by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: It was very enlightening to see that the two proposals, one for reconstruction and the other for demolition and rebuilding (a much smaller structure) at the current Accomac Primary School property, were so close in price. Personally, I much favor the...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: The Accomack County Board of Supervisors has proposed increasing the “in lieu” fee for wetlands (see Carol Vaughn’s story about last week’s board of supervisors meeting on Page 2 of this week’s paper). It sounds like this is prompted by VMRC’s “commitment...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I attended Accomac Elementary School in the 1950s. My mother graduated from Accomac High School in 1938 as valedictorian. Same building. One of the most well-constructed and beautiful buildings in Accomack County. Why would anyone want to replace it with...
by James Ritch | Mar 21, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Make no mistake; a reassessment increase of 9.51% is a 9.51% tax increase. Unless the rate for real estate property is adjusted to reflect the reassessment increase, your taxes are going up. This is a sneaky way for the county to have a tremendous tax...
by James Ritch | Mar 21, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Looking at last week’s letters I noticed a letter from an Exmore woman, “Meeting Neighbors.” As a very staunch and proud Republican, I embrace my conservative values with an open mind to all. For all of the Trump haters out there, who were dumb...
by James Ritch | Mar 21, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the article “Rocket Lab Chooses Wallops Island for Neutron Rocket Manufacturing,” published in your newspaper on March 4. Since I moved to the Eastern Shore 12 years ago, I have seldom missed a rocket launch out of Wallops. The...
