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From the Editor: A decade of stories about communities in Virginia Beach told by locals themselves

December 1, 2024January 2, 2025 The Independent News

Ed. — Archived from the Sunday, Dec. 1, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — Jane Bloodworth Rowe, an experienced journalist and native of

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From the Editor: Local journalists, amid decline, are outmatched by those they cover

October 23, 2024 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Oct. 20, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — One Monday in July, someone called me with a tip

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From the Editor: We’re grateful for a decade covering Virginia Beach, but that’s coming to an end

October 6, 2024 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — About 10 years ago, I made a half-joking suggestion during a family gathering in Pungo. I said this

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From the Editor: Our detour in Oregon

September 6, 2024September 6, 2024 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE SALEM, OREGON — In Oregon, which is so far from Virginia, our first baby left us for the adventure of college and

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VB’s GOP stoops to misgender a woman on social media; some forums; a friend of The Indy has a new book

August 11, 2024September 4, 2024 The Independent News

Ed. — Archived from the Sunday, Aug. 11, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — The Republican Party of Virginia Beach on Tuesday,

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From the Editor: Local elected positions can lead to higher office

July 21, 2024September 20, 2024 The Independent News

Ed. — Archived from the Sunday, July 21, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — I recently wrote about the importance of local elections,

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From the Editor: The presidential debate was awful — so get involved in Virginia Beach

July 7, 2024July 24, 2024 The Independent News

Ed. — Archived from the Sunday, July 7, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — I’ve had a policy for the past decade

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From the Editor: New leader of Virginia Public Access Project, an important transparency tool for Virginians, knows the value of its mission

July 27, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, July 23, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — I was thrilled to learn Chris Piper, formerly the commonwealth’s elections

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From the Editor: There is one thing for us to do in the 2022 local elections — vote

September 8, 2022 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Sept. 4, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — I enlisted in the Navy before I turned 18. I’m a

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From the Editor: How we use our photos or those taken by others

August 7, 2022September 8, 2022 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Aug. 7, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — Corrections are never fun, but they are necessary. We need to

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