinch ...
Our View
EDITORIAL: Overdue attention to mental health crisis
We were pleased by Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s announcement this week of plans to create a task force to ...
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Time is running out to save local news
Local journalism is a cornerstone of democracy and a vital source of information for communities across the country, ...
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Genteel Barlow was a model public servant
“End of an era” is tossed around loosely in public service, but the recent passing of Smithfield’s Bill ...
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Worst labor economy of our lifetimes
As another Labor Day just passed, it’s an appropriate time to note, and lament, perhaps the worst labor ...
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Good news on fair elections
You wouldn’t know it based on some of the extreme rhetoric out of Richmond some days, but bipartisanship ...
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Summer of ’22 is a scorcher
Heat advisories are popping so frequently in Western Tidewater this summer that even one of our newspaper colleagues ...