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For Saulman (10/11/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am writing in support of Cindy Saulman, candidate for Gloucester County School board member at-large.As a DARE officer in Gloucester schools for many years, Cindy has had…
For Saulman (10/11/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Gloucester County citizens have a unique opportunity to elect a representative to our school board that has actually had experience in the schools. Cindy Saulman served as the…
Quality first (10/11/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal I am concerned when any candidate for the Gloucester School Board states that the first plank of their campaign platform is to “Remove divisive concepts like Critical Race…
Frye, Gibbs, Morgan for school board (10/11/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Mathews County schools, as most other public school systems, are now facing tremendous challenges. These require the recruitment of dedicated individuals with a strong commitment to educational excellence…
Hall for commissioner (10/11/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am the former chairman of the Mathews County Planning Commission, a past president of the Chesapeake Bay Board of Realtors, with 50+ years’ experience in real restate,…
Mathews endorsements (10/11/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Want change? The simple question that I and all voter in Mathews County need to answer is this: “Are we heading in the right direction in our county?”…
Walls for Commonwealth’s Attorney (10/11/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Marie Walls will protect Mathews County and will bring excellence to the office as the next Commonwealth’s Attorney. I wholeheartedly endorse her candidacy. I served under Marie in…
Editorial: This is true (10/4/2023) - During the back-and-forth about a proposed historical marker for Gwynn’s Island, referring to the exodus of its African American population a century ago, a few lonely voices asked: What about…
Letter: At the Wagon Wheel (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: “Only you/Cared when I needed a friend/Believed in me through thick and thin/This song is for you/Filled with love and gratitude”—The Stylistics, “You make me feel brand new”…
Letter: Short Term Rentals (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The Sept. 19 meeting of the Gloucester Board of Supervisors on Short Term Rentals opened with a briefing from Planning and Zoning covering status of rentals in the…
Letter: A slippery slope (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: This is written in response to the letter writer who said the Gwynn’s Island black flight historic marker needs to be approved (“This dark history must be remembered,”…
Letter: Orth for Gloucester BOS (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am writing in support of Dr. Robert “JJ” Orth’s candidacy for the Abingdon District seat on the Gloucester Board of Supervisors. JJ has been a member of…
Letter: ‘No’ to the referendum (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I would like to commend Ashley Chriscoe and Phillip Bazzani for being good stewards of our hard-earned taxes. Five other members of Gloucester Board of Supervisors have proposed…
Letter: For Arsenovic, McDonough, Saulman, Andersen (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Gloucester residents, please don’t be duped by the rhetoric that is being spread everywhere by one of the candidates for school board. The school board is very important…
Letter: For Post, Seabolt, Nash, Baker, Endquist (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: This is an important election as it will reflect our Gloucester School Board’s power over the teachers’ unions for the next four years. The teachers’ unions are introducing…
Letter: Post for School Board (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am reaching out to express my concerns and support for Darren Post, who seems to be facing undue persecution from certain school board members purportedly aligned with…
Letter: For Post (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: It is necessary our community is aware of the stark, clear divides in the upcoming school board election in Gloucester County. Observations from the two school board candidate…
Letter: For Post (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I express unequivocal support for Darren Post, who bravely revealed unsettling matters within our schools. He brought to light that students were questioned about their preferred pronouns without…
Letter: For Post (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I write to express my earnest support for Darren Post, who has valiantly stood against the shadows of opacity by bringing the school board to court over their…
Letter: Saulman for Gloucester School Board (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I write this letter in support of Cindy Saulman, candidate for Gloucester County School Board. Cindy is a strong, intelligent woman who served the county and its residents…
Letter: For Saulman (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I spent 16 years on the Gloucester County School Board as the Ware District representative and had the privilege and pleasure of interacting with Cindy Saulman while on…
Letter: Andersen for Gloucester School Board (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette Journal: I’ve had the distinct pleasure observing Troy Andersen serve as a school board member, vice chair and board chair. Troy has spent most of his life in…
Letter: Mathews constitutional office endorsements (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I have been a Mathews resident for 34 years, a Mathews business owner, and have provided employment for Mathews citizens. I would like to address some elective offices…
Editorial: Building the tax base (9/27/2023) - “The county’s population has dropped.” “Too many of our young people are moving out of the county in order to make a living.” “We need better schools and cannot afford…
Letter: This dark history must be remembered (9/27/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am writing on behalf of myself, a descendant of Gwynn’s Islanders back to the 17th century, and of a group of Black descendants of Gwynn’s Island who…

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