Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: No matter the price of gas, someone will always try to fill their tank without paying for it.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: Drilling for American oil and gas only makes sense as part of a much larger strategy to make this an energy independent nation.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: The future of the Robertson Bridge could be decided by what happens — or doesn’t happen — in Richmond this week.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: Virgil Goode needs to endorse — and work hard for — John McCain if he hopes to have any effectiveness in Washington.

The abduction of a 17-year-old Madison boy, reportedly at knifepoint, leaves us with many questions and few answers.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: Slinging mud won’t get Jim Gilmore elected to the Senate this year.

Rockingham County has a shortage of qualified paramedics, and it’s a situation that must be reversed. We can rest assured 911 calls will be answered, but we must remain cognizant of the need for qualified paramedics and offer competitive pay packages when recruiting or retaining these professionals.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: Even if Jim Webb isn’t Barack Obama’s choice for vice president, the fact that he’s being talked about shows how far he’s come in two years.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: The drought’s most important lesson is that the best time to think about long-term water supplies is before they become scarce.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: The Danville Police Department’s new anti-crime plans won’t succeed until people believe the changes have made this a safer place to live.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: The attention Pittsylvania County has given its “southern end” will eventually help all corners of Virginia’s largest county — including Chatham.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: Until the politicians fix this country’s health care problem, the owners of businesses both large and small will continue to struggle with rising costs their workers expect them to carry.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: The Dan River Region has a lot to lose when the General Assembly takes up the transportation issue later this month. 

The weekend is filled with entertainment options, and that’s a good thing. It’s also not so good, because when so much is happening an event invariably suffers – not to mention the fans. There was likely little the organizers could do prevent the confluence of so many big events over a single weekend, but the scheduling conflicts are certainly something to think about when planning for next year and beyond.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: The best place to prove Percy Walton should have been spared was in the courts, not in a secret executive branch process.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: Barack Obama has demonstrated how far blacks have come in this country — and how far they will go in the future.

The All-America designation is a good start, but much work lies ahead. Let’s celebrate, and then get back to work.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: One of the work force development issues facing our community is finding a way to put felons to work in our growing local economy.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: The Dan River Region would have been a good site for one of the Virginia Prisoner Reentry Policy Academy’s pilot programs.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: Instead of allowing the worst public behavior to set the standard at commencement, Pittsylvania County Schools has taken a stand for a standard.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: Danville’s proposed budget protects some of the most important city spending while cutting what the city can live without next year.

Life is filled with too many variables and uncertainties that foresight and extended planning, though preferable, are all too often derailed by daily events and human frailty – not to mention a respect for one’s civil liberties. So, we get by mostly on good judgment and simple common sense.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: The governor’s controversial transportation plan is worth 90 minutes time Saturday for every local resident who cares about this issue.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: When it comes to protecting both the quality and the quantity of local water supplies, we can never look too far into the future.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: Danville City Council’s decision to cut the tax rate was the direct result of widespread disbelief about rising local property assessments.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: Danville’s next city manager must build on the best of what’s happening today to keep the city moving forward.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: An active neighborhood watch is one of the best ways to help police prevent and solve residential burglaries.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: Jerry Gwaltney set the standard for what a city manager in Danville could accomplish, and along the way, changed the community forever.

One Rockingham County resident died over the holiday weekend and another was seriously hurt in separate incidents that should never have happened.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: The Dan River Region’s governments need to keep deputies and officers on the road and find other ways to save gas and money.