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Column: Celebrating our nation and the ideals of equality, justice and freedom

July 4, 2019 The Independent News

BY BILL DESTEPH Two months ago, I joined over 300 members of our law enforcement community on a 250-mile bicycle ride across Virginia. The

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Virginia Beach

Column: Celebrating Virginia Beach’s agricultural heritage — and a leading modern industry

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 The Independent News

Ed. — This column originally ran in print on Friday, May 24, prior to the Pungo Strawberry Festival. BY DAVID TRIMMER COURTHOUSE — What a great

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Us: Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer

June 8, 2019June 8, 2019 The Independent News

BY BOBBY DYER VIRGINIA BEACH — It is my honor and privilege to serve as Mayor of Virginia Beach, the largest city by population in

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Courthouse Government Public Safety Virginia Beach

Hoeft: In the wake of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, seeking answers to evil

June 8, 2019 The Independent News

BY J.R. HOEFT Tragic. Senseless. Inexplicable. Terror. Hatred. Violent. Shocking. All words to describe what happened at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, Building 2,

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Government Public Safety Virginia Beach

Chesley: Virginia’s largest city joins an ever-expanding, grisly list

June 7, 2019 The Independent News

BY ROGER CHESLEY Virginia Beach, with its 450,000 people, typically boasts of its stellar public schools, miles-long sandy Oceanfront, high median household income and

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Chesapeake Elections Government Virginia Beach

Hoeft: The rules are there— and those serving districts should be, too

May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 The Independent News

BY J.R. HOEFT Virginia Beach, from my lofty perch in Chesapeake, sometimes does act confounding. It is a simple principle – and profoundly and

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Column: Why I ran for public office

May 28, 2019 The Independent News

BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY ASHVILLE PARK — As a college professor, each term I am grateful for the chance to open minds and to help

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Arts & Entertainment Oceanfront Virginia Beach

Column: During Something in the Water, there was someone unexpected in my rental cottage

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 The Independent News

BY DENISE FINKBEINER HOLDEN OCEANFRONT — I never planned to rent my cottage the weekend of the Something in the Water festival.  For the past couple

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Agriculture Arts & Entertainment Pungo Virginia Beach

Column: Rise and shine — it’s strawberry time in Pungo

May 24, 2019May 24, 2019 The Independent News

Ed. Note – The following is adapted from remarks during the press conference announcing the dignitaries and theme for this year’s Pungo Strawberry Festival. The

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Pungo Schools Virginia Beach

From the Editor: Song for a 12 year old

May 7, 2019 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — My wife strapped the five year old into her booster in the backseat of the truck, and she headed back

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