For Saulman (10/11/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Gloucester County citizens have a unique opportunity to elect a representative to our school board that has actually had experience in the schools. Cindy Saulman served as the… …
Quality first (10/11/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal I am concerned when any candidate for the Gloucester School Board states that the first plank of their campaign platform is to “Remove divisive concepts like Critical Race… …
Frye, Gibbs, Morgan for school board (10/11/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Mathews County schools, as most other public school systems, are now facing tremendous challenges. These require the recruitment of dedicated individuals with a strong commitment to educational excellence… …
Hall for commissioner (10/11/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am the former chairman of the Mathews County Planning Commission, a past president of the Chesapeake Bay Board of Realtors, with 50+ years’ experience in real restate,… …
Mathews endorsements (10/11/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Want change? The simple question that I and all voter in Mathews County need to answer is this: “Are we heading in the right direction in our county?”… …
Walls for Commonwealth’s Attorney (10/11/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Marie Walls will protect Mathews County and will bring excellence to the office as the next Commonwealth’s Attorney. I wholeheartedly endorse her candidacy. I served under Marie in… …
Editorial: This is true (10/4/2023) - During the back-and-forth about a proposed historical marker for Gwynn’s Island, referring to the exodus of its African American population a century ago, a few lonely voices asked: What about… …
Letter: At the Wagon Wheel (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: “Only you/Cared when I needed a friend/Believed in me through thick and thin/This song is for you/Filled with love and gratitude”—The Stylistics, “You make me feel brand new”… …
Letter: Short Term Rentals (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The Sept. 19 meeting of the Gloucester Board of Supervisors on Short Term Rentals opened with a briefing from Planning and Zoning covering status of rentals in the… …
Letter: A slippery slope (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: This is written in response to the letter writer who said the Gwynn’s Island black flight historic marker needs to be approved (“This dark history must be remembered,”… …
Letter: Orth for Gloucester BOS (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am writing in support of Dr. Robert “JJ” Orth’s candidacy for the Abingdon District seat on the Gloucester Board of Supervisors. JJ has been a member of… …
Letter: ‘No’ to the referendum (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I would like to commend Ashley Chriscoe and Phillip Bazzani for being good stewards of our hard-earned taxes. Five other members of Gloucester Board of Supervisors have proposed… …
Letter: For Arsenovic, McDonough, Saulman, Andersen (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Gloucester residents, please don’t be duped by the rhetoric that is being spread everywhere by one of the candidates for school board. The school board is very important… …
Letter: For Post, Seabolt, Nash, Baker, Endquist (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: This is an important election as it will reflect our Gloucester School Board’s power over the teachers’ unions for the next four years. The teachers’ unions are introducing… …
Letter: Post for School Board (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am reaching out to express my concerns and support for Darren Post, who seems to be facing undue persecution from certain school board members purportedly aligned with… …
Letter: For Post (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: It is necessary our community is aware of the stark, clear divides in the upcoming school board election in Gloucester County. Observations from the two school board candidate… …
Letter: For Post (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I express unequivocal support for Darren Post, who bravely revealed unsettling matters within our schools. He brought to light that students were questioned about their preferred pronouns without… …
Letter: For Post (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I write to express my earnest support for Darren Post, who has valiantly stood against the shadows of opacity by bringing the school board to court over their… …
Letter: Saulman for Gloucester School Board (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I write this letter in support of Cindy Saulman, candidate for Gloucester County School Board. Cindy is a strong, intelligent woman who served the county and its residents… …
Letter: For Saulman (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I spent 16 years on the Gloucester County School Board as the Ware District representative and had the privilege and pleasure of interacting with Cindy Saulman while on… …
Letter: Andersen for Gloucester School Board (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette Journal: I’ve had the distinct pleasure observing Troy Andersen serve as a school board member, vice chair and board chair. Troy has spent most of his life in… …
Letter: Mathews constitutional office endorsements (10/4/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I have been a Mathews resident for 34 years, a Mathews business owner, and have provided employment for Mathews citizens. I would like to address some elective offices… …
Editorial: Building the tax base (9/27/2023) - “The county’s population has dropped.” “Too many of our young people are moving out of the county in order to make a living.” “We need better schools and cannot afford… …
Letter: This dark history must be remembered (9/27/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am writing on behalf of myself, a descendant of Gwynn’s Islanders back to the 17th century, and of a group of Black descendants of Gwynn’s Island who… …
Letter: Voting—First things first (9/27/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Education—much unfinished business: The National Assessment of Educational Progress documents significant learning setbacks in performance of Virginia students, especially in government schools during Covid. Our governor has asked… …