Letter: Gibbs for school board (8/9/2023) - Our nation’s future is in today’s children. What do they know now and where will they go? The election of local public school boards still offers an opportunity to end… …
Letter: April Edwards for sheriff (8/9/2023) - Regarding the election for Mathews County Sheriff, my advice for everyone is to attend every forum that becomes available and listen to both candidates, not to those around you. Think… …
Letter: Edwards for sheriff (8/9/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am writing to express my endorsement of April Edwards as the most qualified candidate for the position of Mathews County Sheriff. I have closely observed April’s exceptional… …
Editorial: Summer shorts (8/2/2023) - These notices are short, because Dog Days have clamped their grip on our composing powers and it’s just been too hot to concentrate on anything. Silent epidemic The American Foundation… …
Questions remain after a life cut short by suicide (8/2/2023) - By Charlie Koenig Editor, Gazette-Journal My big brother Jim would have turned 61 yesterday. Would have, I said. But he didn’t. He’ll forever be 59. That was his age, when,… …
Letter: Melissa Mason deserved a public apology (8/2/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: If you attended the July 25 Mathews Board of Supervisors’ meeting, or watched it online, or read the account in the July 27 issue of the Gazette-Journal, you… …
Letter: Concerns and suggestions (8/2/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am writing to express my heartfelt concerns about the current state of the Gloucester school system and to offer some suggestions to the new superintendent that I… …
Letter: Saulman for School Board (8/2/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: We are fortunate to have Cindy Saulman as a candidate for the Gloucester School Board At-Large seat. I met Cindy through her work as the Drug Abuse Resistance… …
Letter: Edwards for Sheriff (8/2/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am a longtime resident of Mathews County and a graduate of Mathews High School, and served as a school administrator in our county for 12 years. However,… …
Letter: For Edwards (8/2/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: There are two independent candidates who are running for the Constitutional Office of Sheriff of Mathews County. It has come to my attention the Mathews County Republican Committee… …
Letter: Summer fun (8/2/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal I had such a fun summer so far, and busy, starting June 3 with the start of the summer reading program at the library. On June 11, I… …
Editorial: An exciting time (7/26/2023) - This is an exciting time for our local schools, filled with promise for the future. In Gloucester and Mathews, the school divisions are in the process of welcoming in new… …
Letter: In defense of Mathews Citizens’ group (7/26/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I want to address a few issues raised by Mr. Brooks’s recent letter to the editor (“The chosen ones,” July 6 Readers Write). The Mathews Citizens for the… …
Letter: We are better than this (7/26/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: To piggyback off the letter Joe Diggs placed in the July 20 Gazette-Journal, like Mr. Diggs, I urge the citizens to do their research carefully. I have no… …
Letter: Providing positive engagement (7/26/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am writing to highlight an important issue that concerns the youth of Gloucester and the need for positive engagement opportunities within our community. While I acknowledge that… …
Letter: The Power Hour Challenge (7/26/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The 2023-2024 school year is just around the corner and the need for excellent role models in the form of school volunteers is great in our local public… …
Letter: A spectacular show (7/26/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: A special note of thanks and appreciation to the Mathews Fireworks Committee, who once again gave us an outstanding show on July 1. I always look forward to… …
Letter: She made a tremendous impact on me (7/26/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I was deeply saddened to read of the passing of Susan Rose (July 20 obituary, Susan Lynn Rose). I only met her twice regarding my sewing request on… …
Letter: Follow the money (7/26/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: “Dark Money Is Coming for our Children: Exposing Right-Wing Agenda to Destroy Public Education” is an event being offered by the Fairfax Democrat Party and supported by local… …
Letter: Defining a dictator (7/26/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Living under a dictatorship: Unrestricted power, coercion, mandating authority over the people, being above the law, allowing crime and lawlessness, unending open borders (yes, they are still wide… …
Editorial: The semiquincentennial (7/19/2023) - The what? Semiquincentennial is a fancy word for 250, and it’s an early alert to get ready for our nation’s 250th birthday anniversary in 2026. Bicentennial was a much easier… …
Editorial: One small step (7/19/2023) - Today, Thursday, July 20, 2023, is the anniversary of an important date in world history. On this day, 54 years ago, Neil Armstrong took one small step for man, one… …
Letter: The Glorious Fourth, Part I (7/19/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I attended the Grace Presbyterian Church’s 4th of July service this year and was very pleased and inspired by the service. It included presenting the flag, the Pledge… …
Letter: The Glorious Fourth, Part II (7/19/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: On the Fourth of July, the celebration of our beloved United States, most of us went on picnics and watched the fireworks. I had a glorious time celebrating,… …
Letter: Prioritize property crime (7/19/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: As a concerned citizen and resident of Gloucester, I am writing to express my apprehensions regarding the upcoming unopposed election for the position of Gloucester Sheriff. While our… …