by Doug Thompson | Jan 10, 2021 | Musings
Damn, it’s cold out this morning. Probably some black ice on some of Floyd County’s secondary roads. Think I will wait until the thermometer hits 40 or so today (the forecast calls for a high of 44) before venturing out to pick up wife Amy’s meds. If...
by Doug Thompson | Oct 12, 2020 | Musings
As a newspaperman who has also written opinion columns for most of my professional life, I have also received threats over one column of another. One who disagreed cut the brake lines of my English sports car during my times as a reporter and columnist for The...
by Doug Thompson | May 31, 2017 | Musings
More job losses for The Roanoke Times, my first daily newspaper gig back in the 1960s. In August, the paper will move its printing operations to Lynchburg, where it will be printed by the News & Advance press. Print advertising inserts of sale items will be...
by Doug Thompson | Jan 23, 2017 | Afflicting
I’m less than a year from reaching my seventh decade of living. At 69, I will turn 70 by the end of the year, if I’m still breathing and above ground. I do so as “an enemy of the state.” No, a local or state or federal grand jury has not handed...
by Doug Thompson | Dec 20, 2015 | Musings, News
Randy Hallman, a friend from high school days and son of the the couple who guided me into a career as a newspaperman, has long reported for The Richmond Times-Dispatch and was also an acknowledged sportswriter who covered NASCAR in its formative days. Like many of us...
