Editorial: You had one job (4/24/2024) - As late as last week, Republican Gov. Youngkin and Democrats in the General Assembly looked as though they were edging closer and closer to mutually assured destruction, at loggerheads over… …
Letter: The Party of ‘No’ (4/24/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The letter in the April 11 Gazette-Journal (“Why I could never vote for a Democrat,” Readers Write) was interesting, but lacked back-up facts. Paul Ross could have written,… …
Letter: We are out of sand (4/24/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I think no one says it better than Louisiana Senator John Kennedy when he recently said the following words: “I’m an eternal optimist, but I am also a… …
Letter: Follow the money (4/24/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: As we see the blatant anti-Semitism on college campuses today, many of us wonder how this can be happening. We learned the history of the Jewish people—the Holocaust,… …
Letter: Truth, trust wanted (4/24/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: A recent article I read, said, “Now is the time we must overlook a poor choice of words.” These are the words to “overlook”: When Trump spoke about… …
Letter: The joys of spring (4/24/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: On a nice spring day, I enjoy having to go outside to plant a garden and then just sit at the patio table to relax. The gentle breeze… …
Where do you see the most litter? (4/24/2024) - In honor of Earth Day this past Monday, we asked our Facebook followers this week which areas in Gloucester and Mathews counties are the most littered. The top responses were… …Editorial: Give us a ‘V’ (4/17/2024) - This is National Volunteer Month in the United States. Volunteers rarely have the time to beat their own drums, as they stay so busy coaching, fundraising, picking up trash, and… …
Editorial: A crazy season (4/17/2024) - Dear friends, Yes, Election Day 2024 is still a long time away. But as we gear up for what promises to be a crazy season, it’s as good a time… …
Letter: Pay more attention to school safety (4/17/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: After many big events that shock the world—assassinations, rampage school shootings, 9/11, and so on—people say they can recall where they were when they heard the news. I… …
Letter: Celebrating our nation’s 250th birthday (4/17/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: As chairman of the Mathews VA250 Committee, I would like to introduce our committee and to advise you of the exciting and developing plans for the 2026 celebration… …
Letter: Anti-Zionism is not Anti-Semitism (4/17/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: President Joe Biden’s advisors are underestimating American voters and Democratic voters when it comes to Israel slaughtering Palestinians for 75 years. West Bank illegal settlers are openly killing… …
Letter: Executive overreach (4/17/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: What gave President Biden the idea he could cancel the debt of millions of students? The threat to American democracy is not Mr. Biden or Mr. Trump. The… …
Summer fun (4/17/2024) - As the days get warmer and school is drawing to a close, now is the time to start planning for summer. We asked our Facebook followers what they were planning… …Editorial: Neighbors helping neighbors (4/10/2024) - Mutual aid. Those two words convey a sense of comfort and support. They are not theoretical. When it comes to emergencies, mutual aid is real. The volunteers in our fire… …
Letter: A kind gesture (4/10/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I want to express a huge Thank You to the kind gentleman driving a large gray pickup truck on Aberdeen Creek Road. I was walking toward Hickory Fork… …
Letter: A sincere ‘Thank You’ (4/10/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: As we approach our last concert of the 2023-2024 Concerts By The Bay series, I would like to take this time to send out my sincere “Thank You”… …
Letter: Easter blessings (4/10/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: God blessed me at Easter, starting on Wednesday, March 27, with a mystery Easter angel leaving me an Easter basket filled with goodies, and a flyer reading: “You’ve… …
Letter: Embracing change (4/10/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: This is written in response to a recent Gazette-Journal letter to the editor (“Looking back,” March 7 Readers Write). In 2020, we did not have a secure border.… …
Letter: Why I could never vote for a Democrat (4/10/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Can either political party move America forward? Here are some reasons why I could never vote for a Democrat. Immigration—Against immigration, you are labeled a racist by the… …
Daffodil Festival faves (4/10/2024) - We asked our Facebook fans this past week what people like most about the Gloucester Daffodil Festival. A total of 27.5 percent of our survey takers said they liked the… …Editorial: Festival season (4/3/2024) - This weekend brings the return of the Gloucester Daffodil Festival and with it, the promise of additional great things to come. From now until late fall, our community will host… …
Letter: Another red herring (4/3/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: At the last Mathews Board of Supervisors’ meeting, Supervisor Mike Walls stated that I failed to acknowledge the 97 White folks who left the Island between 1910 and… …
Letter: Rained out; support appreciated (4/3/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The Gloucester County Public Schools Educational Foundation organizes an annual race to raise funds for two projects: the Teacher of the Year dinner held each May to honor… …
Letter: Recognizing excellence (4/3/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I have the pleasure and honor to serve on the board for the Gloucester County Public Schools Educational Foundation. I am pleased to work with those whose goal… …