Columns

You hear a lot of talk about the Electoral College, which people need to know.

When Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney square off for president in the Nov. 6 election, the number of popular votes they receive from the people won’t actually matter.

Grayson Highlands State Park was recently rated No. 1 in a list of beautiful fall hiking locations on CNN.com, so I thought it was appropriate in this week’s column to talk about one of the most beautiful places I saw in China.

As promised, I’m back with a new column this week, and also as promised, this is a special entry. In fact, I have so much to say about this that it may have to be split into multiple columns.

This is Fire Prevention Week, and it gives us the opportunity to thank our firefighters for all their contributions to the community.