Waiting to get shot (by a vaccination needle)
January 26, 2021
The Virginia Department of Health reports shots have been scheduled for all of February, and they are now working on March and April.
Rocky Mount police officers reportedly fired for their actions in Capitol on Jan. 6
January 24, 2021
Thomas “TJ” Robertson says he and fellow officer Jacob Fracker have “been terminated” because of their actions, which they claim were legal, during the Jan. 6 turmoil in Washington.
A break in the pandemic or just a Christmas lull in reporting?
December 26, 2020
The lull in new cases, hospitalizations and deaths are probably just a delay in reporting on Christmas day but it was still a little like a gift.
Wasting time reporting the news? Let’s hope not.
December 22, 2020
Friends often ask “why do you keep plugging away at working for newspapers when they are a dying breed ?” The answer is simple: I
Virginia’s spike of COVID-19 cases could add 400,000 new infections in 2021
December 19, 2020
Even with vaccines starting to arrive in the Old Dominion, holiday travel and ignorance of safety recommendations are expected to easily top the 300,000 plus new cases this year.
As COVID-19 cases rise sharply, available hospital space declines
December 9, 2020
A surge in cases caused by those who ignored safety recommendations and regulations has created shortages of hospital beds. What will Christmas bring?
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, deaths keep rising in Virginia, elsewhere
December 5, 2020
A sharp increase of 3,793 new cases in Virginia’s daily report Saturday was partly catching on a backlog and may also be part of increases from those who ignored warnings about travel on Thanksgiving.
Refusing to wear masks and be safe bring virus restrictions back to Virginia
November 15, 2020
Hopes that everyone would follow recommendations to wear masks out in public, maintain social distancing and follow other safety measures failed.
Not wearing a mask in this pandemic? Stupid is as stupid does
November 12, 2020
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says those who don’t wear masks are causing the increase in COVID-19 cases in the Old Dominion.
Biden promises to return America to what it was and should be
November 8, 2020
After nearly four years of partisanship and rabid rancor from an accidental president, the President-elect promises to work to unify a divided America and bring us all back together again.
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