Opinion

Roanoke College Poll Conducted by the Institute for Policy and Opinion Research  To measure how Virginia feels about vaccination and mask-wearing,...

By Frances Stebbins, Correspondent The Christmas after newsman husband Charlie died in 2008, our three children gave me a new...

As a citizen of Salem with a background in science, I spoke to Salem City Council on Nov. 22, 2021,...

Frances Stebbins, Correspondent On a day of perfect late-fall weather last month, a friend asked me if I’d like to...

Roanoke College Poll Conducted by Dr. Alice Louise Kassens, Senior Analyst Rising food and fuel prices will not stop over...

Dear Editor,  After a Richmond Federal Court disqualified Mountain Valley Pipeline’s (MVP) Army Corps (ACE) boilerplate Nationwide12 water crossing permit, MVP...

By Frances Stebbins, Correspondent Although no communicator of news can ever be totally objective, in this age of so many...

Letters to the Editor, If Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) explodes around karst-ridden Dixie Caverns’ area, it could greatly harm or...

Frances Stebbins, Correspondent Folk of a certain age will remember when “the Bible” meant the King James Version (KJV). Over...

Dear Editor,  Salem City Council’s November 8 meeting deserves explanation. Concerned citizens used their five minutes to explain why council's...