I will say right up front that I do not have a solution for one of the few growth sectors in our economy. You might be wondering if I really meant to say that.

You’ve heard me sing the praises of Facebook. What a great tool it’s been to reconnect with folks from our past. However, something this great does not come without pitfalls.

The State Theatre is a symbol of our past and our future

After years of poor economic data, it looks as though a near V-shaped recovery is under way by many measures.

A recent Rand Corporation study said the 100,000 children in the Nation’s Capitol have the best healthcare coverage in the nation, with only 3.5 percent uninsured, versus 9.1 percent for children nationally.

When Culpeper County supervisors voted last week to allow managers to order employees suffering from flu-like symptoms to go home if state officials declare an H1N1 pandemic in the county, Supervisor Sue Hansohn reportedly said she didn’t think it was necessary to legislate “common sense.”

I knew that when I wrote the column last week regarding “free speech” — as defined by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1989 — that there would be at least one person who would read it out of context and try to make an issue solely regarding the burning of our national flag.

I’ve got a new plan. And if this were a movie, and you were in the movie and I explained my new plan, you would say, “That’s just crazy enough to work.”

The election for Virginia governor is only weeks away. Democrat Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell faced each other four years ago in the race for attorney general. McDonnell outspent Deeds by $3 million yet bested him by only 350 votes. This race will be close again.

There has been talk out of the White House about revamping the typical schedule of American public schools by lengthening the school day and holding class more days a year.

There has been talk out of the White House about revamping the typical schedule of American public schools by lengthening the school day and holding class more days a year.

Hollywood celebrities destroy themselves by making up their own rules, and frankly, the rest of us can see we wouldn’t want to be members of their club.

Last week I discussed hospitality in the wake of a crisis, but fortunately there’s no reason to wait for an emergency to open our community to strangers.

I’ve followed with some interest the bumbling around that has occurred in Congress and the Supreme Court regarding what constitutes “free speech.”

John Kiser is coming to Camelot for a discussion of his book, “Commander of the Faithful,” (and maybe a bit on “The Monks”) at the Culpeper County Library on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 2 p.m.

From death comes life, and from life comes death. This cycle can be found in biology, religion, physics and even economics.

One of Creigh Deeds’ ads says that a college paper Bob McDonnell wrote in 1989 shows McDonnell wants to take Virginia “back to the Dark Ages.”

Would Culpeper be ready if 6,000 international travelers were stranded in town for five days?

I recently received an e-mail from Jerry Beckett, commander of American Legion Post 330. The e-mail forwarded some information about a man who served his country in three wars: World War II, Korea and Vietnam. His name is Lewis Lee Millett, Col., USA, Retired. He lives in California.

Proposed Medicare cuts for 2010 threaten access to lifesaving medical services for millions of heart and cancer patients.

It can be a daunting task learning about the issue of health care and the proposals to “fix” it.

Watch for falling prices and negative comments when getting near any Walmart.

To Sens. Warner and Webb, Congressman Cantor (and you also, Gov. Kaine, since you are the Democratic National Committee chairman): Would you please get the answers to these questions and post them on your Web site, because so far this debate has been sorely lacking in facts and substance.

I told my wife and neighbor last year that I didn’t think America was ready to elect a black president. Obviously, I was wrong. But if only I’d said Americans weren’t ready to “have” a black president.

Those who do not learn from their mistakes are doomed to repeat them.

A lot of British men are going to brow bars to get threaded. Yeah, that’s what I thought, too, but it doesn’t mean that at all.

I saw a bumper sticker once that read, “Raising children is like getting pecked to death by a chicken.”

I have now published 50 columns in this newspaper on subjects as far ranging as gun control, individual rights, death, taxes and so on.

Jason Campbell is not the only person in Washington whose ability is being questioned; medical insurance companies are being criticized more heavily than ever. Why?

On Sept. 15, 1787, George Mason and James Madison were delegates from Virginia to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, which was presided over by their fellow Virginian, George Washington.