by James Ritch | Feb 7, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I am a retired resident of Accomack County that clearly falls within the Phase 1b category for obtaining a COVID-19 vaccination. Today, I called the only three places that I know of to get an appointment for a vaccination. I started by calling Riverside...
by James Ritch | Feb 7, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Your frequent contributor Ed Bishop might do well to temper his enthusiasm for our recent President with a review of the basic principle of American Government. The colonists were especially touchy about unrestrained executive power, what with their...
by James Ritch | Feb 7, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Uplifting a community takes a community. As it has been for over 3 decades the Eastern Shore’s Community Unity Day celebrated the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on his namesake holiday. The breaking of bread over a community breakfast was a...
by James Ritch | Feb 5, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Gov. Ralph Northam announced today a new goal for all Virginia public schools to make options available for in-person learning by March 15. “In the past 11 months, our children … have been champions. They have made sacrifices. They’ve endured a...
by James Ritch | Feb 4, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Citizens Concerned for Cape Charles advised the Cape Charles planning commission during a virtual meeting Feb. 2 that if the local concrete plant’s dust and noise issues are not addressed, the problems may continue or worsen as the business...
