Editorial: On being prepared (8/27/2025) - A large section that is part of this week’s paper contains a lot of information about being prepared for some of the things that life throws at you. These include,… …
Editorial: Honoring labor (8/27/2025) - And, while you’re enjoying the long Labor Day weekend, take a moment to think about the men and women who gave the holiday its name. Labor Day is much more… …
Letter: Chevron Deference (8/27/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: At the Aug. 19 joint work meeting, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission in unofficial acts, unconstitutionally used Chevron Deference, preventing people’s instruction, welcoming ‘agent’… …
Letter: Virginia grandparents (8/27/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: As 2024 came to a close, it marked the end of an era with the passing of our beloved family friend Mr. Dennis Patterson. His wife, Mrs. Frances,… …
Letter: A word for the animals (8/27/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Why do we think it is no big deal to dispose of trash along the highway? Do we throw out litter because it is convenient? Is it inconvenient… …
Letter: The first Market Days (8/27/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Let’s circle up and try to remember the first Market Days, with Mildred P. Hudgins, our county Extension Agent, and her office staff working with Bill and Lil… …
Editorial: School days return (8/20/2025) - Temperatures are dropping a little (although we’re not out of the woods yet as far as the oppressive summer heat is concerned), kids are back on the gridiron getting ready… …
Letter: G.I. park neither needed nor wanted (8/20/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal Converting the FEMA property on South Bay Haven Drive on Gwynn’s Island into a county park is neither needed nor wanted. Such a park would be an obtrusive… …
Letter: We the People (8/20/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The following letter I am writing as a private citizen, not as a school board member. Many of our founding fathers sat in the pews beside people like… …
Letter: Remembering Charley Johnson (8/20/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: It’s that time of year again. Football is right around the corner. In 1969, a young engineer came to work at NASA Langley. Not too unusual, you say?… …
Letter: Schools like St. Margaret’s are vital (8/20/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I had the privilege of serving as the School Librarian at St. Margaret’s School in Tappahannock around the turn of this century. During my time there, I saw… …
Letter: Thank you for your support (8/20/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Concerts By The Bay would like to thank you for your continued support. Your past support, whether through purchasing an ad for our concert program, donation, or a… …
Letter: Remove Trump from office (8/20/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: We need to concentrate on one or two issues to remove Trump from office. He has committed, and is still committing, so many illegal and unconstitutional actions that… …
Editorial: Summer shorts (8/13/2025) - Summer fun Texans are having a lot of fun with congressional districts, as their legislature redraws the map to produce more Republican seats. Democratic-leaning states, including New York, Illinois and… …
Letter: The truth of the BBB (8/13/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Congressman Wittman is desperately trying to cover his voting record tracks by insisting in his constituent emails that his support for the Big Beautiful Bill was meant to… …
Letter: Are tariffs really good? (8/13/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I’m trying to understand why we are supposed to think that tariffs are a good thing for America. They sound tough till you actually look at what tariffs… …
Letter: Speak out! (8/13/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Trump supporters, are you ok with the deportation of thousands of Hispanic immigrants, many who are legally here and who were born here? Have you asked yourself what… …
Letter: A successful 36th season (8/13/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Arts at Abingdon held its final reception of the season in July to celebrate a successful 36th season of music and to thank our outgoing committee members. We… …
Letter: A bridge too far (8/13/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Several previous articles in this paper talked about working together, getting along, finding common ground. Considering today’s political landscape, this may be a bridge too far. It’s certainly… …
Editorial: At last (8/6/2025) - Commuters who make the daily trip back and forth across the York River will finally get a respite, as the tolls on the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge will be… …
Letter: The bill is reckless (8/6/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Phillip Bazzani’s recent letter defending the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” (Readers Write, July 17) wasn’t just misleading—it relied on tired stereotypes and political spin to justify ripping healthcare… …
Letter: Avoiding constituents (8/6/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The July 24 issue of the Gazette-Journal reported a meeting with Congressman Rob Wittman and the Gloucester County Emergency Services team. Approximately 30 people saw this as an… …
Letter: Are tariffs a good thing? (8/6/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I’m trying to understand why we are supposed to think that tariffs are a good thing for America. They sound tough till you actually look at what tariffs… …
Letter: Electricity bills rising? Follow the money (8/6/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: In April 2024, Donald Trump asked oil, gas and coal executives for a $1 billion campaign “donation.” By year’s end, fossil fuel industry tycoons delivered over $450 million to… …
Letter: Righteousness (8/6/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I stand up for righteousness. That is why I am banned from all government buildings in Gloucester, and Donald J. Trump, a convicted felon, is the head of… …