Opinion
Golden bucket offers lesson for parents when shopping
By Nathan Rice We were picking up a few items at Walmart when a stack of small, golden-colored ...
Opinion
Column – What we ought to be
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday that honors a private American citizen. An iconic ...
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Column – That Renews Us
By Charles Qualls I moved to campus over 30 years ago to begin my seminary studies. Unlike when ...
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Column – You Never Know What A New Year Will Bring
I’ll never forget the way we left for the beach one time just a few years ago. Long-since ...
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Column – Appreciation: Congressman A. Donald McEachin
The elevator doors were closing one hot July morning in 1994 and I was about to ascend 13 ...
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Column – School Board turnover was predictable
You could see the shakeup of Isle of Wight County’s School Board coming from a mile away. Or ...
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Column – Advent offers hope, renewal and spiritual growth
Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, once wrote, “Let us open our hearts and receive the ...
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Column – School kids living in poverty
Much has been written over the past two years about the negative effect the COVID pandemic had on ...
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Column – Painting our old house
We’ve been having our house painted lately. Well, at least the exterior. It’s an older house and it ...
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Column – Unfinished business: Remembering the Saints
Last week, I spoke with a young woman who lost her husband early in life. Her resilience and ...