by Bud Meyer | Sep 9, 2019 | Uncategorized |
Our joint regional reporting project in the Piedmont got off to a good start Aug. 29 with the publication of Randy Rieland’s reporting on the ripple effects of the nationwide opioid crisis felt here in our own back yard. The series, with interactive graphics and...
by Bud Meyer | Apr 8, 2019 | Uncategorized |
It’s been a good week for those engaged in local news in Rappahannock County. There’s nothing like a dose of participation and a little well-deserved recognition. On Thursday, three Foothills Forum directors attended a Washington Post/Knight Foundation...
by Bud Meyer | Jan 26, 2019 | Uncategorized |
Reading the respectful obituaries of Russell Baker, who died at 93 this week, reminded us that this exemplar of journalism — a wry columnist who both humanized the editorial pages of The New York Times for 36 years and served as gracious host of Masterpiece...
by Bud Meyer | Oct 2, 2018 | Uncategorized |
Doing the kind of “work” we do, it doesn’t take much to find real inspiration. On the morning of our fun and spirited annual meeting last Friday, as I mulled what I might say later on, I pulled up the latest Local Fix — the weekly massive from our friends Josh Stearns...
by Bud Meyer | Jun 8, 2018 | Uncategorized |
On Friday, June 22 we’re excited to cohost with our friends at RAAC a cool RAAC TalkBack “twin bill”: “The Post,” the Academy Award-nominated film starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks. The 2017 film delves into the Washington Post’s...