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Clear Policy On Conflict Of Interest Requested
Clear Policy On Conflict Of Interest Requested
Feb. 27, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: We have followed with interest the discussion regarding the conflict-of-interest policy for our city boards, commissions, and councils and are grateful that these groups are treating the issue with such care. 02/28/2023 11:00 PM
Kayakers Used ‘Poor Judgment’
Kayakers Used ‘Poor Judgment’
Feb. 22, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: I just read the story about the river rescue of the kayaker in Goshen Pass. Kudos to the rescuers. What the article failed to mention was the names of the two people who used exceedingly poor judgment and selfishly exposed those first responders to danger, not to mention the financial cost of their folly. I certainly hope they make significant donations to the five departments involved in the rescue. 02/28/2023 11:00 PM
Latest Design By Echelon Gets An ‘Ugh’
Latest Design By Echelon Gets An ‘Ugh’
Feb. 22, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: Ugh. The revised designed for the Echelon apartment building is worse than the original. It sticks out more than ever, and looks straight out of the Alexandria, Virginia, stock urban housing playbook. The design is totally disrespectful of what our town’s citizens and planners want. 02/28/2023 11:00 PM
Out Of The Past
Out Of The Past
02/28/2023 11:00 PM
A History Lesson
A History Lesson
My father died six years ago last month. He was 97 years old, having lived most of his life the way he wanted, a tenacity admirable at times, stubbornly foolish at others. 02/28/2023 11:00 PM
Assembly Adjourns With A ‘Skinny’ Budget
Assembly Adjourns With A ‘Skinny’ Budget
State lawmakers adjourned Saturday with the adoption of, in the words of Sen. Creigh Deeds, a “skinny” budget, leaving for another day decisions about what to do with hundreds of millions of dollars in surplus funds. Gov. Glenn Youngkin is expected to call legislators back to Richmond in the coming weeks for a special session dedicated to completing work on the budget. 02/28/2023 11:00 PM
Garden Club Grant Will Support Triangle Project
Garden Club Grant Will Support Triangle Project
Local Club One Of Only Two In Virginia To Win Grant 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Rathmell Among Those Who Enriched Rockbridge
Rathmell Among Those Who Enriched Rockbridge
02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Carter An Inspiration To Many
Carter An Inspiration To Many
When former President Jimmy Carter visited Virginia Military Institute in 2001 to accept the inaugural Jonathan Myrick Daniels Humanitarian Award, he described Daniels, who gave his life in 1965 for the cause of Civil Rights four years after graduating from VMI, as “a true hero … He led an exemplary life. He’s been an inspiration to many people.” 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Out Of The Past
Out Of The Past
50 Years Ago 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
'Do We Have The Will To Avoid Our Collapse?’
'Do We Have The Will To Avoid Our Collapse?’
02/15/2023 11:54 AM
Thankful For Local Hospital
Thankful For Local Hospital
02/15/2023 11:53 AM
‘It Is Important To Teach The Truth’
‘It Is Important To Teach The Truth’
02/14/2023 11:00 PM
Legislators To Answer $1 Billion Question
Legislators To Answer $1 Billion Question
The General Assembly’s 2023 session is heading down the home-stretch, with just 10 days remaining before the scheduled adjournment date of Feb. 25. There is a $1 billion question looming over legislators – whether to approve tax cuts of this magnitude, or to boost spending by a similar amount for education, mental health and other basic services. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the GOP majority in the House of Delegates favor the former while the Democraticdominated state Senate prefers the latter. 02/14/2023 11:00 PM
Keeping Our Door Open
Keeping Our Door Open
This item crossed my email in-box the other week from Al Cross’s Rural Blog, which is a digest of events, issues, trends, ideas and journalism from and about rural America, published by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, based at the University of Kentucky. The post was headlined: “Paxton Media Group tells at least some local papers to close their offices to the public; target date is Wednesday [Feb. 1].” 02/14/2023 11:00 PM
Out Of The Past
Out Of The Past
02/14/2023 11:00 PM
False Claims Made About Ben Cline
False Claims Made About Ben Cline
Feb. 6, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: A lot of false information is being made against Congressman Ben Cline in an apparent organized letter to the editor campaign. 02/07/2023 11:00 PM
CRT Instructs Youth ‘To Hate Their Country’
CRT Instructs Youth ‘To Hate Their Country’
Jan. 26, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: CRT – do we really know what CRT is and why they want to teach it in our schools? 02/07/2023 11:00 PM
CARE Vigil Will Honor Memory Of Tyre Nichols
CARE Vigil Will Honor Memory Of Tyre Nichols
Feb. 3, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: On Saturday, Feb. 11, at 3 p.m., CARE (Community Anti-Racism Effort) Rockbridge will hold a public vigil at Hopkins Green to honor the memory of Tyre Nichols, a young Black American who was murdered by law enforcement in Memphis, Tenn., the city where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. 02/07/2023 11:00 PM
Taking Care Of Glen Maury Park’s Cats
Taking Care Of Glen Maury Park’s Cats
Feral cats used to be a big problem at Glen Maury Park in Buena Vista. In 2014, there were a couple of hundred such cats roaming the park’s grounds. Mary Huffman, long a local cat advocate, decided to do something about it. With assistance from Cats Unlimited, a local advocacy group, Huffman launched a concerted effort to trap, neuter/spay and return the feral felines. 02/07/2023 11:00 PM
The Case for Term Limits Is as Strong as Ever
The Case for Term Limits Is as Strong as Ever
Among the concessions made by Rep. Kevin McCarthy to win over the Republican backbenchers who were holding up his election as House speaker was one that most members of Congress will probably oppose — but that their constituents overwhelmingly endorse. He agreed to schedule a vote on a proposed constitutional amendment to establish term limits for members of Congress. 02/07/2023 11:00 PM

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