by James Ritch | Aug 19, 2022 | Opinion
To the editor: I write in response to the letter that questioned whether a certain legislative outcome would have differed, had senators prayed on the matter before voting. I wonder, did the authors consider the possibility that exactly such is what happened? Tom...
by James Ritch | Aug 19, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Jim and Donna Belote should not be surprised by the lack of prayer in Congress (“Senators should pray before they vote,” letters, Aug. 12). On June 28, 1787, at the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention, after almost five weeks of disagreement and little...
by James Ritch | Aug 12, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: We can’t help but wonder after the congressional passage of President Biden’s Build Back Better Bill on Sunday, by a vote of 51-50, what would have happened if just one Democrat had walked in and said, “I don’t vote on Sundays. It’s the Lord’s day and we...
by James Ritch | Aug 12, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: While many of us seek relief from soaring temperatures in air conditioning, shade, or cool dips in pools, our agricultural workers do not have this luxury. Temperatures in the 90s with high humidity mean a heat index of well over 100 degrees for those...
by James Ritch | Aug 5, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Things are mighty quiet around the county seat lately. I hope it’s because the Accomack County School Board members and the members of the Board of Supervisors are taking their well-deserved vacations. I hope they are not ruminating on following in the...
