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Stigma needs to be removed with opioid crisis
Tom Murphy isn’t just the Virginia State Police Special Agent assigned to battling the heroin epidemic – he’s a victim as well. Murphy’s son, Jason, died Dec. 13, 2017 from a heroin overdose. Murphy […]
Columnists
ZANN’S PLACE: The Pioneer Spirit Lives!
They say that adversity builds character, but past events might beg the question of how much character does one individual need? I live on my family farm in what is still considered “the country” and […]
Columnists
CURTAIN CALLS: A very long ‘John’
Does it really take three and a half hours to find out that someone is lying? By that time, do we even care? Annie Baker’s latest play, said to “cast a unique and brilliant […]
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Greater Piedmont Realtors look to help with ‘housing for all’
The Greater Piedmont Realtors are stressing “housing for all.” At their conference April 16, GPR President, Philip L. Thornton, IV explained the new initiative to help residents find affordable, accessible, sustainable housing throughout the […]
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Culpeper schools are safe, but more SROs are needed
Culpeper County Public Schools are safe, but more can be done to ensure that trend continues – was the message a group of law enforcement, government and school officials delivered during a roundtable on […]
News
Rally against 287(g) set for Saturday
Legal Aid Justice Center will be hosting a rally Saturday at 2 p.m. at Yowell Meadow Park to express their concern with the 287(g) immigration program that the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office will implement […]
Sweet Side of Things
SWEET SIDE OF THINGS: Biodynamic farming, is it the new Organic?
Biodynamic Farming awakens and enlivens co-creative relationships between humans and the earth, transforming the practice and culture of agriculture to renew the vitality of the earth, the integrity of our food, and the health and […]
Bunker Mentality
BUNKER MENTALITY: Riley’s Arrival
I had a man stop me in the lobby of my urologist’s office in February and ask if I was the guy who wrote for the newspaper. “Well, yes and no,” I said to myself, […]
Columnists
Why is genealogy important?
Genealogy is one of the most popular pastimes in America. Millions of people search online databases and take DNA tests in the hopes of finding the names and stories of their ancestors. Some seek to belong […]
Opinion
SAFE educates community on Child Abuse Prevention
This past Saturday, April 14, 2018, the local domestic violence and sexual assault agency, SAFE (Services To Abused Families, Inc.) held their 7th Annual Spring Into Awareness event in hopes to educate the community on Child Abuse […]
Columnists
DATA DUMP: 3 Takeaways from the Facebook Fiasco
3 Takeaways from the Facebook Fiasco Did you know that Facebook has approximately 214 million user accounts that are just here in the United States? Not bad, since the total U.S. population is hovering around […]
Columnists
ZANN’S PLACE: Tracking down the Louisiana 16
It is a new day and one full of promise! I returned to the farm about a month ago after a six-week expedition to Louisiana. Trip, vacation or even journey are words that do […]
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Living the Dream Foundation preaches hope
Ed and Gloria Long never thought it could happen to them. Ed remembers hearing when a young person would complete suicide and he would say “how could anything be so bad in that young […]
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NEIGHBORS YOU SHOULD KNOW: Erick Kalenga
What brought you to Culpeper? In 2001, early around January or February I was in Cape Town, South Africa. I got sent to do a missions program in Central Africa Republic. I was there for […]
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‘Expanding the circle’ to encompass victims
The focus of law enforcement is changing. That was the message Virginia State Police Special Agent Jon Cromer told attendees at the annual luncheon hosted by Culpeper Victim/Witness Program Monday, commemorating National Crime Victims’ […]
