Opinion

Bass Mitchell Columnist I called my grandfather “Papa” because that’s what my dad had always called him. Papa had a...

People, Places and Things by Bootie Bell Chewning Carolyn & Skylar hanging bows The group that painted the town purple...

Bass Mitchell Columnist I have often talked and written about my first Sunday school teacher, Mrs. Lib. I was just...

Morgan Griffith Member of Congress Our Founding Fathers deliberately set up three equal branches of government in order to establish...

  Recall your years of family memories at Salem’s Farmers Market.   Salem is now considering a proposal to build...

A FedEx warehouse might save your life. When hurricanes are approaching, FedEx allows the Red Cross to stock emergency supplies...

I don’t always like to let others know that I am a minister, especially when traveling or on vacation. Why?...

 Morgan Griffith Representative   To get past the Democrats’ obstructionism and allow a vote on confirming Neil Gorsuch to the...

Meg Hibbert Contributing writer “Peanuts, Cracker Jacks and Pinot Grigio.” An unusual shout from a vendor at a baseball game,...

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement regarding...