Jan. 6, 2020 Editor, The News-Gazette: The new year, 2020, is bound to be a watershed. An election in November will either confirm the rascally administration of Donald Trump or
When Irma Thompson was growing up in Buena Vista, she attended the city’s small red brick, two-room colored school. After seventh grade, there were no schools in Buena Vista for
If you’re like most Americans, you don’t think much of Congress. More than 70 percent of us routinely disapprove of the way Congress handles its job. Some of us are
“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
Governor Northam has proposed eliminating the requirement that motor vehicles in Virginia undergo an annual safety inspection. You know, that once a year trip to a garage when the magic
Dec. 23, 2019 Editor, The News-Gazette Our Rockbridge neighbors understand how their United Way of Rockbridge donations help local nonprofits provide basic necessities,
Dec. 26, 2019 Editor, The News-Gazette: U.S. Congressman Ben Cline, representing the 6th District of Virginia, states that the Democrats predict that another blue wave will hit Virginia in 2020
It’s the time of year when our better selves tend to step forward, when some of us, through pure selflessness and acts of kindness, give the rest of us reason
Good News From Some Virginia Newspapers Mark Twain’s quote that reports of his death were greatly exaggerated can be applied to community newspapers in Virginia, based on several encouraging signs
