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PAINCast: A conversation with Chris Gilchrist of The Hampton Roads Morning of Hope, Help and Healing

February 23, 2017February 23, 2017 The Independent News

  BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — I’ve posted our first podcast, a conversation from earlier this year with Chris Gilchrist about the coming Hampton Roads

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Column: The price of cigarettes for a Virginia Beach family

November 29, 2016November 30, 2016 The Independent News

BY LINDA RUSSELL CARDINAL ESTATES — I met Robert in Columbia, S.C., in 1960. He had just joined the Navy after serving in the South Carolina

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Gathering for Thanksgiving trot in Sandbridge a tradition for many

November 25, 2016November 25, 2016 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE SANDBRIDGE — It has become a Thanksgiving tradition for local families and people from around the country who have Sandbridge connections to

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Health & Fitness Virginia Beach

At a critical moment, a turn from suicide toward life, toward help

October 16, 2016October 23, 2016 The Independent News

Ed. Note – The following is adapted from remarks delivered during the Out of the Darkness Community Walk on Saturday, Sept. 10. It has

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Out of the Darkness walk in Virginia Beach makes strides for awareness of depression, suicide

October 14, 2016October 14, 2016 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE MOUNT TRASHMORE — Before the walk began, Tasha Frederick of Sandbridge tied a ribbon into the hair of 9-year-old Laney Frederick. They

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Column: A walk in Virginia Beach to survive, help others, remember Mom

August 27, 2016 The Independent News

BY RITA ANN BELL NORFOLK — I truly believe everything happens for a reason.   On the morning of May 27, 2004, I came out of

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Health & Fitness Military Virginia Beach

Column: Taking charge of wellbeing with post-traumatic stress disorder

August 9, 2016August 9, 2016 The Independent News

BY VENI FIELDS VIRGINIA BEACH — A row of inch-long needles glinted in my hairline, their exposed ends wrapped in a gleaming strand of copper. My

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Health & Fitness Virginia Beach

Column: For PTSD sufferer, finding a proper fit for care while understanding diagnosis

July 26, 2016July 26, 2016 The Independent News

BY VENI FIELDS VIRGINIA BEACH — Lesson No. 1, after seeking help for an April 2008 diagnosis of anxiety: Not all therapists are created equal.

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Health & Fitness Kempsville Virginia Beach

Column: Step by step, turning to running as part of a quest for fitness shows camaraderie

June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 The Independent News

BY ADAM JONES KEMPSVILLE — After ignoring warnings from my doctor about my annual weight gain, I resolved this year to reverse the momentum.  I now

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Environment: Stepping back, resetting in the fight for menhaden

April 5, 2016April 5, 2016 The Independent News

BY JOSH WHITENER VIRGINIA BEACH — Steven Epstein, founder of Chesapeake Bay Defense, has worked with citizens and government officials to limit menhaden fishing in the

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