Letter: A very big day (6/23/2021) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Saturday, June 12, 2021 marked a very big day for a lot of students who were graduating from high school and college. Due to the rain, most of… …
Editorial: A new state holiday (6/16/2021) - “I remember as if it were yesterday how my old grandmother used to jump up and down, clapping her hands and shouting: ‘Free Bells Done Ring! Free Bells Done Ring!… …
Editorial: Thank a bee today (6/16/2021) - In summers of yesteryear, children ran barefoot through the grass and enjoyed feeling the soft earth and clover under their feet. They enjoyed themselves, that is, until they stepped on… …
Letter: A tribute to Harry Ward, school system builder (6/16/2021) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Last week a funeral was held for Harry M. Ward; former teacher, Principal and Superintendent in Mathews County. As a former school counselor at Mathews High and a… …
Letter: COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective (6/16/2021) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: In response to the letter, “A word of caution on vaccines for youth,” (Readers Write, June 10). This letter seems to urge caution in using COVID-19 vaccine for… …
Letter: Troubled by publication of letter (6/16/2021) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I’m really very worried by your decision to publish the recent letter, “A word of caution on vaccine for youth” (Readers Write, June 10). At last check the… …
Letter: Get your own dirt (6/16/2021) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am an old, now, science teacher. When I was still a student teacher at university I heard a joke about a scientist and God. A great laboratory… …
Letter: Concerns about curriculum (6/16/2021) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Across the country school boards are being challenged regarding the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT). Last week in Gloucester’s meeting, it was reported that it was the… …
Letter: Happy Pride Month (6/16/2021) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: A warm and Happy Pride Month to my fellow LGBTQIA+ who end up reading this message. As a proud Transgender and Bisexual member of this community, I just… …
Letter: In a left-wing crisis (6/16/2021) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The country is in a crisis as never before because of this left-wing anti-American administration. The hard-left socialists have succeeded in silencing their opponents by enablers such as… …
Editorial: As summer arrives (6/9/2021) - Summer, “lazy, hazy, crazy” in the words of Nat King Cole, is here. Schools are out in many places. Families are planning vacations. Gloucester High has graduation this weekend, putting… …
Editorial: The real cost (6/9/2021) - Last week, a federal prosecutor in a case involving one of the defendants charged with storming the U.S. Capitol came up with a dollar figure for the physical damage done… …
Letter: Tribute, from one educator to another (6/9/2021) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: During the next several weeks, there will be many people who will share their thoughts and memories of Mr. Harry M. Ward. For me, and many others, our words… …
Letter: Harry M. Ward: the long night is over (6/9/2021) - Editor, Gazette-Journal:The long night is over and has come to an endIt is time that I must say goodbye to a friendHe was called home to be with his wifeHe… …
Letter: Fashionably Late (6/9/2021) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Oh, Hello Mr., Oops, Principal Harry Ward! Before you say anything, please understand that we are a little late because we got held up in an unbelievable traffic… …
Letter: A word of caution on vaccines for youth (6/9/2021) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: An article in the May 27 paper titled “Parents should feel confident about vaccinating children” says the FDA has approved the vaccine for “emergency use” in children aged… …
Letter: Praise for Mathews NAACP (6/9/2021) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Mathews County chapter of the NAACP for the COVID-19 vaccination clinics that were provided to citizens ages 65… …
