by James Ritch | Oct 17, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: As much good as the Northampton Board of Supervisors does, after looking at the online documents and listening to the voice recording, they badly fumbled a simple citizens safety request at their Sept. 14 meeting. The citizens of a waterfront neighborhood...
by James Ritch | Oct 17, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Of the river of discarded books that flow past our door, one of the most interesting of late has been “What Is It About Virginia,” by Guy Friddell, and in particular, his chapter “Honey In The Horse,” about the statue of General Lee on Monument Avenue in...
by James Ritch | Oct 17, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Please accept my last letter on this subject. My problem with most — if not all — of the Confederate memorials is that their actual effect is to glorify and exalt a “cause” whose only apology is naked greed, and whose only descriptive title is: evil....
by James Ritch | Oct 10, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I read Mr. Stubbs’ response to criticism of the town of Eastville police department. Mr. Stubbs is not the Police Chief. Mr. Eder is the $93,000-a-year chief of police. He is the captain of the ship and he has run aground. He is responsible for public...
by James Ritch | Oct 10, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: First, I want to thank all the teachers, administrators, and parents who have been supportive of me in my work on the school board. I am doing my best to educate myself on matters of our public school system. If I called on you for your input and...
by James Ritch | Oct 10, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: This is in response to Brian Bloedel’s letter of Sept. 10 in which he called for the removal of all Confederate memorials. Mr. Bloedel’s comments blatantly contradict one another. He chooses to reject, deny, and remove any memory or semblance of the...
