For as long as anyone here can remember, Lexington City Council’s regular meetings have started at 8 p.m. That’s at least an hour later than the start times for any other governmental meetings in the Rockbridge area. It also pushes the end times to a later hour than many citizens would like to stay out on a weekday night before a work or school day.At Council’s most recent meeting earlier this month, Molly McCluer, who regularly attends Lexington’s meetings, proposed an earlier start time, suggesting a more convenient hour would increase citizen participation. To find out whether there’s public sentiment in favor of such a change, Council has scheduled a discussion of the proposal at its next meeting tomorrow, Thursday, that begins, yes, at 8 p.m., at Waddell Elementary School.
Next Monday, Jan. 20, the Virginia Citizens Defense League is organizing what it calls “the most important Lobby Day Rally that [they] have ever had,” saying, “If you care about your gun rights in the slightest then it is vital that you show up at this rally.”I own guns. I also have a concealed weapons permit, although I never carry a weapon on me in public.
Jan. 5, 2020 Editor, The News-Gazette: As we write this, we know our fellow citizens wonder if our nation is about to go to war on another front. Huge sections
“Reaching for water quality goals while confronting economic realities” is the subtitle of a public meeting that will showcase water stewardship efforts by Rockbridge County farmers and feature a panel
Jan. 6, 2020 Editor, The News-Gazette: Though it has been nearly a month, I continue to ruminate on the Dec. 9 Board of Supervisors meeting regarding the symbolic “gun sanctuary”
