THE INDEPENDENT NEWS Ed. — Due to limited access to some of our distribution sites, I am releasing a PDF version of the current
Month: March 2020
BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — I read a book, Children of the Mind, by the science fiction writer Orson Scott Card, which used the terms “edge
Ed. — This originally ran in the Friday, Feb. 28, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — One of the journalists covering Virginia Beach
BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE CREEDS — Creeds native and writer Rita Jones sees humanity as a single patchwork quilt that’s sewn from many threads, and
BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE VIRGINIA BEACH — What could be worse than leading soldiers and horses through a swamp in mid-Februrary? Discovering a burned bridge
Dear Editor: I hope you might please share with your readers a few things kids could do with their father during the school hiatus
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH – Reagan Vaughan, a 17-year-old Kellam High School student from a farming family, was recognized this month for her
BY REAGAN VAUGHAN VIRGINIA BEACH — The idea of a 10 year old taking care of a 740-pound animal would seem bizarre to an
Dear Editor: Companies and government officials alike need to show a unified commitment for a more sustainable future. It’s important not just for
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS VIRGINIA BEACH — The coming move of The Virginian-Pilot’s newsroom from South Hampton Roads to the Peninsula is a culmination of events