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Misunderstanding at tax time

By the time you read this column, you will have settled up on your tax liability to the ...

Opinion

Mary Elizabeth Bowser: A spy for the Union

What a treat it was to find out that the woman you are about to meet was a ...

Opinion

Amazon – The facts

These are the facts: Amazon agreed to hire 25,000 new employees in Virginia at a starting salary of ...

Opinion

Education can be transformative

Earlier generations considered high school completion the key to success. Many viewed postsecondary education an extravagance because folks ...

Opinion

Landscaping with conservation in mind

Spring is the time that many people plant their landscapes for the coming year. This year, consider landscaping ...

Opinion

Elizabeth Van Lew

I have known about Elizabeth Van Lew for a few years and the fact that she was a ...

Opinion

Microsoft and other economic success stories

Just nine years ago, Microsoft expressed interest in visiting Mecklenburg County. I was returning from Lexington, Kentucky, having ...

Opinion

Tobacco Commission 20 years in

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Virginia Tobacco Commission. It is appropriate to ...

Opinion

School construction

  An issue that was  front and center for many of us in rural Virginia this session was ...

Opinion

$7.3 M change order and higher taxes

  On June 12, 2018, the board of supervisors (BOS) approved awarding a $3.2 million Public-Private Education Infrastructure ...

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