by Doug Thompson | Jul 31, 2009 | Rants
The National Football League lifted its suspension on former Virginia Tech football star quarterback Michael Vick, clearing the way for a team to sign him to play in the upcoming season. Assuming, of course, that any team is willing to sign the convicted felon who...
by Doug Thompson | Jul 9, 2009 | Rants
Newcomers tell me they came to Floyd County for the peace and quiet. Lifers and long-time residents say our area is known for its laid-back, peaceful lifestyle. So where’s the quiet? Where’s the laid-back, peaceful lifestyle? The sound of jackhammers...
by Doug Thompson | Jul 4, 2009 | Rants
I once looked forward to the Fourth of July. Of course, I once believed in the Easter Bunny. Lately, it seems the independence that defined this great nation is as mythical as that Easter egg laying rabbit. Our Founding Fathers would not recognize America today: They...
by Doug Thompson | Oct 17, 2008 | Rants
One of Muse’s regular readers emailed last night to ask that a comment she posted saying she would vote for Barack Obama be removed because her daughter was being harassed over her support of the Democratic Presidential candidate. Over the past two weeks, the...
by Doug Thompson | Oct 15, 2008 | Rants
A local cornered me at the Floyd County Store recently and, in an angry voice, wanted to know “why you support that black bastard Obama.” It’s not the first time I’ve run into racism here or elsewhere in this country. I’m sure it...
by Doug Thompson | Oct 14, 2008 | Rants
To understand how far the Republican Party in Virginia will go to try and defeat Barack Obama in this battleground state, one only has to read this report from Time magazine’s Karen Tumulty: If John McCain is as serious as he says about running a...
