Pets

• Pet notes for May 3 (Last modified: 05/03/08)
• Designer dog? Mixed breed? (Last modified: 05/03/08)
• Pets up for adoption (Last modified: 05/03/08)

Other History

• One of the world's most widely observed holidays has roots in the American Civil War and a small West Virginia community (Last modified: 05/03/08)

Local History

• UMW centennial calendar for May 3 (Last modified: 05/03/08)
• THIS WEEK IN UMW HISTORY Week of May 3 (Last modified: 05/03/08)
• Louisa, whose Main Street preserves the look of yesteryear, prepares to celebrate its heritage during a revival of its Court Days festival (Last modified: 05/03/08)
• Local history calendar for May 3 (Last modified: 05/03/08)

Gardening

• White oaks are notoriously slow growers, but among the most beautiful of trees (Last modified: 05/03/08)
• Garden calendar for May 3 (Last modified: 05/03/08)

Flashback

• War, relics and Route 3 west; and the anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville (Last modified: 05/03/08)

Columns

• Birding is full of surprises and pleasures--and never more so than at Arizona's Verde Valley Birding & Nature Festival. By Paul Sullivan (Last modified: 05/03/08)
• America will survive these hard times--even if it means life without cell phones, tanning beds and video games (Last modified: 05/03/08)
• Louisa's Twin Oaks community--a place of special values nurtured through cooperative living--invites the public to attend its annual workshop on herbs. By Jim Kundreskas (Last modified: 05/03/08)

Civil War

• Civil War calendar for May 3 (Last modified: 05/03/08)
• Many events are planned for the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville, plus the 114th anniversary of the Battle of the Wilderness (Last modified: 05/03/08)

Local

• Virginia history for May 3, and beyond (Last modified: 05/03/08)