Flavor favorites (7/10/2024) - The top choice for last week’s survey question on favorite summer desserts was ice cream. This week, we decided to ask which flavor of ice cream our Facebook followers enjoy… …Letter: In response (7/3/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The following comments are made in response to a letter in last week’s Gazette-Journal (“The presidential debate,” June 27 Readers Write). The “Green New Deal” never made it… …
Letter: Christian in the White House (7/3/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Joe Biden attends church regularly. Donald Trump attended church once for a photo op. If you want a Christian in the White House, you must vote for Joe… …
Letter: 90 minutes (7/3/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor in 1941 took about 90 minutes and proved pivotal in the history of the United States. The televised debate last… …
Letter: Awesome day (7/3/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Saturday, June 15 was the Blue Grass Festival at the Gloucester Moose Lodge. We were raising money for the children’s hospital. I was out there, having such a… …
Summer sweets (7/3/2024) - We asked our Facebook followers this past week which summer dessert they liked the best. More than half of our respondents said they enjoyed ice cream or milkshakes the most,… …Letter: The presidential debate (6/26/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Why do we keep spending money on the Green New Deal when the middle class and the poor cannot pay for food? Everything we buy depends on oil.… …
Letter: Obscene flags (6/26/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: We recently watched our first deadrise boat docking contest, held at Williams Wharf in Mathews. The event was well organized, well attended, and the boat captains and crew… …
Letter: Hometown heroes (6/26/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: On Friday, June 14, two neighbors in our community responded to an early morning hour cry for help when taking their dog out before daylight. It was unknown… …
Letter: Plenty to do at museum (6/26/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Thank you for the article on the Pungo Dinosaur Park in your June 20 edition. I was a volunteer at the Military Aviation Museum for 10 years prior… …
Letter: Showers of blessings (6/26/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: God has blessed me in many ways over the years, such as placing the right people in my life: my brothers Bryce and Ray, my friends Walker, Pearce,… …
Summer traditions (6/26/2024) - We asked our Facebook followers which summer traditions they look forward to every year. The number one answer was going to the beach at 36.4 percent, followed by visiting a… …
Editorial: Please spay and neuter (6/18/2024) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society recently posted that it has dozens of kittens in its shelter, hoping to find good homes for them. The society provided this graphic to us in… …Letter: Wonderful things in our community (6/18/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: In the haste of the week, I often fail to acknowledge the many wonderful things happening in our county of Gloucester. This past weekend two events caught my… …
A perfect water landing? (6/18/2024) - Eagle-eyed reader Tom Orrell pointed this out to the Gazette-Journal—a satellite photo view on Google Maps of Mathews County, dated 2024. He was looking at the Gwynn’s Island area, “then… …
Beating the heat (6/18/2024) - We asked our Facebook followers last week what steps they take to beat the heat. Nearly half of survey takers said they stay indoors (41.9 percent), followed by going to… …Editorial: Community support (6/12/2024) - The future looks bright for this year’s crop of high school graduates, thanks to the overwhelming support of civic groups, businesses and local folks who have stepped up to help… …
Letter: Strengthening water safety measures (6/12/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Recently, the Mathews Land Conservancy (MLC) was granted $3,000 by the Mathews Community Foundation to strengthen water safety measures at Williams Wharf Landing. The Mathews Community Foundation grant… …
Letter: Bidenomics 3.0 (6/12/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Bidenomics 1.0 was “One crisis after the next” by Gail Mitchell of Hardyville (May 16 Readers Write). 2.0 was “Biden’s record” by Bill Wallace of Gloucester (May 30… …
Letter: Smith for U.S. Senate (6/12/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I strongly support Commander Chuck L. Smith for U.S. Senate to replace Democrat Tim Kaine. Senator Kaine has been nothing but a shill for the Obama and Biden… …
Letter: Trump and the military (6/12/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am a proud veteran of 32 years in the Navy and Navy Reserve. My father was a Marine who fought in WWI and WWII. Duty and honor… …
Letter: Hear my cries (6/12/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Abortion is both a moral and legal question. There is more to it than just “her body, her choice.” Have you taken the time to really dissect what… …
Summer cookout favorites (6/12/2024) - With school out and summer on the horizon, cookouts are a perfect way to reconnect with friends and family, while enjoying delicious food of course. Here are the summer cookout… …Editorial: Remembering D-Day (6/5/2024) - A young man cradles his M1 rifle as he stands shoulder to shoulder with other young men in one of thousands of landing craft that bob up and down as… …
Editorial: ConGradulations (6/5/2024) - This weekend will unleash several hundred newly-minted high school graduates from Gloucester and Mathews into their new worlds. Following this signature milestone in their lives, some will continue their education;… …