what we think: it’s time to put Virginia’s budget on a diet

what we think: our economic problems are getting the national attention they deserve

The case of the 3-year-old boy found alone at Danville Stadium Cinemas July 15 has put the work of Danville’s Division of Social Services in the spotlight. The investigations conducted at a local social services department in Virginia are always confidential and involve just the parties directly involved. In rare cases, though, part of the incident occurs in public, raising questions in the minds of the public that can sometimes take a long time to be answered — if those answers ever see the light of day.

Flue-cured tobacco still grows throughout Pittsylvania County and cigarette makers still buy that locally grown tobacco.

It’s been 13 years since two members of the Caswell County, N.C., Board of Commissioners publicly squabbled over second-hand smoke. 

What if someone were to come to Danville to build a new fiber-optic broadband network that competing Internet service providers could to offer everyone the Internet speed and capacity they want?

We don’t have debates in this country about the need for people living in rural communities or the inner cities to have electric service or a landline telephone. Everyone gets the same electric and telephone service, regardless of where they live.

Danvillians don’t need to be reminded that it’s painful to lose jobs. Tobacco and textiles defined this community’s economy for generations, but that didn’t save the thousands of jobs that were lost when those two giants collapsed.

what we think: changing what we eat is a major local health challenge

what we think: everybody knows what a Republican is

what we think: even in the Internet age, libraries matter

what we think: virginia’s voter registration system works

what we think: this longtime educator taught the community a vital lesson

what we think: the back-to-school sales tax holiday keeps getting better every year

what we think: the county can help keep radon gas out of new houses

what we think: American ingenuity is tackling the energy crisis

what we think: personality tests are one solution to the pet population problem

what we think: when our neighbors hire more cops, we’re safer

what we think: our congressman makes an obvious veep endorsement

what we think: minimum wage increases should be tied to education

what we think: the public deserves answers in the theater child case

what we think: why argue where campaign contributions come from?

what we think: a new supervisor shakes things up

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: We congratulate the Danville Braves on their 15 years in Danville and thank their many players for memories that will last a lifetime.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: Danville’s marked bicycle lanes are a reminder that cyclists have a place on our streets but there’s a lot more to do to make this a bike-friendly city.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: Refusing to raise taxes to pay for the core government function of road and bridge construction wasn’t a principled stand this year.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: The federal government should let people who want to buy more $4-per-gallon gas do so by keeping today’s higher speed limits in place.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: Pittsylvania County Schools should listen to its principals and restrict student cell phone use on campus.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: The party building work by the Obama campaign in Southside Virginia this year will help Democrats long after this presidential race is history.

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: Illegal tire dumps aren’t just a local nuisance, they’re a problem that has cost Virginia’s taxpayers millions in clean-up costs.