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 | Apr 1, 2015 | Musings
Brittney Cooper teaches Women’s and Gender Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University. She is also a contributing writer to Salon, a web site that focuses on news, politics and more. Her latest piece for the site stirs thought: Any time right-wing...
by Doug Thompson | Mar 11, 2014 | Musings
It is hard to watch events and revelations unfold around the scandal-scarred career of disgraced former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell without feeling some sadness and regret over what happened to a once promising political figure in Virginia. McDonnell enjoyed the...
by Doug Thompson | Jul 19, 2010 | Featured, Musings
Spent much of the weekend flat on my back after hitting the wall with a fever, sore throat and weakness. The docs call it exhaustion. Given the events of the past two months, I’m not surprised. Ever since my mother fell at her home in early May, I’ve been...
by Doug Thompson | Jul 15, 2010 | Featured, Musings
The Patrick Count Sheriff Department busted Lawrence (Robbie) Robbins Jr., a popular Floyd County master plumber, for trespassing at the FloydFest site Tuesday and he’s mad as hell about it. Robbins said he had permission to be on the site to help with...
