If you have any problems unsubscribing, please see further instructions at the bottom of this edition of Streetmail. This amendment to the state constitution would guarantee the people of Virginia the right to hunt, fish and harvest game. Supporters say it is necessary to safeguard a treasured Virginia tradition. Opponents say the amendment is not needed, and would only clutter up our state Constitution. Hunting season is something that hunting aficionados in Southside look forward to all year long.
Some hunters schedule their vacation time around hunting season.
Waitpersons at local eateries greet the day by serving up breakfast to crowds of camouflage pants and blaze orange caps. The sound of baying hounds echoes in rural areas, and some kids actually take a day off from school in order to hunt. LAST WEEK, we discussed the honor, or lack thereof, in pro baseball. I asked if you felt that Roger Clemens' act of throwing part of a broken bat at Mike Piazza had taken the honor out of our national pastime, and made it more difficult to teach our kids good sportsmanship. I teach physical education at the elementary level .teaching students to become good sports is a high priority of mine.