by James Ritch | Dec 27, 2020 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Our United Way fundraising campaign is ongoing. As you are well aware, the pandemic has created loss of income for a lot of our residents. Most charities have seen significant increases in the number of people who require assistance. At the same time,...
by James Ritch | Dec 27, 2020 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I want to express my disappointment that the Northampton Board of Supervisors has continued to lack the will to address the Confederate statue in downtown Eastville. Statues in public places should celebrate people and events which we can take pride in,...
by James Ritch | Dec 27, 2020 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Kirk Mariner’s legacy to the Eastern Shore of Virginia Regional Library and Heritage Center has brightened the end of 2020 at a time when we need such good news. Bequeathing his collection, Frances Bibbins Latimer’s collection documenting four centuries...
by James Ritch | Dec 13, 2020 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I read the attack letters praising Trump and damning various Democrats with both sorrow and amusement. None of them mention the heroic actions of our front-line health-care workers and professionals whose efforts are insulted everyday by those...
by James Ritch | Dec 13, 2020 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Thank you, Art Thornton, for expressing so clearly the feelings and thoughts of many of us who supported President Trump (“Republicans Have Long Memories,” letter to the editor in the Dec. 4 edition). It’s laughable that Joe Biden and other Democrats...
