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The case for closed meetings

Recently, the problem of inadequate funding of teachers’ salaries and other educational needs in Suffolk prompted a City ...

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Suffolk in later summer 1864

Even in the trying days of 1864, when the citizens of Suffolk and Nansemond County were suffering the ...

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A dangerous family visit

EDITOR’S NOTE: One hundred fifty years ago, the Civil War raged on, and Suffolk remained under the sway ...

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Col. Fred Cherry was a real hero

Not long ago I worked with a committee of the Suffolk Foundation, helping to set up a written ...

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Yesterday, today and tomorrow

Make a lifelong commitment to continuing education.

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A new perspective on an ancient people

A few days ago, my wife and I returned from an 11-day trip to Israel.

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A lesson from a 70-year-old

A couple of months ago I celebrated my 70th birthday, and, being an introspective person, I tried to ...

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A few more words about words

On several occasions I’ve written about words that I would just as soon never hear again, and there ...

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Down with hashtags and twerking

Ah, it’s time for one of my favorite events of the year. Lake Superior State University has released ...

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The jobs paradox

Some years ago, when I was in the business of manufacturing agricultural machinery, a troubling thought occurred to ...

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