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The best of both worlds

“What’s it like having two lives?” That was the first of many questions my 13-year-old cousin Jamey asked ...

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Profiting off tragedies

Today’s news media love to inundate their viewers and readers with stories of the various murders, robberies and ...

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Are we really Southern?

Virginia occupies a strange place in the Union. We are located below the Mason Dixon line, but a ...

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SOLS need new approach for testing elementary school students

Slowly but surely, the Virginia Department of Education’s Standards of Learning tests are ruining our school systems, particularly ...

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Pay up or butt out

Any Southampton High School alum who took Mrs. Moore’s U.S. government course can tell you all about unfunded ...

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The long road ahead

We as Southerners need to have a come-to-Jesus talk. For all our championing of history and talk of ...

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Coming full circle

My first official interaction with the press occurred rather unexpectedly. When I was in the eighth grade, I ...

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