It was clear we were off to the races Monday night at the monthly Halifax County Board of Supervisors meeting when a local farmer rose from his seat to argue that Halifax County needs Agricultural and Forestal Districts more than ever because things are so bad for producers right now.

I resolved some time ago to say nice things about county officials whenever they showed the willingness to compromise

On Monday, political junkies like me awoke to a strange new term: Bigfoot Erotica.

It has been brought to my attention that this part of your friendly community newspaper is prone to hyperpartisanship and excessive criticism of public figures — running the gamut from America’s head of state to the enablers, toadies and lickspittles who strive diligently to normalize his, um, unprecedented leadership of the United States of America.

When good people make bad arguments.