Letter: Political discussion over breakfast Oct 30, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 0 Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Learn More SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Conversation at the breakfast table Sunday morning:kAms \ Qw6J[ E96C6VD 2?@E96C 4@=F>? 3J |:4926= (:==:2>D :? E96 %:>6D E9:D >@C?:?8Qk^AmkAm{ \ Q(92EVD :E 23@FEQnk^AmkAms \ Q(92E 5@ J@F >62? H92EVD :E 23@FE — :EVD E96 D2>6 5:2EC:36 2D 2=H2JD — 9@H C24:DE E96 4@F?ECJ :D 2?5 6DA64:2==J 9@H 6G:= %CF>A 2?5 E96 #6AF3=:42?D 2C6[ 3FE =F4<:=J[ ':C8:?:2 92D v23:82:= !2?56C36C86C E@ D6E E9:?8D C:89E H:E9 96C @FE52E65 6>3C246 @7 stx]Qk^Am kAm{ \ Q(9J 5@ J@F E9:?< E96 %:>6D 4@?E:?F6D E@ AF3=:D9 E9:D C6A6E:E:G6[ 5:G:D:G6 >2E6C:2= H:E9@FE 2?J <:?5 @7 @442D:@?2= C6DA@?D6 7C@> 2?@E96C C6DA64E65 A@D:E:@?nQk^Am People are also reading… Recent closings: Thunder Valley in Salem; Wasena Tap Room in ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ; Burger in the Square in Cave Spring Former Montgomery schools official sues over firing under whistleblower act Virginia Tech football rallies, stuns Clemson in final minutes Details of who killed 1-year-old boy in Elliston elusive at father's hearing Manufacturing company plans 12,000-square-foot Christiansburg facility Man indicted in wreck that killed Town of Blacksburg employee How did Virginia Tech football grade in its win at Clemson? 3 takeaways from Virginia Tech football's win at Clemson Botetourt supervisors approve request to turn planned Cloverdale apartments into townhomes ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Valley bar groups make recommendations for Circuit Court judgeship Seth Greenberg sizes up Virginia Tech, UVa men's basketball Radford denies student appeal to reconsider punishment for man she accused of rape 5 things to know about Appalachian Power's proposed rate increase Prosecutor fired for reporting abuses in Natural Bridge Zoo investigation, lawsuit claims James Franklin aims to get Virginia Tech freshmen out of 'redshirt mode' kAms \ Q(6==[ D:?46 E96 >2;@C:EJ @7 E96 ?6HD 7665D E96 %:>6D AF3=:D96D 4@>6D 7C@> =67E =62?:?8 D@FC46D DF49 2D #6FE6CD[ &$p %@52J[ 6E4][ 2AA2C6?E=J E96C6 ;FDE :D?VE QC@@>Q 7@C 5:776C:?8 @A:?:@?DQk^AmkAm{ \ Q(6==[ :E D66>D E@ >6 E92E :7 E96 >2;@C:EJ @7 E96 5H:?5=:?8 ?F>36C @7 DF3D4C:36CD E@ E96 %:>6D >2J 36 >@C6 E@ E96 C:89E @7 46?E6C :E H@F=5 36?67:E E96 A2A6C :7 E96:C G@:46D 2?5 @A:?:@?D H@F=5 36 C67=64E65 @? E96 @A:?:@? A286 — 27E6C 2==[ H6VG6 366? DF3D4C:36CD 7@C ae J62CD 2?5 H6VG6 ?6G6C D66? 2 =6EE6C E@ E96 65:E@C 4@>A=2:?:?8 E92E E96 %:>6D H2D E@@ 4@?D6CG2E:G6 :? :ED C6A@CE:?8] x H@?56C :7 E96 A2A6C 92D 6G6C 5@?6 2 56>@8C2A9:4 DFCG6J E@ 56E6C>:?6 ;FDE H9@ :D C625:?8 E96:C AC@5F4E 2?5 A6C92AD[ ;FDE A6C92AD[ D@>6H92E 25;FDE :ED C6A@CE:?8Qk^Am kAms \ Qw6J[ J@F 36EE6C DH:E49 7C@> H92E6G6C J@FVC6 5C:?<:?8 E@ 8@ 324< E@ J@FC 8C2A67CF:E ;F:46 :7 J@F E9:?< E96 %:>6D H@F=5 6G6C 5@ D@>6E9:?8 =:<6 E92E — 3FE H6 42? 5C62> 42?VE H6nPQk^AmkAmkDEC@?8ms6??:D rC@H=6J[ #@2?@<6 r@F?EJk^DEC@?8mk^Am 0 Comments Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Catch the latest in Opinion Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Letter: Vote your conscience and values I was born and raised in the Appalachians and faithfully attended services in a small Methodist church on my ancestral land where the Martin a… Letter: Be sure to vote and vote your values We have a very important mid-term election coming up Nov. 3, and we need to do our homework before going to the polls to be sure we are not be… Letter: Trump promotes himself at our expense Wasn’t it nice to find $90 in your checking account recently courtesy the federal government? And then to receive a letter in the mail signed … Letter: Explore Wixárika art at Radford U. and Virginia Tech In a world where the news is depressingly about war, our concerns with artificial intelligence, and the price of gas and groceries, catch your…
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