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Letters to the Editor

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Annie Harper, The Hidden Gem of Gum Springs

Last Saturday morning, the public witnessed a rare and wonderful event taking place on Fordson Road, the unveiling of the Annie E. Harper Virginia historical highway marker in Gum Springs.

Examining and Correcting School Funding Formulas

Funding

Honest Funding of Our Schools

Commentary

Consider a Private College

Commentary

Rights Bring Obligations

Virginia Code Section 22.1-201 states ”To increase knowledge of citizens' rights and responsibilities thereunder and to enhance the understanding of Virginia's unique role in the history of the United States, the Declaration of American Independence, the general principles of the Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of Rights, the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, the charters of the Virginia Company of April 10, 1606, May 23, 1609, and March 12, 1612, and the Virginia Declaration of Rights shall be thoroughly explained and taught by teachers to pupils in public elementary, middle, and high schools.”

Broadening Internal Threat to Our Democracy

Commentary

New Laws Now In Effect

Commentary

How Far We've Strayed?

Letters To the Editor

Not Over Until It Is Over

Commentary

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Life’s Curve Balls

Selected 2nd overall in 1971 MLB draft, before struggling with life’s ‘ups and downs.’

My name is John Franklin and life sometimes throws you a curve ball. Since Mental Health Awareness Month finished recently and now that baseball season is in full swing, I thought this would be a good time to introduce myself since both of these have affected my life.

Basic Rules of Flag Etiquette

Flag etiquette

Election Outcomes Do Matter

The outcomes of the many party primaries from yesterday are not known as I write this column. Without any vote counts known to me, I can state with certainty that the Virginia General Assembly will not be the same. With retirements of many of the most senior members including myself and with challengers taking on many more incumbents than I can ever remember before, there will be a new cast of citizens running in the general election this November to become our citizen legislators.