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Too close to call

The showdown between political heavyweights George Allen and Tim Kaine for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by ...

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Another giant passes

My generation could learn a lot from the Greatest Generation.

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A community crisis

In preparing the collective student body for success in an increasingly complex and competitive workforce, Franklin’s schools (and ...

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If it walks like a duck…

Surely the “no tax increase” Southampton County Board of Supervisors doesn’t think it’s fooling anybody — much less ...

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The wacky world of McLemore

In the vast conspiracy-filled galaxy in which Greg McLemore orbits, The Tidewater News and this pundit are part ...

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A turning point?

The commanding voice of a third-generation radio man might have alone captured his audience’s attention. But it was ...

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A race in which race doesn’t matter?

Former Franklin City Manager June Fleming, a trailblazer who grew up in the shadows of Little Rock’s Central ...

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Deaf to budgetary whining

The commentary below was published in this space a year ago. It bears repeating because (a) nothing has ...

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A better use of time

Rather than waste another year of time and energy trying to change the city charter ­— and encourage ...

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Heckuva mayoral race

At first glance, the electoral math looks tricky for Raystine Johnson, the Franklin city councilwoman and vice mayor ...

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