Letters: Montgomery County Clerks Office Events
“People are our most important resource except in Montgomery County …” Well, at least in the Clerk of the Courts Office that is. Many companies and organizations taunt as a mantra the value of their...
View ArticleLetters: Landing On Her Feet
Landing On Her Feet ….. On the morning of December 31, 2015, Tammy Hester felt her world begin to crumble right before her eyes. As she had left the Courthouse the previous day, she had just completed...
View ArticleLetters: Are the candles burning at the Courthouse?
I was driving my son home from a youth basketball game a couple of Fridays ago and chose to drive down Roanoke Street onto Main Street headed to his house. As we turned onto Main Street, I could see a...
View ArticleLetters: Public Education, Voters, and 2016
Now that we have begun the primary process for the 2016 Presidential election I’d like to address the base of the GOP. We are facing one of the toughest fights of my lifetime which will clearly affect...
View ArticleLetters: Montgomery County Clerk Does Excellent Job
Montgomery County records in the courthouse are a public treasure. Our current Clerk of the Court has done a miraculous job during her first term of office making these records easily accessible to the...
View ArticleLetters: “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?”
I think most of us are familiar with the Sleeping Beauty story. The queen would frequently quiz the mirror on the wall asking who was the fairest of all. The mirror being politically correct long...
View ArticleLetters: Sincere Apologies to Snow White
It was brought to my attention through social media that I referenced the wrong victim in my recent Letter to the Editor titled “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” I should...
View ArticleLetters: “The Letter”
In September 1967, the Box Tops released a song called “The Letter”. The opening lyrics are: “Gimme a ticket for an aero plane Ain’t got time to take a fast train Lonely days are gone, I’m a-goin’...
View ArticleLetters: Sidewalk Cops & Broken Windows
A couple years ago I was talking to a friend who told me he was preparing to visit his parent’s home in Pennsylvania. I asked if his folks were okay. He told me they were and the main reason for his...
View ArticleLetters: The Right to be Downright Stupid
University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier was just handed a 15-year sentence to hard labor in a North Korea prison. He was found guilty in the Communist Nations court system. This is the same North...
View ArticleLetters: Response to Hernick Op-Ed
To the Editor, I am writing in response to the Guest Editorial on April 14, 2016 “Hernick: Griffith Works to Expand Access to Quality Healthcare”. I am currently a student at Appalachian College of...
View ArticleLetters: Literacy and Public Education
America has a big problem with illiteracy. That’s no secret. As a matter of fact, it’s quite obvious to many of us. Studies prove that just like the “War on Poverty” things just aren’t getting any...
View ArticleLetters: More Possible Reasons or REALLY – REALLY
I am overweight and a possible reason is I eat too much. I am out of shape and a possible reason is I hardly ever exercise. I cannot vacation in the Virgin Islands this year and a possible reason is I...
View ArticleStormwater Utility Fee: Simple Math Gone Wrong!
Last Tuesday evening, the Christiansburg’s Town Council discussed the establishment of a stormwater utility fee system. Two weeks earlier a public hearing was held on the subject; sadly, the public...
View ArticleLetters: Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Support Group Forms
After long days and many hours campaigning, early on the morning of January 2016, C. H, “Hank” Partin officially became the new Sheriff of Montgomery County. It was now time to start putting his plans...
View ArticleLetters: Honoring Louie Heslip
It was with a heavy heart that we had the honor and privilege of laying Louie Heslip to rest on Saturday. This community has suffered a tremendous loss, but we are truly thankful for the time we had...
View ArticleLetters: I Am the American Liberal
Sarcasm: a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual. With that said, here we go. I am the American...
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