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;… …
Letter: Support the Mathews Lions’ fundraiser (6/5/2024) - Editor, Gazette Journal: On Saturday, June 8, from 2-5 p.m., the Mathews Lions Club is sponsoring a “take out” Crab Cake Dinner. The Lions Club is well known for these… …
Letter: Reverse Robin Hood? (6/5/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Robin Hood took from the rich and gave to the poor, right? In 2017 Donald Trump, the GOP and Rob Wittman gave us, H.R. 1, Tax Reform Act,… …
Letter: Eligible, banned (6/5/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Why I’m angry. Because King Jesus Christ is the King over all nations under heaven, so why are we paying taxes to the government of men that had… …
Letter: Character counts (6/5/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: My grandfather taught me as a young boy to never tolerate a thief or a liar. Anyone convicted of 34 felony counts of paying off porn stars while… …
Post-grad plans (6/5/2024) - Gloucester and Mathews high schools are scheduled to hold their graduation ceremonies Saturday. In celebration of that, we asked our Facebook followers this past week what their graduating seniors are… …
Editorial: Feel the heat (5/29/2024) - The hottest months on record, and subsequent warming of the oceans, and melting ice caps and glaciers, are all contributing to sea level rise.Looking at the miles of coastline in… …