Letter: Smile (12/7/2022) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Through the year, many of the world’s religions celebrate holiday seasons. While I’m probably the last one who should discuss world religions, it is my belief that each… …
Letter: The best gift (12/7/2022) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: It is sometimes hard to choose a gift at Christmas. You want it to be something special, something they need and that will improve their lives. Hopefully, it… …
Editorial: Four words (11/30/2022) - Here are four words we never, in our wildest dreams, expected to hear, or to experience as a fact: Subdividing Mathews Court Green. However, a subdivision is exactly what will… …
Letter: Speak now (11/30/2022) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I write this as a private citizen and attorney and not in my public capacity as Commonwealth’s Attorney. This Tuesday at 6 p.m., the Mathews County Board of… …
Letter: Shame (11/30/2022) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: In case you missed the 3 p.m. special meeting held on the Tuesday, Nov. 22, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, let me share that the Mathews Board of Supervisors… …
Letter: Let’s find common ground (11/30/2022) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Last Wednesday, the Mathews County Board of Supervisors met to carve out a piece of our property so it can be deeded away. Our elected officials met to… …
Letter: Manipulation (11/30/2022) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: With very little warning to the public, the Mathews Board of Supervisors called a special meeting for Nov. 22. One of only two business items on the agenda… …
Letter: Historical society willing to take monument (11/30/2022) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The following is an open letter to the Mathews County Board of Supervisors: The Mathews County Historical Society board members adamantly believe that the county’s historic courthouse green… …
Letter: Reject this proposal (11/30/2022) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Subdividing and deeding a parcel of Mathews Court House only benefits the entity acquiring the property. It will be a loss to the community. Moving forward on this… …
Letter: Wonderful presentations (11/30/2022) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I want to take time to thank the Mathews County School Board and teachers for two wonderful presentations at the last school board meeting. It was quite impressive… …
Letter: ’Tis the season (11/30/2022) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: It’s that time of year again; yes, I’m referring to Christmas. To help everyone get into the spirit of the holiday, we at Newington Baptist Church are performing… …
Letter: A violation of trust (11/30/2022) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Since the beginning of the republic, politicians and newspaper publishers have, as a matter of routine, paid homage to the First Amendment. History is replete with discordant efforts… …
Editorial: A meaningful tradition (11/22/2022) - As in years past, we asked our readers to tell us “What Makes You Thankful.” We received answers long and short, in prose and in verse, and some written with… …
Letter: A generous community (11/22/2022) - Being thankful and living in a state of gratitude is a choice. Everyone has difficulties in this life and goes through different times of testing. Having “family” roots is more… …
Letter: For family and friends (11/22/2022) - I am thankful for my family and my friends. I am thankful for all of my pets. I am thankful to have a good and healthy life. I am thankful… …
Letter: For friends to talk to (11/22/2022) - Things that make me thankful is that I know I have friends to talk to when I need to. I also know that I can come home to a house… …
Letter: For the garden (11/22/2022) - Thank you to God for growing the garden. Ethan SchroederMathews, Va. …
Letter: For so much (11/22/2022) - I am thankful for my friends because they love me and know when something is wrong. I am thankful for my family for loving me and caring for me. I… …
Letter: For helping friends (11/22/2022) - My friends make me thankful because they help me through tough times, and they make me realize how lucky I am. Ava CarterMathews, Va. …
Letter: What else could one need? (11/22/2022) - I am thankful for my family and friends. I am thankful for my home. I am thankful for my dog. Alex WalkerMathews, Va. …
Letter: What I am thankful for (11/22/2022) - The most important thing that I am thankful for is Jesus, our Lord and Savior. I am so thankful that he died to save us. One of my favorite songs… …
Letter: Thankful for patriots (11/22/2022) - I’m thankful for the true patriots in the United States. One kind of patriot will say, “My country, right or wrong, but my country, and I’ll defend her with my… …
Letter: A grateful heart (11/22/2022) - Each Day I try to live with an attitude of gratitude. Grateful for the lifetime blessing of a good husband, comfortable home and our family of four children who have… …
Letter: I’m thankful (11/22/2022) - I am thankful for the doctors, radiologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, and Any and All staff who have touched my life since May at TPMG, “Big Riverside,” Walter Reed, Rappahannock General,… …