Editorial: Saving a landmark (12/4/2024) - It has been encouraging in recent months to see the extensive work accomplished on the T. C. Walker House on Gloucester’s Main Street. Vacant for years, it fell into a… …

Letter: Killing our children (12/4/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Virginia will suffer more mass shootings. Why? First, few Virginia politicians are not willing to publicly say “sensible gun laws and the 2nd Amendment are compatible.” Second, truth… …
Letter: My hero is Jesus (12/4/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I had someone save me from death more than once. Cancer, motorcycle wrecks, motorcycle mechanical malfunctions that happened just after a dangerous ride(s) and who knows how many… …
Letter: Our farmers need Congressional support (12/4/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: America’s farmers are enduring a severe downturn in the agricultural economy, exacerbated by unprecedented weather and natural disasters. They need the support of Congress to continue producing food… …
Letter: What has happened to our money? (12/4/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Recently I encountered an advertisement involving the sale of old U.S. coinage and was a bit surprised at the price of these coins. For example, pre-1965 silver dimes… …
Letter: Come to our cantata (12/4/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: On Sunday, December 15 around 10:30 a.m., Newington Baptist Church is putting on a Christmas cantata, thanks to Heather King. We have been practicing super hard. We cordially… …

Letter: Blessed and safe (11/26/2024) - Blessed and safe A long, long time ago, Pilgrims and Indians came together to give thanks on the first Thanksgiving; they sat around the feast. We still do this today… …
Letter: Much to be thankful for (11/26/2024) - As Mathews Elementary School’s sign says, “There’s always something to be thankful for.” I’m thankful for my longtime coffee shop friends and now grateful for the wonderful owners and friends… …
Letter: What I am thankful for (11/26/2024) - Any person that is alive has something to be thankful for. I am so thankful for a loving God, and for never giving up on me. For hearing even my… …
Editorial: Almost here (11/20/2024) - Friends, please take a look at Section C today: our Holiday Calendar and Gift Guide. This section is a sure sign that the holidays are almost here. The calendar made… …
Editorial: Last call (11/20/2024) - We certainly hope to hear from many readers in letters on what makes them thankful; but for publication in next week’s paper, we need to hear from you by tomorrow,… …

Letter: Unconstitutional (11/20/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: President Trump has said that the states should be the ones to decide the status of abortion in our country, not the federal government. In an effort to… …
Letter: Jesus is the Reason (11/20/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: If you shop for Christmas decorations in most stores, you’ll find that about 95 percent of the items have nothing to do with Jesus Christ. Over the years,… …
Letter: Erosion of basic decency (11/20/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I recently saw something in Mathews that left me deeply saddened—a car with a crude message aimed at one of our country’s leaders, “Kiss my a**, Kamala,” scrawled… …
Letter: The next four years (11/20/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Trump has told you everything he has done and plans to do. You choose to disbelieve him. He has said he will be a dictator on day one.… …
Letter: Heart to heart (11/20/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: My heart sees the damage we can inflict on one another through words, actions, and assumptions, but I cannot know the depth of your suffering and whether or… …
Editorial: Please tell us (11/13/2024) - Your requests of the new administration The White House and Congress have familiar faces and new faces coming into office. This nation has been wracked by a divisive election. It’s… …

Letter: The marker (11/13/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: At the last Mathews Board of Supervisors’ meeting, a resolution was introduced and passed by a 3-2 vote. This resolution requested more information on the authenticity of the… …
Letter: Come grow with us (11/13/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Thanks, Mathews. Last year I, reluctantly, accepted the presidency of the Mathews Historical Museum, a small, self-described “one-horse” museum on Main Street, largely overlooked and ignored by most… …
Letter: Landslide victory (11/13/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Yes, America! There is a God! We defeated evil and looked the devil in the eye. Our prayers were answered and the Lord sent us “Trump.” All is… …
Letter: The next four years (11/13/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Thank you, God, for watching over this great nation and the common-sense American people who voted President Donald J. Trump back into the Oval Office. Like our president,… …