We cannot change one moment of our past. But hopefully we can learn from it. And if I have learned anything from my study of our great national “trial by fire” it is that absolutely nothing can now be gained by this major, orchestrated effort to demonize and vilify the Confederacy 150 years later. […]
The Rappahannock County Democratic Committee wants to thank the community for our wildly successful yard sale. Many, many volunteers worked long hours to assemble and present the numerous donations to the public. […]
What’s incredible too is that he composed this 1924, though it plays like the score to a major motion picture; thanks, again. It was also a favorite of Lorin Maazel’s, with the Philadelphia Orchestra. […]
As a newcomer to Congress, I cannot help but recall my frustration as a citizen, at how things worked, or perhaps didn’t work in Washington. Politicians rarely demonstrated the willingness to say ‘no’ to the next good idea. […]
It’s hard to say whether that comment jangled the nerves of Charlottesville residents… Heather Heyer was killed not far from the concert during a white nationalist rally. Her funeral had been held that morning a few blocks away. […]
Congressman [Tom] Garrett’s suggestion that 70 year old men should be able to buy health insurance without maternal care coverage missed the whole point of insurance being based on pooling risks across large populations. […]
This imbalance cuts to the heart of the problem of Confederate monuments throughout the South. I would love to learn more about those unsung patriots from the South who fought for the Union, and learn of any efforts to honor and memorialize these brave Rappahannock sacrifices. […]
That spirit that drives ISIS to destroy, to kill, has destroyed and taken down many beautiful arts and monuments, some thousands of years old, overseas. And now, Fellow Virginians, ISIS is here leading the charge to take down and destroy all that has made our nation great. […]
I submit that the history and the culture of the South is much longer and deeper than the four years between 1861 and 1865, and the longer historical record is what we should celebrate. […]
Growing up during the Fifties and Sixties in segregated, still rural Fauquier County, I would shudder when friends peppered their conversations with the “N-word,” even sometimes teasing me: “Is your father a N-lover?” […]
My friend Frank Reynolds makes the extreme argument that the “co-option” of The Confederate Battle Flag by racists and radicals like the KKK and the Neo-Nazis is therefore the equivalent of the “Swastika” and thus justifies the removal of Confederate memorials. […]
Thanks for the fair and balanced piece, providing a valuable start point for dialogue. It calls attention to the hazards of “painting all (memorials) with the same brush,” as the phrase goes. […]
We would like to say thank you for cards, phone calls, food, visits and prayers during the passing of Virgil Payne. Your kindness was greatly appreciated. May God bless you. […]
Mark: Your sarcasm is appreciated. I’m sure a few of us got a chuckle from reading it. The bad news is — there’s a very high probability that the folks who dumped the tires can neither read nor write. […]
Riverside offers excellent local service at very reasonable prices. We should all wish them and our other fine Rappahannock auto repair businesses great success. […]
The basic principles and ideals of our country, of our Commonwealth, and of all good Americans, are under attack at this time. Neo-Nazis, KKK members, white supremacists, and some uninformed political leaders, are attempting to turn a legitimate debate about the display and future of memorials of the southern Confederacy into a race and culture war. […]
A petition entitled “Call upon Donald J. Trump to resign as President of the United States of America” has been posted on the petitions.whitehouse.gov website. You are invited to sign it. […]
Yet, somehow, all that got mixed together and good things came from the union of so many diverse people that came from all corners of the world. There’s no reason a diverse population like what we have in this country can’t get all mixed up together and have good things come from it as well. […]
I can’t comprehend the level of ignorance and total lack of respect for our society and community it would take to do such a thing. FYI: illegal dumping in Virginia is a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by up to 12 months in jail and $2,500 fine. The landfill is cheaper. […]
I have been watching the coverage of the events in Charlottesville, and (surprise!) I find that much of the analysis I see I could predict based on the sources. Including an enormous onslaught of anti-our-duly-elected president coverage. Let’s try a more strategic perspective. […]
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