To the Editor: In response to Diane Merryman’s article about Tumeric she needs to clarify that anyone thinking of taking a supplement needs to discuss it with his or her doctor. The person needs to make sure it won’t interact with medications the person is already taking. If a person is diabetic or on blood thinner (including aspirin) he or she shouldn’t take it due to the interaction between the medications. Martie McKenzie
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To the Editor: The 4-H would like to thank the staff at the Chester Library for allowing our club to display Christmas stockings and cards at the library during the past holidays. Our club dedicated a lot of time to community service in partnership with the Community Council on Aging. If you are interested in joining the club, please contact the Chesterfield Cooperative Extension at (804) 751-4401 for information on the Business Bunch Club (9-18 years old) and Clover Club (5-8 years old). We meet at the Chester Library on the first Monday of the month from 6 to7 p.m.…
To the Editor:In this week’s Village News, (Jan. 30) you quoted Sen. Joe Morrissey as uttering, in regard to the massive recent gun rights rallies in Richmond, several statements belittling the voices of the thousands of citizens who made the trip to express themselves and as saying “I was very proud of everyone on both sides.” For the record, I was present at the rally on the 20th and was very proud of the 20 thousand-plus individuals arrived in the freezing cold to be present. At least a plurality of those present were also veterans, myself included. I resent the…
To the Editor:It is crucial that strong, well-funded schools are sustained in Chesterfield County. The near- and long-term economic strength of the county will depend greatly on maintaining and always improving the quality of strong financially supported schools. Helps economic development, business retention, and house resales, and it positions our students to succeed. It is what can separate Chesterfield County from other jurisdictions. Our kids and community deserves the best we can provide. Support Chesterfield County schools. Bob Innes
To the Editor: Let’s do this! I would hope for the approval and passing of the Courthouse Landing Project proposed for the area along Rts. 10/288/Courthouse Road area. I have been impressed with those who have put these plans together for such a helpful asset to our community. I have lived in Chesterfield County for just over 30 years with my first residence being on Hull St. Road near Courthouse Road. I have seen growth take place all along Hull Street Road, along Courthouse Road, along Midlothian Turnpike and along Route 10. I knew Courthouse Road before it became…
Editor: So let’s just put a halt to this “Courthouse Landing” proposal until “negotiations” are complete on the Chesterfield EDA 59-acre property so that citizens may be informed of just what the “deal” is between the EDA and the developer! Oh, and let’s not forget the FAA Flight Path OK too. We need information on that too. This is ridiculous. P.S. – A community informational meeting about the project will be held 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at L.C. Bird High School, 10301 Courthouse Rd. This proposal at the Rt. 10/Rt. 288 entrance ramp includes approximately 59 acres of county…
Editor: The Board of Supervisors missed the point in their approval of Carvana for Woods Edge road. Yes, the usage of the actual property is not bad; yes, there is a buffer; and yes, the noise is contained. But the sight and the sound could only affect, at most, those subdivision homeowners immediately across the project, not the majority of homeowners in each subdivision. What will affect everyone in Southcreek, Walthall Creek, and Riggers Stations subdivisions, however, is the traffic. That is the elephant in the room which supervisors failed to see. At minimum, there will be 500 employees in…
My opponent, Tim McPeters, purchased a full-page ad in last week’s Village News in which he criticized me personally and professionally in an attempt to convince citizens to vote for him. In the ad, he also disclosed my home address, which I consider completely unethical and, frankly, shameful. I am a single mother with a teenage son, and I live in a quiet neighborhood in North Chesterfield. This has compromised my family’s and my neighbors’ safety. I have contacted law enforcement, and they consider this a sufficient threat that they are planning to patrol my street until the election on…
Editor: Last autumn, my husband and I were on a camping trip that took us across Canada and the U.S., visiting friends and family and taking in sights we had always wanted to see. We had booked at Pocahontas State Park for a few nights and were on our way there when our truck broke down. We were over 3,000 miles from home, knew no one in the area and had Hurricane Michael heading up the coast toward us. We were truly stuck and didn’t know what we were going to do when a lady, Lisa Bailey, stopped and asked…
Editor: As you may recall, the first policy I issued after taking office last November was designed to reduce Chesterfield courts’ reliance on “cash,” or secured bail. This was prompted by concerns in our community that the use of cash bail mistreats lower-income people. The policy requires that prosecutors oppose any bail for dangerous defendants while agreeing to unsecured bail for defendants who pose no apparent threat. Some critics of this approach predicted that it would undermine public safety. That has not been the case. Our most reliable measurement of the effects of the bail policy has been in the…