by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Apr 22, 2023 | Art, Education, Health, Politics
As a young man, Hugh Hill decided to follow his dream, and it swept him into three parallel careers: emergency medicine, the law, and the theater. Far from being overwhelmed by this vocational trinity, Hill, a native Virginian and for eight years a part-time resident...
by Dennis Brack | Apr 15, 2023 | Business, Education, Health, Politics
local news logo There is a danger in painting with broad brushes, even when that’s not the intention. So let me be clear: Most newspapers aren’t dying, and the Rappahannock News certainly isn’t going anywhere. This week, we feature a summary version of our partner...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Apr 15, 2023 | Business, Education, Health, Politics
local news logo Local news – arguably as important to democracy as utilities are to everyday life – is imperiled. The erosion of the advertising-based business model for local newspapers – still the primary source for local news – means there are far fewer journalists...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Apr 13, 2023 | Business, Education, Health, Politics
local news logo Claudia A. Whitworth was 18 in 1945 when she began working with her father on the Roanoke Tribune, the African-American weekly he founded shortly before World War II. In its columns, the Rev. F.E. Alexander – Baptist minister, journalist and printer –...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Apr 13, 2023 | Business, Education, Health, Politics
local news logo If you go out to the coffee shop in Monterey, Va., with The Recorder publisherAnne Adams, don’t expect to eat quickly. “It’s very difficult to get through lunch,” said Betsy Edwards, executive director of the Virginia Press Association. “Every single...
