by Doug Thompson | Jan 31, 2021 | Musings, Opinion
In 1981, we moved from Alton, IL, to the Washington, DC area, so I could start what I then thought would be, at most, a two or three-year sabbatical to lean more about how our national government worked, so I could use that knowledge as a newspaperman. We looked...
by Doug Thompson | Jan 21, 2021 | Musings, Opinion, Politics
We watched the Inaugural activities Wednesday on video via laptop, acknowledging that Joe Biden’s clear and measured address set just the kind of tone that America needed after the past four years of tyranny, corruption and chaos. Although I have covered more...
by Doug Thompson | Jan 16, 2021 | Musings, Opinion, Politics
A lot of debate in nearby Franklin County about the two Rocky Mount police officers who drove to Washington, DC, to participate in the assault on the U.S Capitol on Jan. 6. Franklin County is not alone. Many communities have found that some of “their own”...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 28, 2020 | Musings, Opinion
Wife Amy and I are called “baby killers” on Facebook and other social media sites because we are pro-choice. We support a woman’s legal right to seek an abortion within the law. Many of those same angry folks call me an “atheist” because...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 28, 2020 | FUBAR, Musings, Opinion
For Appalachian Power Company, the first rule is “if at first you don’t succeed in ripping off our customers, try again.” The profit-laden utility that holds Southwestern Virginia in a monopoly headlock is appealing the denial of a rate increase by...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 25, 2020 | FUBAR, Opinion
When we sit down for dinner, or balance a plate in our lap, as we watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade on TV, we can thank the many people who have helped keep us alive during the pandemic that continues to grip this nation: Nurses, doctors, health care...
