Letter: Governing for all (1/22/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I was pleased that several Republican legislators showed they had a backbone and prevented a government shutdown recently. I hope that more will show a backbone with the… …
Letter: Answered prayers (1/22/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I have been pro-life for many years. I have marched, written letters, manned information tables, held signs near abortion facilities, etc., in opposition to abortions (except for those… …
Letter: Our government (1/22/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The government of the people, by the people, and for the people, has perished from the earth. The government of the Billionaires, by the Billionaires, and for the… …
Letter: The new tyranny (1/22/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The egregious parsimony of the medical insurance industry is the new tyranny. Walter PriestBena, Va. …
Letter: Hope and joy (1/22/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I would like to thank VP Kamala Harris for her campaign to restore hope and joy to the American people. Unfortunately for her, we saw that dream and… …
Letter: Reintroduce bears (1/22/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am 76 years of age. My father was raised in lower Gloucester but I only recently came to the county. My father often told me of the… …
Letter: Community support (1/22/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: On behalf of the Legionnaires and volunteers of Mathews American Legion Post 83, we would like to sincerely thank our regular breakfast customers and guests for their generous… …
Letter: Good times (1/22/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Happy New Year, everyone. As we closed out 2024, I pray it was blessed for all of you. I fall back on all the good times that God… …
What’s your go-to snow activity? (1/15/2025) - With all of the snow we have been getting lately, we decided to pose this question on our Facebook page last week. Three-quarters of all respondents said that they like… …Editorial: Know your county board: Gloucester (1/15/2025) - The board’s leadership is set and the county’s annual budget process will soon be underway. Gloucester County Board of Supervisors approved its chairman and vice chairman at its Jan. 7… …
Letter: Equality isn’t oppression (1/15/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The letter from the Dec. 12 edition titled “American men” deserves scrutiny for its inaccuracies, contradictions, and blatant misogyny. The claim that men have been systematically prejudiced against… …
Letter: We deserve better (1/15/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Attempting to destroy our sovereignty through illegal border crossings. Unlawfulness. Economic burden. Attacks on women’s rights in sports. Pardoning murders and criminal family members. Degrading our military and… …
Snow or no? (1/8/2025) - Ahead of this week’s winter weather, we asked our Facebook followers if they would like to experience snow this winter season or not. Nearly 70 percent of our respondents said… …Editorial: Know your legislators (1/8/2025) - The 2025 session of the Virginia General Assembly was scheduled to convene at noon yesterday, and lawmakers from across the state, including our local representatives, will roll up their sleeves… …
Letter: Thanks for the support (1/8/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The following is an open letter to the community of Gloucester: To all who volunteered at the GUEST winter shelter, I would like to express my appreciation to… …
Letter: Dangers of truck fatigue/distracted driving (1/8/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Big trucks are a common sight on Gloucester roads, essential for moving goods and supporting our economy. However, trucker fatigue and distracted driving pose growing risks that demand… …
Letter: Volunteers live longer (1/8/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Whatever happened to volunteerism? For centuries, the United States was a nation of volunteers—military, civic organizations, volunteer rescue squads and fire departments, etc. Sadly, with notable exceptions, we… …
Letter: Vulnerable again (1/8/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Remember TV news videos in the early 2000s showing kneeling prisoners in orange jumpsuits lined up waiting to have their throats slit (including American Daniel Pearl)? Or a… …
Letter: A troubling trend (1/8/2025) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: There have been a number of examples of dangerous growing presidential powers recently. First, the border enforcement rules began to change through Presidential Executive Orders each time a… …
Editorial: Things to remember (1/2/2024) - It’s a new year. Our routine will continue, spiced up by special events and memories of past big events that occur during the next 12 months. War, remembrance The entire… …
Happy New Year (1/2/2024) - The new year is here, so we decided to survey our Facebook followers on what they are most looking forward to in 2025. Answers included spending another year with family… …Letter: Magical cantata (12/31/2024) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Sunday, Dec. 15 was a magical day at Newington Baptist Church. I arrived one hour early at 9 a.m. to do what I needed to do before going… …
Number 52 (12/26/2024) - Good grief! How did that happen so fast? We put this week’s paper together simultaneously with the approach of Christmas, at times with a skeleton holiday crew, and have attempted… …
New Year’s resolutions (12/26/2024) - The year 2024 is quickly coming to a close, so we decided to look ahead to 2025 this week. We asked our Facebook followers about their resolutions for the New… …
Holiday traditions (12/18/2024) - Since we are in the midst of the holiday season, we asked our Facebook followers which of their holiday traditions is the most beloved. The top answer by far was… …