Editorial: On the job (8/28/2024) - This coming Monday is a special day. For 130 years, Americans have set aside the first Monday in September as Labor Day, a day to recognize and reward the efforts… …
Reusable water bottles (8/28/2024) - Using reusable water bottles is a great way to stay hydrated and help combat single-use plastics. We asked our Facebook followers which brand is their favorite. The top answer was… …Letter: Uncovering Gloucester’s hidden history (8/28/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Last week, the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition (Aug. 23rd) marked 233 years since African Haitians triggered the collapse of slavery… …
Letter: Fiscal responsibility (8/28/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Fifteen million dollars for one fire station is a huge amount for Gloucester County taxpayers to bear. An independent professional study should focus on what Gloucester needs in… …
Letter: Thank you, MVRS Auxiliary (8/28/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Thirty-five years ago, the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary began in Judy Ward’s living room. Judy’s idea was for the auxiliary to hold activities that would help the… …
Letter: Olympics of croquet coming to Hartfield (8/28/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The Olympics are a great event. People from all over the world gather to compete at the highest level of athletics. Every night I watched athletes from places… …
Letter: The contrast (8/28/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The contrast between the two candidates who want to be our President could not be more stark. One talks of gloom and doom, of danger and decline in… …
Letter: Just say no (8/28/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: We are seeing the continued degradation of our political system by the communists who have taken control of the Democrat party. They tell us that Kamala Harris is… …
Letter: Living in the past (8/28/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: A letter in last week’s paper (“Seven steps,” Aug. 22 Readers Write) is an example of a repeating editorial trend: living in the past. Last week we time-traveled… …
Letter: Respect, decency and integrity (8/28/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am writing to share my thoughts on the importance of voting for Kamala Harris in the upcoming election. As someone who was raised to respect the office… …
Letter: Brotherhood (8/28/2024) - Editor, Gazette-JournalSunday, August 11 was an unforgettable day thanks to the grace of God. That morning at church I listened to Pastor Chris read out of the book of Mark,… …
Editorial: Something in the air (8/21/2024) - It’s late August, and there’s something in the air. The smell of fresh varnish on the classroom floors? The sight of piles of notebooks and backpacks in school supply donation… …
End of summer (8/21/2024) - Gloucester and Mathews students will head back to school on Monday, signifying for many the end of summer. We asked our Facebook followers what they had planned for the last… …Letter: Gloucester citizens deserve an explanation (8/21/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I refer to Ms. Joseph’s August 15th Letter to the Editor. I believe the Citizens of Gloucester would appreciate an explanation from the Board of Supervisors to answer… …
Letter: Trust GVFR leadership (8/21/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: “Important: Please Read.” That was the heading for a full-page letter concerning the Gloucester Fire & Rescue Company. I’m sitting at my desk going over it again—first, I… …
Letter: Seven steps (8/21/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: At our Monday morning Breakfast Club this week, I listened to a talk by one of our Virginia state representatives who had an A-G step study to identify… …
Letter: Words can kill (8/21/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Ex-President Trump’s racist rhetoric may cost American lives. His ignorant words show a lack of understanding about the importance of America’s worldwide cooperation with people of all faiths… …
Letter: Who will represent us best? (8/21/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Some tout how well Congressman Rob Wittman represents us. The question is, is that just their feelings or is that the actual data of his voting? The facts… …
Letter: Crazy world (8/21/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: What a crazy world we live in. Four years ago, I would have called you crazy if you had told me we would be witnessing the following: That,… …
Letter: Republican no longer (8/21/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I recently resigned from the Mathews/Virginia Republican Party because party rules would ban me for four years for supporting an opposition candidate. Paraphrased excerpts of my resignation letter… …
Letter: Celebrity (8/21/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: If you have not seen the cover of Time magazine and its article on Kamala Harris, you should. Could it be Kamala is trying to exceed Taylor Swift’s… …
Letter: Woke world (8/21/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I awakened one day to a “woke” world. Everything was different and “Those who know what is best for you” said that was the way it should be.… …
Letter: Heal the divide;vote for RFK Jr. (8/21/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: My conservative friends think I am liberal, and my liberal friends think I am conservative, but I am independent. Did you know that 51 percent of Americans identify… …
Letter: Comix Con was great (8/21/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The Gloucester Library held its seventh annual Comix Con on Saturday, August 3, and I want to thank John from Jerseys Cards and Comics, along with the library,… …
Letter: Thanks for stories on local cooks (8/21/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Thank you, Betty Wrenn Day, for bringing interesting stories about food and local cooks to our awesome community newspaper. Earlier this month, your column featured Annie Bell Billups… …