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How can Griffith understand our needs?
To the Editor: Morgan Griffith from Salem, is running against Rick Boucher this year for Congress. In his recent TV ads, Griffith is representing himself as a Southwest Virginia resident. Howeve...
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Let's try something different to celebrate American workforce
It’s the end of summer and time once again to celebrate the American workforce. The timing seems especially appropriate with the sluggish recovery on everyone’s minds as we enter the third quarter...
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What does Griffith really want politically?
To the editor: Morgan Griffith’s unlikely campaign for Congress in the Ninth Congressional District has more than just a whiff of the unmistakable scent of political opportunism about it. He does...
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Imagining a world with paid sick days
There are many areas of life in this country where it appears that we live in two worlds. And that’s no different when we consider paid sick days. In the first world, if you’re sick, you stay home...
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Follow country roads to enduring truths
In October of 1925, The Grand Ole Opry went live on Nashville’s WSM radio, and America’s cultural fabric was changed forever. This year as The Opry celebrates its 85th birthday, coun...
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Citizen says county was duped in EQT deal
To the Editor: When reading about the components of “the deal” between EQT (formerly Equitable) and the county (Dickenson), I take umbrage at the inference that the county residents ...
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