Letter: Volunteers live longer (1/8/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Whatever happened to volunteerism? For centuries, the United States was a nation of volunteers—military, civic organizations, volunteer rescue squads and fire departments, etc. Sadly, with notable exceptions, we… …
Letter: Vulnerable again (1/8/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Remember TV news videos in the early 2000s showing kneeling prisoners in orange jumpsuits lined up waiting to have their throats slit (including American Daniel Pearl)? Or a… …
Letter: A troubling trend (1/8/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: There have been a number of examples of dangerous growing presidential powers recently. First, the border enforcement rules began to change through Presidential Executive Orders each time a… …
Editorial: Things to remember (1/2/2024) - It’s a new year. Our routine will continue, spiced up by special events and memories of past big events that occur during the next 12 months. War, remembrance The entire… …
Happy New Year (1/2/2024) - The new year is here, so we decided to survey our Facebook followers on what they are most looking forward to in 2025. Answers included spending another year with family… …Letter: Magical cantata (12/31/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Sunday, Dec. 15 was a magical day at Newington Baptist Church. I arrived one hour early at 9 a.m. to do what I needed to do before going… …
Number 52 (12/26/2024) - Good grief! How did that happen so fast? We put this week’s paper together simultaneously with the approach of Christmas, at times with a skeleton holiday crew, and have attempted… …
New Year’s resolutions (12/26/2024) - The year 2024 is quickly coming to a close, so we decided to look ahead to 2025 this week. We asked our Facebook followers about their resolutions for the New… …
Holiday traditions (12/18/2024) - Since we are in the midst of the holiday season, we asked our Facebook followers which of their holiday traditions is the most beloved. The top answer by far was… …Letter: Concert and Sing Along a success (12/18/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The Central Village Homemakers would like to extend their heartfelt appreciation and thanks to all those that participated and made its Community Concert and Singalong such a success.… …
Letter: The other Bethlehem (12/18/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Last year at about this time one contributor to the Gazette-Journal stated the city of Bethlehem where Jesus was born was even worse than the modern-day city of… …
Letter: A matter of faith (12/18/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I read with considerable interest and appreciation the opinion piece by Joel Emerson (“My hero is Jesus,” Dec. 5 Readers Write). I am confident that many readers of… …
Letter: A different view on solar (12/18/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I attended the recent Mathews County Planning Commission hearing on solar farms. I heard many logical objections to the specific proposal being considered. However, many objections seemed to… …
Local parades (12/11/2024) - Since the Gloucester Christmas & Holiday Parade was held over the weekend and the Mathews Christmas Parade is coming up this Saturday, we decided to poll our Facebook followers on… …Letter: Against Y proposal (12/11/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Next week, 12/17/24 @ 6 p.m., the Mathews School Board will be receiving comments regarding property usage of a day-care center for toddlers and preschool children housed within… …
Letter: School support of Y project ‘unwise’ (12/11/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The school board in Mathews is facing many tough decisions in these next few years that will require much time and money to address. These include dealing with… …
Letter: Registrar, staff, thanked by Republicans… (12/11/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The Mathews County Republican Committee would like to extend its sincere gratitude to Carla Faulkner and her dedicated staff for their principled and efficient conduct of this year’s… …
Letter: …and by Democrats (12/11/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: On behalf of the Mathews County Democratic Committee, I want to express our deep appreciation for the exceptional service provided to the citizens of Mathews by our Voter… …
Letter: A uniVerse of support (12/11/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Ware River Circle extends a BIG thank you, To Christmas Open House supporters for all that they do! T’was WRCKDS members, Community and Sponsors … one and all,… …
Letter: A happy, safe and secure holiday season (12/11/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal:The holiday season is one of the most joyous times of the year, and it is also one of the busiest times of the year. We at Bay Aging… …
Letter: Cooperation fed 350 people at Thanksgiving (12/11/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Antioch Baptist, Francis de Sales, Macedonia Baptist, Salem Church Mathews, and Kingston Episcopal Parish joined forces again this year to provide a Thanksgiving dinner to our greater Mathews… …
Letter: No landslide (12/11/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: This letter is written in response to “Landslide victory” (Nov. 14 Readers Write). Donald Trump did not win a landslide victory. Nationally, in the popular vote, he won… …
Letter: The craziness is over (12/11/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Some letters written recently I feel the need to address. One was offended by a message on a car window that was felt to be disrespectful to Kamal… …
Letter: It shouldn’t take a murder (12/11/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: It shouldn’t take the murder of a health insurance CEO to wake us up to the horrors of the U.S. health insurance system. While we don’t know for… …
Letter: American men (12/11/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am so happy for the men of America! For far too long they have been prejudiced against for employment and promotion, depicted as buffoons in the media… …