Letter: Help the C.H. Players have a secure future (8/18/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: "Is anybody there? Does anybody care?" These are the opening lines of a song from the musical, "1776," which the Court House Players presented in Gloucester in 2007.… …
Letter: Former GVFD volunteer appreciates care (8/18/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Before I retired and moved to Essex County in 1995, I served over 30 years with the Gloucester Volunteer Fire Department. On July 22, I was involved in… …
Letter: Vendor expo a fun-filled event (8/18/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: We would like to thank all the vendors who participated in the Independent Vendor Expo on Friday night. The event held at the Mathews firehouse was fun, with… …
Editorial: The dysfunctional Gloucester family (8/11/2010) - When money gets tight, people naturally get testy. It leads to disagreements, fights and, in some extreme cases, divorce. That’s as true of governments as it is of families. When… …
Editorial: Two doses of bad news (8/11/2010) - As the recession drags along and local "recovery" comes slowly, Hampton Roads has received two doses of bad news. The past week brought the announcement that about 300 jobs at… …
Letter: A vision for a community center at Hayes (8/11/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Long-range planning is something that we all do. We save for a car or for retirement. We plan a wedding or some other event. What is true in… …
Letter: Swim lessons needed to avoid tragedy (8/11/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The recent drowning of six teenagers in Louisiana was a preventable tragedy. Swimming is a lifetime skill which everyone should learn, regardless of age. Unfortunately, the Middle Peninsula… …
Letter: Losing grasp of history (8/11/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Joyce Appleby, Lynn Hunt and Margaret Jacob start their book "Telling the Truth about History" (publ. 1994) with the words, "We have lost our grip on historical truth."… …
Letter: Was Reagan a socialist? (8/11/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Liberalism, or progressivism, does not equate to socialism or Marxism. Calling a belief by a different, derogatory name is simply a method to marginalize it and demonize its… …
Letter: Health care misrepresentations (8/11/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The misrepresentations on the recent health care legislation by the White House continue to amaze me. As examples, you never heard the phrase "universal health care" in the… …
Letter: Laws for all (8/11/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The arrogance demonstrated by many members of the U.S. Congress has now trickled down to the local level. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 5, 2010, while traveling… …
Letter: Board needs to be proactive in high-speed internet (8/11/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: May I say congratulations to Gloucester County Schools for using online education in its summer school program. Forward thinking communities always have the upper hand in this rapidly… …
Letter: The good fight (8/11/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: "You have fought the good fight. You have finished the course. You have kept the faith." Those words stood out as Bucky Burruss paid tribute to his brother… …
Letter: Community effort applauded (8/11/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Two years ago I was introduced to SIDNE (Simulated Impaired DriviNg Experience) and knew it would be a wonderful experience for Gloucester students, but knew I would not… …
Letter: ‘Farm to Feast’ event a success (8/11/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: On behalf of the vendors of the Mathews Farmers’ Market, we would like to take this opportunity to thank the many people who helped to make our "Farm… …
Editorial: Hometown lost and found: The disappearing shoreline (8/4/2010) - "Hometown lost and found" is an occasional commentary about people, places and things that make up our community. It has been absent for a while, but at this time of… …
Letter: Lack of participation at fair disappointing (8/4/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am writing in regard to the Gloucester County Fair. I took my granddaughter last Friday morning to enter our little roses. We were greeted with the usual… …
Letter: It’s been a labor of love (8/4/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I would like to thank everyone who supported this year’s Gloucester County Fair. The work of the many volunteers, the support of the vendors and the attendance of… …
Letter: The direction of America (8/4/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Are you satisfied with the direction America is traveling today? Every generation determines the road on which they will take it. We now find ourselves at a fork… …
Letter: Taxes excite debate; but how to narrow the gap? (8/4/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Discussion of income tax tends to excite emotions about as fast as any political debate but it is the political season and both sides will give it a… …
Letter: Patriotism and faith in America (8/4/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: It appears that some readers fail to actually read what is written and react to an opinion which differs from theirs and make it personal. It is often… …
Letter: Time to replace FDA (8/4/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: It is time for the FDA to be replaced by something like the Commission E in Germany, where supplements and herbal products are dispensed alongside prescription drugs. This… …
Editorial: Thank you, Rachael (7/29/2010) - It’s difficult for most of us to envision, when we toss aside an apple core, the majestic tree that one day could sprout from that seed. Rachael Burnette has that… …
Editorial: A couple of (good, unnoticed) things (7/29/2010) - The news has been rather discouraging, from heat to drought to oil spills to court cases to an uncommon number of traffic fatalities in Gloucester so far this year. We… …
Letter: Allow Clarence Bowser to have a jury trial (7/29/2010) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Several years ago, my business partner and I purchased land adjoining Mr. Clarence Bowser’s. A couple days after we had it surveyed we discovered that Mr. Bowser had… …