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Agriculture Back Bay Blackwater Business Creeds Pungo Virginia Beach

Column: A rural ride reminds us what Virginia Beach needs to save

September 21, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Aug. 27, print edition. BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — My grandfather loved leisurely Sunday drives in the

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Column: Remembering the efforts of women before us — and how far we have to go

April 5, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, March 19, print edition. BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — I started writing as a young girl – first in

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Editorial: Virginia Beach City Council betrayed farmers and its own land use ideals — for tourism

September 15, 2020December 18, 2020 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Sept. 6, print edition. THE INDEPENDENT NEWS BACK BAY — False steps large and small by Virginia Beach’s government and

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Agriculture Back Bay Business Government Pungo Virginia Beach

Editorial: Rural residents should speak because a commercial venue is proposed for agricultural land

August 14, 2020 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS BACK BAY — A pending conditional use permit request deserves attention before the Virginia Beach City Council makes a decision that could have

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Editorial: Restore local ownership to save The Virginian-Pilot

March 4, 2020March 5, 2020 The Independent News

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

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Government Media Public Safety Pungo Virginia Beach

Editorial: Hansen’s departure is more complicated than some outlets say

September 19, 2019 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS PUNGO — Some news outlets falsely reported that the recent resignation of Virginia Beach City Manager Dave Hansen resulted from how the

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Editorial: A step back for North Carolina if voters support identification referendum

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS If at first you don’t suppress? Try, try again. This seems to be a goal of the GOP majority in North

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Government Media Virginia Beach

Editorial: We are your neighbors

August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS PUNGO — Newspapers were part of American life before there was a United States of America. They carried news and opinions of

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Editorial: Effort to kill a farmland preservation program that helps all of Virginia Beach must be stopped

April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 The Independent News

That ending the agricultural reserve program was proposed at all — then argued with questionable logic — shows a troubling division between Virginia Beach government and the

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Elections Government Virginia Beach

Editorial: However we choose, the simple act of voting expresses citizenship

November 7, 2017 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS The Princess Anne Independent News does not endorse candidates for office, but, as ever, it urges citizens to engage in the

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