Let’s start this out with a quiz:  Can you name the three Vice Presidents that served with FDR?  What about Eisenhower’s VP?  Nixon’s...

The important December holidays all seem to be about “re” — renewal, redemption, rededication, reform. Jewish people worldwide celebrate...

Interesting fact about our beloved Ben Cline - the recently expelled US Rep. George Santos introduced 43 bills in the House in less than...

Remember Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Puritan society in his novel, The Scarlet Letter? Poor Hester Prynne violated the laws of the church,...

In November we think about giving thanks, but there are other important days on the calendar. November is election month. Our local...

Last night, I watched the final episode of the Netflix series, All the Light We Cannot See, based on the book by Anthony Doerr. It was...

Remember the pinky swears you made with your best friend when you were six? You linked your little fingers and swore to whatever promise...

It’s the season of spookiness. The Valley started it off in style with Staunton’s Mischief and Magic weekend with Dementors abounding and...

You know those drug ads with the snazzy slogans and ear-catching jingles that interrupt your favorite TV shows? I’ll bet you’ve found...

The Shenandoah Valley is blessed to be home to The American Shakespeare Center (ASC) in Staunton. As a retired English teacher, I delight...

Governor Glenn Youngkin, in interviews and presentations, often refers to his policies as just “common sense.” For example, “common...

Florida schools have now decreed that nothing from Shakespeare can be taught, if it’s sexual in nature.

We have an ingrained myth in America that people persist in believing. During the 2016 presidential campaign, a friend told me that one...

It’s almost that time of year again: kids are enjoying the last free days of summer and getting ready for another school year. New...

I heard another hand-wringing report this morning about failing school children. All fingers pointed to the pandemic as the cause,...

We all know the definition of slavery: dictionary.com defines it as the condition of being enslaved, held, or owned as human chattel or...

Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3  and Part 4 first. It’s been a year. Maybe you didn’t notice because you’ve been busy with life: ...

“Starting today, I will hold all Department of Justice nominations. If [Attorney General] Merrick Garland wants to use these officials to...

“Parents in Virginia know firsthand what it’s like to be targeted by politically motivated actions,” said Glenn Youngkin. This was his...

As a committed Democrat, I have to say I love Republican investigations into Democratic “wrongdoing” or “criminal activity.” It’s so...