Category: Perspectives

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Community Perspective: Superintendent Richards and former chair of School Board Member Emma Phillips: Your city school kids need a task force to advocate for and organize equitable basic needs support.

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Community Perspective: The missing Link to a thriving Downtown

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Jun 22, 2026

July First Fridays at The Depot Featuring Erin Harrigan!

Community Perspective: Observations about the Mullens/Cross/Irons Debate

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Community Perspective: You do it; I’ll just help                     

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Community Perspective: Rockingham County schools have the second highest book bans in Virginia

A contributed perspectives piece by Sandra Parks October 5-11 marked the annual observance of Banned Book Week, in which we traditionally focus on the safeguards that keep America from banning books.  In the past the books often featured during this week are books that have not actually been banned, but were challenged somewhere.   According to …

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Community Perspective: What is the Link and Why I Don’t Support the Project

A contributed perspectives piece by Aaron Garber What is the Link?   The Link is the proposed project for the Lindsey Funeral Home site—a six-story, high-density apartment complex that will stretch sidewalk to sidewalk, featuring about 400 parking spaces. Approximately 36 of those spaces will be rented to the city for city vehicles. The project is …

Community Perspective: If you ever wonder how it happened, you’re witnessing it now

A contributed perspectives piece by Cara Walton There is a wonderful line in “It’s the Great Pumpkin: Charlie Brown” where Linus says “There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people – Religion, Politics, and the Great Pumpkin.”  He’s learned the lesson that some people get really upset when you question them about …

Community Perspective: A Gentle Plea to Keep R-3

A contributed perspectives piece by Carl Larsson

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