Editorial: The honored dead (5/21/2025) - Last month marked the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, a milestone that came and went with little fanfare. On April 30, 1975, the fall of Saigon… …
Local entertainment (5/21/2025) - Since the carnival is coming to Gloucester next month (see story), we decided to ask our Facebook followers what other kinds of entertainment they would like to see come to… …Letter: The true cost of data centers (5/21/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: This is a reminder to readers that the Gloucester County website recently posted an announcement concerning a meeting at the RCC Glenns Campus at 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday,… …
Letter: Music on Maple (5/21/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: On May 2, the Mathews County Visitor & Information Center (MCVIC) and the Mathews County Historical Society (MCHS) hosted a Music on Maple concert at the Thomas James… …
Letter: A big, very bad bill (5/21/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: As I write this letter, the U.S. House of Representatives is working to pass the most irresponsible piece of legislation of my lifetime. Because it is a budget… …
Letter: The DOGE report (5/21/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Antonio Gracias who has been helping DOGE at Social Security just found that millions of illegal immigrants let into our country by the Biden administration are on taxpayer-funded… …
Letter: FDR and DJT? (5/21/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I just finished reading Jean Edward Smith’s book, “FDR.” As I flipped the pages, I began to realize that FDR and Donald Trump do have a few things… …
Letter: The Great Writ (5/21/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: “Article I, Section 9, Clause 2: The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public… …
Editorial: Honor the commitment (5/14/2025) - We encourage our readers to take in the many events, which will become more frequent, being held in connection with the upcoming semiquincentennial. That’s right. Next year, our nation celebrates… …
Flower power (5/14/2025) - May is a great time for flowers, so we asked our Facebook followers which flowers are popping up in their yards. Three quarters of respondents said they are seeing peonies,… …Letter: Michelangelo’s drawings at W&M (5/14/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: With current attention on the death of Pope Francis and the election of Pope Leo in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, thoughts come to mind of Michelangelo’s… …
Letter: Cyclists are coming (5/14/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: As the director of the Tour de Chesapeake, I would like to take this opportunity to let our community know that on May 17, over 450 cyclists will… …
Letter: What happened to disaster assistance? (5/14/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: When the skies opened over Arkansas on March 14-15, 2025, the damage was swift and unforgiving. Fourteen confirmed tornadoes ripped across the state. Three people died. Homes were… …
Letter: Social Security’s future (5/14/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Recently there has been a lot made of the future of Social Security given the recent discussion about perceived cuts and office closures. Let’s examine both. As of… …
Letter: Steps toward restoration (5/14/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Now that all the “tell-all” books regarding the Biden administration are popping up, it is becoming very clear that the Democrats and the media are guilty of omission,… …
Editorial: A defining issue (5/7/2025) - For good or ill (and maybe a little bit of both), the tolls are coming off. The impact of this change will go beyond dollars and cents to motorists. The… …
Toll removal (5/7/2025) - Tolls on the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge are set to be removed by the end of the year, now that Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed the state budget into… …Letter: Thank mothers (5/7/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: On Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court made the Roe v Wade decision that allowed each pregnant woman to continue the pregnancy and give life or have an… …
Letter: Power corrupts (5/7/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I recently wrote that sincere Democrats need to change their party’s leadership for embracing elements of ideologies antithetical to liberty; progressivism, socialism and Marxism. Historically, all three result… …
Letter: Is this a ‘Golden Age’? (5/7/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: President Trump has promised that his administration will bring a “Golden Age” to America. A “Golden Age” is considered by most to be one of peace, prosperity and… …
Letter: Americans first (5/7/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: President Trump signed an Executive Order on May 5th to bring the manufacturing of prescription drugs back home to the USA. Through this order, the United States Food… …
Letter: Sears for governor (5/7/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Virginia will elect its first female Governor in November. The choice is clear. Virginians must elect Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears. Congresswoman Spanberger is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.… …
Editorial: Dunmore’s first outrage (4/30/2025) - He did what?? Virginia’s colonists—especially those in and around Williamsburg, because it took a while for word to spread in those days—were buzzing in anger 250 years ago. Their royal… …
Editorial: To our readers (4/30/2025) - Mysterious troubles in our press forced us to produce the Gazette-Journal at the Lee Enterprises printing plant in Mechanicsville for the past month. This week, after extensive repairs and with… …
Home addition (4/30/2025) - As home improvement season approaches as the weather warms, we asked our Facebook followers what addition to their home they would like to make. Answers included a sunroom, library, office,… …