by James Ritch | Dec 12, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: In the past, shoreline stabilization strategies generally deployed stone revetments or wood bulkheads. While these strategies appear effective at shore stabilization, they often create an undesirable disconnect between the upland and the water. In the...
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...
by James Ritch | Oct 31, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I am very distressed that once again the Eastern Shore has been omitted from something “official.” I have a suggestion for all us forgotten Eastern Shoremen. Here’s a good way to let the Virginia Museum of History and Culture know what our peninsula looks...
by James Ritch | Oct 31, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the article “Where is the ESVA? Not on Official Virginia History Ornament,” published in your newspaper on Oct.14. As a resident of the Eastern Shore of Virginia who was born and raised in both Accomack and Northampton...
