By: Ernie Wren The big news this past week was the resignation of former Police Chief Gabe Edwards. The settlement agreed upon between him and the City of Ashland, had
Football fans who know a lot about football engage in Monday morning quarterbacking. If they had been in charge, they would have called different plays, and their favorite team would
By: E. Jane Rutter The “holiday” season is in full swing, retailers pounding us with great deals on toys, TVs and trucks that will make us happy if only we
By: Travis Naughton “Last chance to back out. I won’t think less of anyone who’s had a change of heart,” Blackjack said to the people who had pledged to help
When a happy occasion is being announced I would rather hear “come”, instead of “go away.” Such an occasion is being announced at the end of every day. As surely
Fixing a Broken System My fellow Americans, it is time to admit that our form of representative democracy, a bold experiment conceived by a small group of land and slave-owning
By: Hura of Virginia If you’re like many Americans, you are reeling at the events unfolding in the Middle East You’re probably asking yourself why did this happen? How could
By: Travis Naughton When the captain of the flatboat handed Blackjack a stoneware jug and ordered his passenger to join him in a drink, Blackjack politely refused, telling the skipper