Opinion

This past Monday was Memorial Day, and I had the distinct honor and privilege to speak at several ceremonies in...

Dear Editor, National Law Enforcement Week was observed from May 11 to May 17, 2025, with National Peace Officers Memorial...

Dear editor, For the last five months citizens in the New River Valley (NRV) have been protesting every Thursday and...

Dear Editor, Four weeks before the 2024 Presidential election, Linda Skeens, of Christiansburg starting walking every Thursday, in front of...

Virginia’s state budget has been approved, and legislation enacted. As expected, many bills were vetoed by our governor – but...

Dear Editor, For the last couple of months, a group (NRV Resistance) has been meeting in downtown Christiansburg every Thursday...

Reading recently in this paper a column celebrating federal rules infringing on local school decision-making shocked me. Obviously, almost all...

On May 2, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed HB 1600, which represents Virginia's budget. In total, the budget represents a thoughtful...

I have noticed that people in Southwest Virginia are concerned about how the federal government is trying to "stifle information."...

For many, spring is the chosen time to clean out your home from the winter, so you can start fresh...