Ed. — This archived story ran in print on July 5. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – City Councilmember Guy Tower, seeking appointment to the
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BY JAMES ALLEN VIRGINIA BEACH — I write this as we approach another Memorial Day, when service men and women are putting their lives
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – The School Board on Tuesday, May 28, chose Jessica Owens, a state social service curriculum writer, to fill the
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS Virginia Beach City Councilmember Aaron Rouse, serving his first term in an at-large seat, has been an enthusiastic Game of Thrones
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE TOWN CENTER — Cheryl Turpin, a school teacher who flipped the 85th State House District from red to blue two years
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE GREAT NECK — Leigh Henderson, who was sworn in as city treasurer in late December following the resignation of John T. Atkinson,
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS Ed. — The following are responses to questions posed by The Independent News to candidates in the Tuesday, June 11, Republican primary
BY J.R. HOEFT Virginia Beach, from my lofty perch in Chesapeake, sometimes does act confounding. It is a simple principle – and profoundly and
BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY ASHVILLE PARK — As a college professor, each term I am grateful for the chance to open minds and to help
BY SHELLY SLOCUM AND JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – The School Board on Tuesday, May 21, chose Michael Mullins to represent Rose Hall — a