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Editorial: Grounded (3/13/2024) - The Virginia General Assembly missed an opportunity to help coastal counties such as Gloucester and Mathews. That is unfortunate.Delegate Keith Hodges, our man in Richmond, introduced legislation that grounded on…
Editorial: New normal (3/13/2024) - Gazette-Journal headline, March 12, 2020: “Concerns grow as virus continues to spread.” Headline, March 19, 2020: “A New Normal,” describing how life would go on under shutdowns and mask orders.…
Letter: Fully fund the firehouse; cut budget to manage it (3/13/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The March 7 issue of this paper carried the scathing remarks Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue chief J.D. Clements made to county supervisors during last week’s public hearing…
Letter: Appreciates superintendent’s efforts (3/13/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Regarding the recent incidents of racial graffiti, slurs and threats in the Gloucester County Public Schools, the Gloucester County NAACP #7070 completely supports the actions and responses of…
Letter: Green for a day (3/13/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I’m part Irish and look forward to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day every year on March 17. There’s an Irish saying that if you are caught not wearing green,…
editorial home improvement chart Home improvement projects (3/13/2024) - We asked our Facebook followers last week what kinds of home improvement project they will be tackling this spring. A whopping 40 percent told us they would be deep cleaning,…
Editorial: The politics of division (3/6/2024) - America is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle. We as a people have such a purpose today. It is to make kinder the face of…
Editorial: Kinder and gentler (3/6/2024) - You need look no further than our “Pets on Parade” section in this week’s paper for an illustration of the angels living among us. Individuals and businesses throughout the community…
Letter: Silence speaks volumes (3/6/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: There have been several incidents of racial graffiti, racial slurs, threatening messages and other acts of racism in various schools throughout Gloucester County. The efforts of Superintendent Vladu…
Letter: I saw what you did (3/6/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I heard the siren—then saw the emergency lights as the ambulance was making its way to the intersection with its air horn blaring—the traffic light turned green and,…
Letter: Addressing light pollution (3/6/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: As a child, recall looking up in awe at the star-filled dark sky dotted with the brilliance of twinkling stars and the creaminess of the Milky Way? Have…
Letter: Beware of icons (3/6/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: It troubles me to read letters that seem bent on duping your readers. Or worse, outsmarting wise passages of Scripture. Recently a letter (“Iconoclasts,” Feb. 22 Readers Write)…
Letter: The future is bright (3/6/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: On Friday night, I had the honor of attending the Thomas Hunter Middle School Talent Show. I did not attend as an audience member. I volunteered as the…
Letter: The silent epidemic (3/6/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: In the heart of our community, beneath the surface of everyday life, lies a growing crisis that threatens the very fabric of our families and neighborhoods. The fentanyl…
Letter: A night to remember (3/6/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: If you missed The Suits concert last Sunday at Mathews High School, I’m sorry you didn’t get to meet such wonderful entertainers. They were as dynamic as they…
Letter: Looking back (3/6/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: In 2020 we had a secure border, we were energy independent, we had sanctions on China and Iran. We stopped Russia’s pipeline, we made sure Iran could not…
editorial oscars pie chart And the winner is … (3/6/2024) - This week, we asked our Facebook followers which film they want to win Best Picture at the 96th Academy Awards. A quarter of polltakers said they wanted Killers of the…
Editorial: Uncovering a tapestry of history (2/28/2024) - Today is the final day of Black History Month. Frankly, we’ve got mixed feelings about the observance. On the one hand, there really shouldn’t be a separate Black History Month.…
Editorial: Good and bad (2/28/2024) - February, ordinarily a symmetrical month with four occurrences of each day of the week, becomes lopsided in Leap Year. Here we are at Leap Day, Feb. 29, and having a…
Letter: Celebrating Gloucester’s Woodville School (2/28/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: On Feb. 24, the Woodville Rosenwald Foundation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the school and on Feb. 25 the Foundation held an open house for the community. On…
Letter: Excellent program (2/28/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I want to extend a heartfelt thank you the Mathews County NAACP for hosting an incredibly informative Black History Month Celebration at the Cobbs Creek Art Center last…
Letter: Unsung heroes in Gloucester (2/28/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Recently my husband fell in the middle of the night. After a 5 minute debate on what to do, I called 911 to request rescue squad assistance. The…
editorial pets movie pie chart Famous pets (2/28/2024) - This past week, we asked our Facebook followers about their favorite movie starring a pet. A total of 18.8 percent of our survey-takers voted for A Dog’s Journey. Homeward Bound,…
Letter: The coming election (2/28/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: In the Presidential primary election coming up in November we have both former President Donald Trump and newcomer Haley. I always believed in former President Trump because of…
Editorial: Ride the wave (2/21/2024) - Recent population estimates show that Gloucester’s population is growing slowly, while that in Mathews is declining. Hidden in the estimates are the factors that create population change. Demographers call one…

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