Letter: Excellent program (2/28/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I want to extend a heartfelt thank you the Mathews County NAACP for hosting an incredibly informative Black History Month Celebration at the Cobbs Creek Art Center last… …
Letter: Unsung heroes in Gloucester (2/28/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Recently my husband fell in the middle of the night. After a 5 minute debate on what to do, I called 911 to request rescue squad assistance. The… …
Famous pets (2/28/2024) - This past week, we asked our Facebook followers about their favorite movie starring a pet. A total of 18.8 percent of our survey-takers voted for A Dog’s Journey. Homeward Bound,… …Letter: The coming election (2/28/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: In the Presidential primary election coming up in November we have both former President Donald Trump and newcomer Haley. I always believed in former President Trump because of… …
Editorial: Ride the wave (2/21/2024) - Recent population estimates show that Gloucester’s population is growing slowly, while that in Mathews is declining. Hidden in the estimates are the factors that create population change. Demographers call one… …
Letter: National conundrum (2/21/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Upon reading “Language lessons” (Feb. 15 Readers Write) by Admiral Dorman, I am compelled to respond, with due respect for his years of service. I must take strong… …
Letter: Using words to lift spirits (2/21/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I have had a passion for writing stories ever since I’ve lived here in Gloucester. I write about whatever comes into my head. When I was going to… …
Letter: Iconoclasts (2/21/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: An icon is defined as a being or thing widely admired for having great influence or sacred meaning in a culture or religion. Historically, icons and the images… …
All About Pets (2/21/2024) - We asked our Facebook followers last week what kinds of pets they have at home. The most popular answer by far was dogs (45.5 percent), followed by cats (27.3 percent),… …Letter: Navigating challenges of today’s rental market (2/14/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: In today’s market, locating an affordable rental home is becoming an ordeal for many. The supply and demand imbalance in real estate is disadvantaging renters and landlords alike.… …
Letter: U.S. must support Ukraine (2/14/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I sent the following email to Representative Wittman this week. If you agree or disagree with my sentiments, I hope you will contact your representative accordingly. Representative Wittman,… …
Letter: Language lessons (2/14/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: When you go to the polls in November, if you vote GOP, start learning Russian now. As a Navy ROTC college student, I took Russian to fulfill my… …
Letter: Wow, what a night! (2/14/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Wow! What a night at the 8th Annual Mathews Rotary Club’s Chili Cook-Off. Nearly 500 people, great chili and a true team effort by all five of the… …
Letter: Reading is fun (2/14/2024) - Editor, Gazette Journal I would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the recent support shown to Thomas Hunter Middle School students. As the THMS librarian, it is my passion… …
Happy Valentine’s Day (2/14/2024) - How do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? According to our survey takers, 36.4 percent said they are having a romantic outing, staying in and being disgusted by the day each received… …Editorial: The march of time (2/7/2024) - This week’s newspaper contains some articles telling how our residents and officials in the 1970s thought about the future: future needs, future development, future population. We are all taking the… …
Letter: Friends from God (2/7/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The friends that God places within our lives are very special to us, and they’re by our side always when we need them. I am so very blessed… …
Letter: Not your father’s GOP (2/7/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Today’s GOP is not the one your father knew. He would not recognize it. Nor would Dwight Eisenhower or Ronald Reagan. It is now controlled by its right… …
Letter: Prepared? (2/7/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: New York City is handing out $53 million in prepaid credit cards to the illegal migrants. Question: Are Gloucester and Mathews counties prepared to accommodate their allocation of… …
Letter: Weakening the country (2/7/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Our Secretary of Defense went missing for six days. Even the White House didn’t know he was in the hospital for three days. Secretary Austin admitted that he… …
Letter: Clouding the issue (2/7/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: It is so indicative for the Mathews Sheriff to use national methods of personal tallies. This was illustrated in Sherry Hamilton’s Feb. 1 article (“Gloucester Sheriff questions numbers… …
Super Bowl LVIII (2/7/2024) - The big game is only a few days away and we asked our Facebook followers this week which team they are pulling for in Super Bowl LVIII: Kansas City Chiefs… …Editorial: Know your school boards (1/31/2024) - Public schools arguably produce our single most important resource—educated young men and women. A community’s future is inexorably tied to the success of its educational system. In addition to producing… …
Letter: Al Booker, the mayor of Gloucester C.H. (1/31/2024) - Editor-Gazette-Journal: One thing I could count on when stopping by Tri-County before it closed was my good friend Al Booker. Whether it was local politics, the Red Sox, UVA sports,… …
Letter: I just don’t get it (1/31/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Biden has used Trump since the 2020 election to instill fear into the American people. Trump has served four years and accomplished more than any president in this… …