Opinion

Michael Abraham Rick and I went for a drive. More accurately, I took my younger brother Rick for a motorcycle...

Jim Glanville Newbern Jail Every May the Richmond-based private nonprofit organization Preservation Virginia announces a list of what it considers...

Michael Abraham Chances are good there’s a road near you that needs to be repaved. Our governments never seem to...

From the Sheriff’s desk Mark Armentrout One of the most frequently asked questions I get as sheriff is “why does...

Deena Flinchum Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are private government regulated insurance plans that replace Medicare Parts A and B and...

Evans “Buddy” King We are all a lot of different “things” in our lives. We all have a lot of...

James Shockley You can see where the Eastern Continental Divide crosses Main Street in Blacksburg at Sunset Boulevard. A blue...

Deena Flinchum In the decade that the Medicare Part D drug plan has been in existence, it has become a...

Jim Glanville The television historical drama Downton Abbey became the most watched television series in England and the United States...

Michael Abraham I sit seething, waiting impatiently at the insanely busy Christiansburg intersection of N. Franklin and Cambria Streets. Is...