by James Ritch | Mar 7, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: In a strong and robust democracy, all citizens can cast their vote without impediment. Our country is at its best when it expands the right to vote, not making it harder. Once a nation in which only white landowning men could vote, through the tireless...
by James Ritch | Mar 7, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: You would think by now we would have learned the tragic consequences of politicizing the strategies to mitigate this horrific pandemic which has taken a MILLION American lives! The anti-vaccination, anti-masking, and anti-science pushback on the means to...
by James Ritch | Mar 7, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I am writing this letter in response to an article written by Carol Vaughn, dated, Jan. 28, concerning the transfer of Onancock’s wastewater treatment facility to Hampton Roads Sanitation District. Town Manager Matt Spuck correctly pointed out that of the...
by James Ritch | Mar 7, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: It’s like a jungle sometimes. It makes me wonder what keeps people from going under. I read the newspapers and look at Facebook. It always has something for people 60 and over. What about the people 50 or even 55? No, you have to be 60. The way young...
by James Ritch | Mar 3, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: The Special Gazette #4, of Feb. 9, shows a 10-year rate projection from the PPEA (Public-Private Education and Infrastructure Act) consultant. The graph shows that the minimum monthly water and sewer cost ($94.94) decreases each of the first five years...
