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Mike Wilson: Let me tell you about my father

My good father died of mesothelioma in 1992 at the age of 57 — much too young — ...

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Judy Moore: African Americans and the great outdoors

There has been a misconception over the years that African Americans don’t like the outdoors or any activity ...

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Judy Moore: Can we talk, Mr. Langston?

If it were possible, I would ask John Mercer Langston if his life as a free mixed-raced-black, white ...

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Mike Wilson: Words we need

As a linguist and foreign language teacher, I have spent the better part of a half century learning ...

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Frank Ruff: We need to rethink energy

Recent polling shows that, when asked, most people are in favor of green energy if the question is ...

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Frank Ruff Jr.: Dealing with debt

Much attention has been given to the national debt lately. Sadly, it is an issue that should have ...

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Mike Wilson: Gar in the boat

I guess you could say I had a way of getting myself into unusual predicaments when I was ...

Virginia's railroads

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Judy Moore: What do we know about who built Virginia’s railroads?

Who built Virginia’s railroads? Railroads in the Commonwealth provided a means of transporting goods and passengers throughout the ...

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Mike Wilson: Where there’s a will, there’s a Wayne

I pretty much retired from dove hunting when the state opened up the “resident goose season” several years ...

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Quentin R. Johnson: We need to honor our nurses

Florence Nightingale, who was born on May 12, 1820, earned respect and renown for the transformative contributions she ...

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