by Ted Shockley | Jan 18, 2023 | Opinion
BY DAVID MARTIN, Eastern Shore Post Where civility is practiced, people tend to get along and conflict is kept at a minimum. Lose that civility, that common courtesy, and the breakdowns begin in small ways but grow until society begins to sour. The use of the car...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 18, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post The spending bill passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden in December includes $300,000 for a study on Tangier that could pave the way for the use of dredging spoils to build up the eroding island. U.S. Senators Tim...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 18, 2023 | Opinion
BY ROB BLOXOM, Special to the Post This is Rob Bloxom with my first Capitol Report from Richmond. The 2023 General Assembly began Jan. 11 and is the short, 45-day session. This is a budget adjustment year when the governor adjusts the second year of the two-year...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 17, 2023 | Opinion
Because of a countywide school scheduling change, Accomack County’s high school students will have to be in class each day at 7:15 a.m. — 15 minutes earlier than the previous start time. That seems very early for teenage students, especially considering the bus ride...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 17, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post Accomack County farmer David Hickman spoke to members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington, D.C., Tuesday during an in-person roundtable discussion to talk about the impacts of rising energy costs. Hickman...
