What can we do in the New Year to help build inclusive communities amid a time of polarization? BY ISRAEL ZOBERMAN My first exposure to Poland was at age six months in 1946 when my family of Polish Holocaust survivors… Continue Reading
What can we do in the New Year to help build inclusive communities amid a time of polarization? BY DAVID RYU A pastor received a brand new appointment to a church that had a long history in their city. For… Continue Reading
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS PUNGO — Here are some of images that ran in print or online during this past year. Click on any image below to begin the slideshow, and then navigate using controls or your arrow keys. Here’s to a safe,… Continue Reading
THE PRINCESS ANNE INDEPENDENT NEWS CREEDS — Sign skills at Creeds Church of Christ were on display the evening of the dinner for seniors late last month, though Mark Etheridge, assistant youth minister, faced a challenge. He had a fine saying:… Continue Reading
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE CREEDS — The dinner for senior citizens at Creeds Church of Christ on Saturday, Aug. 26, was the latest in an annual tradition that gathers familiar faces for dinner, dessert and a program. Younger folks served their elders.… Continue Reading
Ed. note — This story originally ran in the June 10, 2016, print edition of The Independent News. THE INDEPENDENT NEWS PUNGO — The taco shell is made from a waffle cone, and what fills it is sweet – fresh local strawberries,… Continue Reading
BY CLAUDIA ISLER NORFOLK — Despite what I know about the drawbacks, it is my nightly habit to look at my phone for a few minutes before I sleep. I used to just set my alarm and start some soothing thunderstorm… Continue Reading
BY MARY CABRAL VIRGINIA BEACH — Forty-eight people from St. John the Apostle Catholic Church boarded a motor coach bound for the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., at 6:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 27. This was my 11th year… Continue Reading
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS PUNGO — Here are some of images that, with few exceptions, we ran in print or online during this past year. Click on any image below to begin the slideshow, and then navigate using controls or your arrow… Continue Reading
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — During the ceremony this past month, before the blessing of 4.8 acres of Lake Edward Park that someday will be the home of the African American Cultural Center, young people worked at a row of… Continue Reading