2022-12-21

Review: Kids Christmas Books

Kids Christmas Books by various authors and illustrators c.2022, various publishers $17.95 – $17.99 A glass of milk and a plate of cookies. Your mother’s favorite ornament and twinkly lights in the window. The song your dad likes to sing at the top of his lungs. Grandma’s famous sidedish that’s passed from person to person around the Christmas table. Those […]

Life Lessons From The Road


The traffic light on Winkler Avenue was green, yet the Camaro in front of me hit the brakes. I managed to avoid him as he stopped short of the duck and her eight babies, who were slowly trying to cross the fourlane street. It was rush hour and cars were whizzing in both directions. Camaro Guy and I held our […]

Williams To Orate The 126th Holly Ball

Charles Harrison Williams III, will serve as the orator for the Holly Ball on December 28 at Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club. The Holly Ball is a black tie invitational charity event that benefits the Tidewater Foundation. Proceeds reach the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula communities through grants from the Foundation. Each year the Holly Ball queen selects an […]

Sober For The Holidays


The holiday season is known for being one of the most joyous times of the year. Yet, it also comes with stress, a known risk factor for relapse, binge drinking, drug use, and overdose. During December and into the new year, anyone who is addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from an addiction faces numerous challenges with their sobriety. […]

Retired Teacher Pursues Her Dream


Four mothers and a talking butterfly can only lead to a magical confluence of wonder and inspiration. Local retired schoolteacher Sally Grayson Chinn teamed up during the pandemic with her childhood friend Harriet Anderson to create an illustrated children’s book. ‘Seth and The Secret of the Butterfly’ was just published this summer. Anderson from southwest Virginia set Chinn’s story to […]

State Corporation Commission News

The State Corporation Commission (SCC) has accepted a replacement for the performance standard in the Commission’s August 5, 2022, final order approving the application for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project by Dominion Energy Virginia. In an Order on Reconsideration, the SCC approved a stipulation proposed by Dominion, the Office of the Attorney General’s Division of Consumer Counsel, Walmart, Inc., […]

Behind the Mike

Recordings

Recordings have impacted my life over the years. Mama Alice used to tell me that I wore out a recording of Tex Ritter’s song, “Rye Whiskey.” Another record I exhausted as a child was a recording my father sent to my mom before I was even born. In World War II, it was common for soldiers to communicate with families […]

My Grandson’s Grief

Pushing Up Daisies

Grief Brief 271 Child’s Grief Children love without prejudice; therefore, their attachments are pure and deeply seated within their souls. Upon the loss of a loved one, a child’s grief may be extreme. Children do not mourn on the same timetable as adults. They tend to mourn in growth spurts of comprehension. They may seem perfectly fine, and then out […]

Follow-up Colonoscopy Necessary After Result Of Eight Polyps

To Your Good Health By Dr. Keith Roach

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old male. This year, I had a colonoscopy. They found some small polyps and one larger polyp. All polyps tested negative for cancer. I have had two previous colonoscopies in the past 10 years. Polyps were found in each one. My gastroenterologist said I should have another colonoscopy in one year. There has been […]