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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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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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Hoeft: After a divisive election, how we might run tomorrow’s race

November 17, 2018November 17, 2018 The Independent News

BY J.R. HOEFT Consider this an opportunity and a wakeup call. If President Trump’s post-election press conference is any indication, in his mind, it

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Hoeft: Offshore resources may be worthy of exploration

July 17, 2018 The Independent News

BY J.R. HOEFT Recently, the public radio program “Science Friday” celebrated Cephalopod Week at its website. The humble, creepy and often mysterious Kraken has

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Hoeft: We need to look into our own hearts while searching for moral ideals in divided American times

May 22, 2018 The Independent News

BY J.R. HOEFT   It’s been difficult to avoid the drama surrounding President Donald Trump, the nuances associated with those who are investigating him

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Column: Differing General Assembly approaches to Medicaid expansion

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 The Independent News

BY J.R. HOEFT CHESAPEAKE — In Virginia, we ask 141 people of tremendous skill – and tremendous ego – to come to an agreement after

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Hoeft: We have much in common, Virginia Beach — and much to discuss

March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 The Independent News

BY J.R. HOEFT CHESAPEAKE — We live in an era that seems to reward the sound bite and the tweet. The more staccato and abrasive

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Media: Bearing Drift, a conservative voice for Virginia, looks ahead

January 13, 2016 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE J.R. Hoeft is again serving as editor-in-chief at Bearing Drift, the conservative blog, opinion and news source he founded in 2004. 

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