Letter: Providing positive engagement (7/26/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am writing to highlight an important issue that concerns the youth of Gloucester and the need for positive engagement opportunities within our community. While I acknowledge that… …
Letter: The Power Hour Challenge (7/26/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The 2023-2024 school year is just around the corner and the need for excellent role models in the form of school volunteers is great in our local public… …
Letter: A spectacular show (7/26/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: A special note of thanks and appreciation to the Mathews Fireworks Committee, who once again gave us an outstanding show on July 1. I always look forward to… …
Letter: She made a tremendous impact on me (7/26/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I was deeply saddened to read of the passing of Susan Rose (July 20 obituary, Susan Lynn Rose). I only met her twice regarding my sewing request on… …
Letter: Follow the money (7/26/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: “Dark Money Is Coming for our Children: Exposing Right-Wing Agenda to Destroy Public Education” is an event being offered by the Fairfax Democrat Party and supported by local… …
Letter: Defining a dictator (7/26/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Living under a dictatorship: Unrestricted power, coercion, mandating authority over the people, being above the law, allowing crime and lawlessness, unending open borders (yes, they are still wide… …
Editorial: The semiquincentennial (7/19/2023) - The what? Semiquincentennial is a fancy word for 250, and it’s an early alert to get ready for our nation’s 250th birthday anniversary in 2026. Bicentennial was a much easier… …
Editorial: One small step (7/19/2023) - Today, Thursday, July 20, 2023, is the anniversary of an important date in world history. On this day, 54 years ago, Neil Armstrong took one small step for man, one… …
Letter: The Glorious Fourth, Part I (7/19/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I attended the Grace Presbyterian Church’s 4th of July service this year and was very pleased and inspired by the service. It included presenting the flag, the Pledge… …
Letter: The Glorious Fourth, Part II (7/19/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: On the Fourth of July, the celebration of our beloved United States, most of us went on picnics and watched the fireworks. I had a glorious time celebrating,… …
Letter: Prioritize property crime (7/19/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: As a concerned citizen and resident of Gloucester, I am writing to express my apprehensions regarding the upcoming unopposed election for the position of Gloucester Sheriff. While our… …
Letter: Good Will Ambassadors (7/19/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The good people of the Hayes community lost two Good Will Ambassadors last month—Ralph Taylor and Richard Whiteheart. Their presence will be sorely missed. Many people did not… …
Letter: Do the research (7/19/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I have given considerable thought to the need for a response to the accusations towards and assumptions being made about our organization, Mathews Citizens for the Common Good.… …
Letter: Our values are being destroyed (7/19/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: For those who are not informed this is what is happening in our schools today. Critical Race Theory is being taught in our schools: white and black conservative… …
Editorial: Safer (7/12/2023) - Half a century ago, public ridicule was being heaped upon an inoffensive fish, the snail darter. This little fresh-water swimmer was listed as endangered under the brand-new U.S. Endangered Species… …
Letter: Consequences (7/12/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: An article in the June 22 issue (“School board requests capital funds for MHS boiler replacement”) is instructive about the impact on Mathews schools from the level funding… …
Letter: You’ve lost me (7/12/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: This letter is to the Mathews Citizens for the Common Good. You are supporting some good people, but you’ve lost me and I suspect others. I made several… …
Editorial: Do your part (7/5/2023) - While presidential elections get all the attention—and the voter turnout—local elections like the one coming up this November often play a bigger role in residents’ everyday lives. The services we… …
Editorial: The campaign; your letters (7/5/2023) - The campaign for the Nov. 7 General Election is just about to begin. In fact, endorsements are already being issued, and letters backing candidates have already been coming in to… …
Letter: Broken-hearted decision (7/5/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Thank you and deep appreciation to those that signed my petition, supported, prayed, and spoke words of encouragement and praise of my work. At the last minute and… …
Letter: The chosen ones (7/5/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Well, Mathews Citizens for the Common Good are at it again. The objective of this movement is right out of the Marxist playbook. It appears they are liberal… …
Letter: Saving our democracy (7/5/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: How and why did our country become so divided? This is no accident and many Americans have no idea how our democracy is being manipulated. This has been… …
Letter: Blessed by citizens’ generosity (6/28/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: There are so many wonderful citizens in Mathews County and I have been the fortunate recipient of their acts of kindness for many years. As most of you… …
Letter: Hope this type of concert will be repeated (6/28/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: “A Celebration of British Music” was held at Kingston Parish Episcopal Chapel last Sunday afternoon, featuring three local organists, a 30-voice volunteer choir, and a surprise performance by… …
Letter: A Sunday afternoon to remember (6/28/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I wanted to take a moment to add a short PS to Mary Ann Carr’s thoughtful letter of appreciation for Sunday’s Organ Concert at Kingston Parish, expressing my… …