by Jeff Maisey | Jun 29, 2018 | Horton, News & Views
By John L. Horton Human dignity is a universal truth whose time has come. Throughout history, we have been given the opportunity to rethink our past and to foresee our future. We must learn to use our precious present to our fullest advantage so that we can...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 23, 2018 | News & Views, Robotham, Travel
By Tom Robotham Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. ~ Mark Twain. Whenever I feel the need to take a journey of some kind, I’m torn between two options: revisiting a place that I know...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 23, 2018 | Hamar, News & Views
By Michael Hamar June is Pride month across America and in many other parts of the globe. It is a time to reflect on and celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history – which has so often been hidden from view by the dominant straight, white...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 20, 2018 | Film, News, News & Views
By Tench Phillips, Co-Owner Naro Expanded Cinema “I think it would be fun to run a newspaper.” – Orson Welles in ‘Citizen Kane’ The golden days of daily newspaper publishing are long gone – the era that was celebrated in the classic 1941 film ‘Citizen Kane’...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 16, 2018 | News, News & Views
Staff Report Local breweries had a good showing when the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild announced the 2018 Virginia Craft Beer Cup winners on June 4 at WestRock in Richmond. There were nearly 300 brewers and supporters in attendance to celebrate excellence in...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 16, 2018 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham You can’t be what you can’t see. ~ Marian Wright Edelman Every so often I see something on television that serves as a stark reminder of how much American society has changed for the better in my lifetime. A case in point: The other night I was...
