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...

Oh, the wheel of right-wing hypocrisy goes round and round and never stops. Mike Pence (famously know for having no spine) who spent all...

As a classroom English teacher, I remember times that students experienced earth-shattering realizations through classic literature. It...

Josh Hawley is telling American men that their masculinity is defined by the left as “inherently problematic.” Now, ain’t that a hoot !...

Twenty minutes of the evening news or a quick scan of your phone’s news feed reveals 2023 as a year of global disasters. And it’s only...