by James Ritch | Jan 10, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I have always been taught when you know better, you should do better. This lesson also applies to history. The 1,000s of (Confederate) memorials across the United States were the result of efforts by White Southerners and a few Northerners with clear...
by James Ritch | Jan 2, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: In response to the last few weeks of political views of Republicans and Democrats, on and on about Nixon, Kennedy, Johnson, and Clinton. They are all guilty of one thing or another. They all had fingers in the sticky pie of making the other party look...
by James Ritch | Jan 2, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I hope it will be interesting to some folks of the mainland and Chincoteague to know that not all of the filming of “Misty of Chincoteague” was done on Chincoteague. A lot of the home scenes, for whatever reason, were filmed on Folly Creek, down Custis...
by James Ritch | Jan 2, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Bright and joyful is the Christmas celebration on Hall Street in Onancock. There is no doubt in anyone’s mind how the residents on that street feel about the holiday. Their display of wonderland decorations draw you into a moment of peace and happiness....
by James Ritch | Jan 2, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Kudos to Giovanni Rosanova and Arthur Leonard for stating the obvious to the Accomack School Board, our children need to be playing sports!! Children need physical education as much as academic education. Sports motivates the individual student and team...
by James Ritch | Jan 2, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: This is to add another accolade for Bob Bloxom on the event of his passing. I knew Bob through his work in the General Assembly in my ten years as Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System. I saw Bob in many legislative circumstances. He was...
