Letters to the editor for Sept. 20, 2020
Deaths doubled in the past week in the West Piedmont Health District.
Go with Joe
Blame Trump for COVID-19 deaths
Carter for city council
Taps: A tribute to the military
Deaths doubled in the past week in the West Piedmont Health District.
In “Lord of the Rings,” there’s a scene where the grim-faced King Theoden of Rohan looks out over the army of orcs gathered outside his gates …
IS IT TOO much to ask that appointed state officials follow the law like everybody else? If you’re a member of the Virginia Parole Board, appa…
Voting is a right, not a privilege. And casting a ballot — that most fundamental exercise of American citizenship — should be as accessible as…
In May 1998, John Hager gave the commencement address at Southern Virginia Community College’s Christanna Campus. Toward the end of his speech…
At a time when students and institutions of higher learning are facing serious financial problems, well-paid college administrators are still …
A number of Northern California wildfires sent a thick, sometimes orange-glowing haze over the state Wednesday that left the Bay Area in an ee…
Trump supporters have been sending me short messages asking, “How is your 401(k) doing?”
Dr. Thomas Sowell has just published “Charter Schools and Their Enemies.” He presents actual test scores of students in traditional public sch…
One of the recently vandalized monuments is a statue of poet John Greenleaf Whittier. Someone smeared “BLM” and “(expletive) Slave Owners” on …
Some say the pandemic has become an ally in the fight against climate catastrophe. Others say this is short-term thinking: The public may aban…
I just lost a dear elderly friend to cancer. Home hospice workers kept him comfortable. He spent his final weeks watching spring unfold in the…
Last year seems a lifetime ago, but even then, cash was no longer king. The greenback had already lost its premier role as Americans’ medium o…
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Letters to the editor for Sept. 20, 2020
Go with Joe
Blame Trump for COVID-19 deaths
Carter for city council
Taps: A tribute to the military
A greenlight for Caesars
America must be united
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