Tom McLaughlin

All of a sudden there’s an outbreak of topics around town to talk about

Life comes at you fast:

This is not the column I had intended to write to start out 2019.

The 2019 session of the Virginia General Assembly is just around the corner and as chance would have it, three Southside lawmakers have put forth proposals to address the problem of how to pay for new school facilities in the region and throughout the state.

After last week’s column on the need to address the worsening situation with climate change, this week an exchange of letters landed in our in-box concerning the Lady Bug solar generation project in the Bracey area.

Let’s serve up a low-calorie dish before the turkey bombs start flying. Trying to keep it light here:

You know how you’ll be watching a movie or cartoon or whatever and there’s that scene where the doughty hero has to plug a widening leak?

The day after the election is a day for post mortems

The darkness has been heavy this past week. Hate is on the march in these United States of America.