THE INDEPENDENT NEWS Ed. — Due to limited access to some of our distribution sites, I am posting a PDF version of the current
BY VENI FIELDS VIRGINIA BEACH — If anyone had told any of us at New Year’s that we would be discussing on a global level one
BY RONALD D. BERKEBILE VIRGINIA BEACH — As of this week, two thirds of Virginia Beach residents have submitted their census forms. That’s higher than the
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia Beach, the resort city that has seen its tourism industry battered by shutdowns
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS Ed. — Due to limited access to some of our distribution sites, I am posting a PDF version of the current
Dear Editor: Thank you so much for the PDF edition of The Independent News. It is great, and I really enjoy it. I
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE CREEDS — On a Thursday evening in early April, a couple of weeks into our local response to a pandemic, members of Oak
Dear Editor: As we are entering another grass cutting season and a new decade, let us pause for a moment and give thanks for
BY TONI GUAGENTI VIRGINIA BEACH — Early in the pandemic, I lay in bed on a Sunday morning and thought about the ramifications of the
BY BARBARA HENLEY PUNGO — It is hard to believe that another month has gone by, and we still are not able to safely hold meetings