by James Ritch | Jun 28, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I’ve written before and felt compelled to do so again. Two items stood out to me while reading. (1) Real Estate Taxes. While I’m happy to see the actual tax burden on county residents did not rise, it also did not fall. Since when is it acceptable to...
by James Ritch | Jun 28, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I want to inform everyone that my taxes for 2020 are paid, and, believe you me, they are lucky to get it! Because of my shattered financial condition due to federal laws, state laws, county laws, city laws, corporate laws, liquor laws, mother-in-laws,...
by James Ritch | Jun 28, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Eastern Shore Healthy Communities and Eastern Shore Rural Health believe that all Eastern Shore residents can experience well-being if we create a supportive environment. We ask our public schools to join us in this vision by ensuring that all students...
by James Ritch | Jun 14, 2021 | Opinion
Some people feel the need to shame themselves by posting heedless accounts about our public school system for the entire county to read. Therefore, I deem it necessary to make something crystal clear: trading five eight-hour days, for four 10-hour days is NOT working...
by James Ritch | Jun 14, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I am a retired deputy sheriff and served in Northampton County in the ’70s’ and ’80s. I was chief of police in Exmore, and I also worked for the Cape Charles Police Department. I served as vice president of the Virginia State Arson Investigators...
