by James Ritch | Sep 26, 2020 | Opinion
Dear Editor: In the dark of night, the touch-and-go planes are flying over our house. To be exact, it is 8:15 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 14, less than two weeks since the crash of a similar plane near Bloxom on its way from Virginia Beach. This is disturbing to say the...
by James Ritch | Sep 26, 2020 | Opinion
Dear Editor: As September turns to October, the leaves begin to fall, and the marsh turns to an increasingly golden yellow, we find ourselves in one of the more contentious election cycles in recent memory. Politics aside, it is imperative we all fill out the census....
by James Ritch | Sep 26, 2020 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I support the 1% sales tax initiative proposed by the Northampton County Board of Supervisors. Our young citizens deserve the best education the county can deliver, and this creative financing makes it affordable. The prospect that Northampton County...
by James Ritch | Sep 26, 2020 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I was delighted to discover I’ll get a “two-fer” when I go to vote at the new location of the Office of Voter Registration and Elections at 24387 Joynes Neck Road in Accomac. Sawmill Park is a Wi-Fi hotspot for those of us who don’t get reliable internet...
by James Ritch | Sep 26, 2020 | Opinion
Dear Editor: September 11, 2001, 2,977 people died and 6,000 people were injured from a terrorist attack. As I write this, there have been 195,055 deaths from the 6,498,672 diagnosed cases of COVID-19. If left to run its course (called “herd immunity”), there will...
