by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Spring has sprung, skies are blue, and the sun is bright. A few favorites of mine are always serving up some good vittles. In Cape Charles, The Bakery on Mason is open on Saturday and Sunday currently. Folks, I will tell, you will not get a better loaf of...
by James Ritch | Feb 7, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: On the theme of looking for solutions, rather than debating causes, there’s an action going on here on the Shore which merits mention. But first some history. Until about 1880, the Shore was functionally an island, and products coming on and going off...
by James Ritch | Jan 10, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: We have all heard the refrain that the Eastern Shore of Virginia is often “50 years behind the times,” which is an overstatement but not necessarily all that bad in the opinion of many who call the ESVA home. Indeed, lagging behind the over-populated,...
by James Ritch | Nov 22, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I am writing today in response to local ads for citizens to “shop local.” The ads start out by telling listeners to shop local because they’ll save time and money and add to the local economy through sales taxes and businesses being able to hand out more...
by James Ritch | Nov 15, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: First, please let me state that the opinions expressed below are mine and mine alone and do not represent any government or volunteer entity that I belong to. I don’t have to tell anyone what a slap in the face it is to see the Eastern Shore left off of...
