Letter: Who shook the jar? (2/26/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Bathroom stall words of wisdom read recently in a Williamsburg eatery: If you collect 100 black ants and 100 fire ants and put them in a glass jar,… …
Letter: NARFE is a great resource (2/26/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Federal retirees or active federal employees living in the Gloucester/Mathews area looking for current information about health care, and retirement planning can find much useful information at the… …
Letter: Fearmongering (2/26/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Gosh, the Letters to the Editor are full of fearmongering, misinformation and sheer panic on part of a select few. Here are some facts that might put these… …
Letter: Thank you, Food Lion! (2/26/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: As a resident of Mathews County, I would like to commend our local Food Lion grocery store for its excellent service to the community. On the day before… …
Letter: Perfect days (2/26/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I had two perfect days with my brother when he came to Virginia for a week. He surprised me in church on Feb. 8 as I was on… …
Editorial: Before (2/19/2025) - Over the weekend this part of Virginia watched consistent forecasts for deep snow. We have seen plenty of snowstorms over the years, and have had ample time to prepare. (And… …
P.S. Please tell us (2/19/2025) - We would welcome hearing your memories of the Covid pandemic: how it affected you, your family, your workplace, your way of life. Please feel free to send your thoughts to… …
How do you feel about AI? (2/19/2025) - Due to the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in daily life, including in local government, we decided to pose the above question on Facebook. Nearly 50 percent of respondents indicated… …Letter: You can thank him later (2/19/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: So my personal health information that is supposed to be guarded zealously is being shared with a group of boys who have zero security clearance. My financial records,… …
Letter: Promises made,promises broken (2/19/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: “When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One,” Donald Trump stated in August 2024. He then repeated this promise many times on the… …
Letter: Hair on fire (2/19/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: So those of us who are Dems have our hair on fire over Elon Musk’s “examination of the waste and fraud in government.” You are darn right, our… …
Letter: Thank you, Republicans (2/19/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Many Republicans crafted Project 2025. Trump disavowed it. (He lied 30,000+ times during his presidency.) Republicans supported him, anyway. I have many friends across the aisle who depend… …
Letter: Have we lost our humanity? (2/19/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: In today’s political climate, it seems that many have allowed their political views to define who they are rather than simply reflect what they believe. When personal identity… …
Letter: Support farmers (2/19/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am the daughter of a Kansas farmer and the granddaughter of a Kansas rancher. I am deeply worried about the harm that is being done and will… …
Letter: Is it still 2016? (2/19/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: It seems the Democrats’ playbook is the same as 2016. Hate Trump, but now it is also Hate Elon Musk. They lost the 2024 election, yet they still… …
Letter: Long live our vibrant democracy! (2/19/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Monday, on Presidents’ Day, a small group of people gathered on the lawn of Liberty Square in Mathews to express their displeasure with the state of events in… …
Letter: Putting an end to waste (2/19/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: To address two letters from the latest Gazette-Journal, from Sharon Dequaine and Theresa Goltermann. Both letters are critical of Elon Musk and his DOGE work in cutting waste… …
Letter: Unprecedented power (2/19/2025) - A couple of weeks ago, on a cold sleepy weekday, my wife and I drove to Richmond to attend a rally at the state capitol protesting President Trump’s massive output… …
Editorial: Pardon me? (2/12/2025) - Whew. If anyone tried to keep track of the pardons issued by President Trump at the end of his first term, President Biden at the end of his term, and… …
Valentine’s Day (2/12/2025) - Valentine’s Day is Friday so we decided to ask our Facebook followers what they were doing for the big day. Half of respondents said they were going to celebrate with… …Letter: Pride and enthusiasm (2/12/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: This past Thursday, we took part in a school tour of Mathews Elementary, Thomas Hunter Middle and Mathews High School hosted by Superintendent Dr. David Daniel and the… …
Letter: Thank you for your Mathews support! (2/12/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Wow! What a night at the ninth annual Mathews Rotary Club’s Chili Cook-Off! Nearly 350 people, great chili and a true team effort by all six of the… …
Letter: Promises kept (2/12/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: In a culture that appears to highlight cynicism and negativity, it is refreshing to experience a national leader who follows through on campaign promises. Illegal immigration was a… …
Letter: Afrikaners (2/12/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: During WWII, a significant portion of the “Afrikaner” population in South Africa, particularly within the “Ossewabrandwag” organization (an organization with strong ties to National Socialism) openly supported the… …
Letter: Spending accountability already exists (2/12/2025) - All citizens, no matter our political affiliation, should be concerned with where our tax dollars are going. For this reason, we elect representatives we believe will best decide how to… …