Letter: Standing with Israel (12/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The Mathews County Republican Committee recently adopted the following resolution: Whereas the Mathews County Republican Committee supports the right of the State of Israel to exist as a… …
Letter: Sad and senseless (12/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: To the hunter that shot a lone Canada goose in my open field, which is posted, on Dec. 2: Stay off of my land and do not endanger… …
How do you spend the holidays? (12/13/2023) - This question was posed on our Facebook page last week. The most popular answer by far was spending time with loved ones, which received 23.5 percent of the vote. Exchanging… …Editorial: Remembrance Day (12/6/2023) - Flags at half-mast today will be just about the only indicator of the shocking attack at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 that catapulted the United States into World War… …
Letter: Happier times (12/6/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Wasn’t too long ago if you really think about it, to some extent all you had to worry about was what you were gonna have for dinner. Now… …
Letter: Joyful season (12/6/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: As Christmas approaches we begin to deck the halls and get ready to gather around our loved ones. Let us not forget the true reason why we celebrate… …
Holiday movie favorites (12/6/2023) - This week, we asked our Facebook followers to tell us their favorite holiday movie. “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” and “Miracle on 34th Street” tied for the top pick with both… …Editorial: An opportunity? (11/29/2023) - 2032. That’s the year when the tolls are supposed to be removed from the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge—tolls originally imposed to pay for the bridge’s expansion to four lanes… …
Letter: Keep Christ in Christmas (11/29/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: A few years ago, Newington Baptist Church had a few nativity sets extra after decorating the church. One of the ladies suggested offering them to the people living… …
Letter: Perhaps we all should be afraid (11/29/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am afraid. Not for me personally but for our republic. I have voted in presidential elections for more than 65 years and, for the first time, I… …
Letter: Remembering a true philanthropist (11/29/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: In this season of giving and being thankful, I wanted to take the opportunity to remember and express my gratitude for the life of William Simmons Sr. For… …
Letter: Protected speech? (11/29/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I disagree that Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s speech is protected by the 1st Amendment (or anyone else’s in this matter). Sura 5:33 says this about infidels: “They shall be… …
What is your favorite dish? (11/29/2023) - Last Thursday, we asked our Facebook followers what was their favorite Thanksgiving dish. The favorites by far were stuffing and green bean casserole (12.2 percent) with macaroni and cheese coming… …Letter: So much to be thankful for (11/21/2023) - Thanksgiving is one of the best times of the year to gather with our loved ones. As we’re getting ready once again to sit around the table for the turkey… …
Letter: Thankful for blood donors (11/21/2023) - In October 2017, I was bitten by a mosquito carrying the West Nile virus, and I got that virus. It attacked my energy and I continued to get weaker and… …
Letter: For guardian angels (11/21/2023) - I am thankful for God’s many blessings: His “blessing of protection” during my accident in June on Hickory Fork/Cappahosic. My truck was totaled; I walked away. Thank you to each… …
Letter: Grateful for an end to election season (11/21/2023) - I’m grateful our local elections are over. The Common Good won. Women ruled the day. Of course, I wished for more inclusion and respect for our black friends and neighbors,… …
Letter: What makes me grateful? (11/21/2023) - The professional personnel (Victim Advocates, Prosecutors, Law Enforcement, SANE nurses) who work every day to deliver justice to victims of crime and uplift their voices in the justice system. S.… …
Letter: God is so good (11/21/2023) - I may sound like a broken record every year, but God is so good. He blesses me each morning. I consider waking up a blessing, some people do not get… …
Letter: What I Am Thankful For (11/21/2023) - Watching a show on TV called, “The Secret,” it gave the idea that your mind controls your destiny. By focusing in a positive way on what you want, if you… …
Letter: Thanks for yesterday, today, forever (11/21/2023) - Yesterday’s memories, oh what a treasure,I’ve seen my days of woe and also days of pleasure.The hard times shaped my life like the smithy shapes the steel,A better soul it… …
Letter: Thank You (11/21/2023) - My thankfulness is a wisp of breeze,The lubrication that gives us ease,That should be shouted, repeated proud,Said to each other, said, gratefully, aloud. Of all the hundreds, three sixty-five,The plethora… …
Letter: For a serene place to live (11/21/2023) - I am thankful to live in Mathews County. A “come-here,” I recently fled the increasing crime, litter, graffiti, and lack of civility in Richmond. In stark contrast, Mathews is serene,… …
Letter: A place for exercise, fun (11/21/2023) - I am grateful for the Riverside Wellness Center. The staff is so friendly and makes everyone feel welcome. Being retired and moving to Gloucester from the Pacific Northwest one a… …
Letter: Protecting us (11/21/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: On behalf of the leadership of Bellamy United Methodist Church, we express our gratitude to all of those in our community who serve to protect and watch over… …