by James Ritch | Dec 22, 2019 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I write in support of our supervisors’ resolution in response to calls to make Accomack County a Second Amendment sanctuary. It clearly states their compliance with their duties as our elected representatives, to respect our Constitution —including the...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2019 | Opinion
Dear Editor: As a graduate of Arcadia High School, the mother of an Arcadia High School graduate, a long time mentor of youth and an engaged community member, I must share my concern for the seemingly lack of or minimal advocacy from the community for our children’s...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2019 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Please relay my appreciation to Bill Sterling for his beautiful story about Peggy Downing and her family. I put a link to it on my Facebook page, but I feel it needs to be shared as widely as possible. Everyone concerned with services for the disabled...
by James Ritch | Nov 26, 2019 | Opinion
Dear Editor: October was National Principals Month. It’s an opportunity to honor and celebrate principals in our communities. I’d like to recognize Principal Mike Myers for his hard work to promote Northampton High School’s Breakfast After the Bell program. One in...
by James Ritch | Nov 26, 2019 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I have been coming to Chincoteague since 1975. We bought a house there in 2012 and moved permanently there in 2017. In the years since our first visit, we have seen dynamic migration southward and westward of the Assateague Island shoreline. The power of...
by James Ritch | Nov 26, 2019 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Thank you to all who lent me support, both as a candidate and in the effort to have an elected school board. An especially big thank you to the volunteers, who collected over 4,400 signatures to get the referendum on the ballot and all the people (74%)...
