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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,…
editorial thankful chart Thankfulness (11/20/2024) - This week, we asked our Facebook followers what they are thankful for and the overwhelming majority answered friends and family. Other responses included community and nature. This survey was conducted…
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…
editorial decorating chart - 1 When do you start decorating? (11/13/2024) - This week on Facebook, we asked our readers when they start decorating for the holiday season. A total of 38.1 percent of our respondents said that they do not decorate…
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,…
Editorial: Victory (11/6/2024) - The winners laugh, the losers weep, and in time, we hope, the people will unite to move the nation forward. “Out of many, one”: e pluribus unum. Let’s try to…
Editorial: Tradition (11/6/2024) - After all the months of sound and fury, you know the end of the campaign season is near when you find yourself drawing up the Gazette-Journal’s traditional charts: How Gloucester…
Editorial: Thankful? (11/6/2024) - By tradition, the Gazette-Journal gives its “Readers Write” space on Thanksgiving Day to our readers who tell us what makes them thankful. We receive interesting, often moving, stories each year.…
editorial chart reference How often do you refer to the paper? (11/6/2024) - We asked our Facebook followers this past week how often they refer to a single issue of the Gazette-Journal. A total of 63.6 percent of survey takers said they refer…
Letter: Election workers great (11/6/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am writing to say Thank You to the election officials and poll volunteers in Gloucester and Mathews. My husband and I appreciate the time and talent they…
Letter: Post-election notes (11/6/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: By the time you read this, the election will be over. Question is, how did you do? At 84 years, Christian, and observing the decline of our nation…
Letter: Successful House Party (11/6/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: On behalf of the Fairfield Foundation Board of Directors, we thank the sponsors and supporters of our Annual Historic House Party held at Exchange on Gloucester’s scenic North…
Editorial: Vote for civility (10/30/2024) - For the sake of our nation, can civility triumph at the polls next Tuesday? We have approached the presidential election with less-than-excited vibes, expecting the rivers of mud that were…
Editorial: Your letters (10/30/2024) - We thank those who have written letters about this election for (more or less) adhering to our guidelines of 300 words, no more than once a month. This made space…
editorial - 1 Additional coverage (10/30/2024) - At the Gazette-Journal, we work hard to deliver accurate and informative news each week. However, we were curious to see what kind of content our readers would like to see…
Letter: Good people (10/30/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I know that there are some bad people in Gloucester, but there are far more good people. I was in the Family Dollar store last week. I brought…

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