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I believe that public service is meant to be driven by duty, civic commitment and love for the communities one...

By Ben R. Williams graphic headshot By Ben R. Williams All right, I hear your complaints. You’re all upset that...

It’s a lovefest by mail, and I wasn’t prepared for it. Online sellers seem to be in desperate competition for...

By Ben R. Williams As I write this column, we’re twelve days into the new year. If you’re someone like...

As an elected official representing many rural communities in Virginia, I make sure to focus on supporting rural America. It...

By Morgan GriffithRepresentative As we near the conclusion of President Trump’s first year of this term, I thought we should...

Holly Kozelsky The house should be silent, but it’s not. Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock goes the grandfather clock. Occasionally a gust...

By Ben R. Williams I felt tempted to write a column about the U.S. kidnapping the President and First Lady...

By Holly Kozelsky Packing for our holiday trip to Grandma’s and Grandpa’s, we packed lightweight summery clothes. No, we were...

By Ben R. Williams Two days before Christmas, a number of folks in Martinsville held a “Visibility Brigade” on the...