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Government Public Safety Virginia Beach

Column: Connecting police, citizens through advisory committees

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 The Independent News

BY LINDA RUSSELL CARDINAL ESTATES — The Virginia Beach Police Department Citizens Advisory Committees were established in each of the police precincts in 1991. My

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Business Courthouse Elections Government Virginia Beach

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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Elections Government Virginia Beach

Column: It’s the economy, stupid; but is it really so for Virginia voters?

October 8, 2018 The Independent News

BY J.R. HOEFT Next month, voters across Virginia and the country will exercise their right to choose their government. “Governments are instituted among Men,

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Currituck Elections Government North Carolina Virginia Beach

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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Agriculture Pungo Virginia Beach

From the Editor: A hen named Hope

September 23, 2018 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — Their country cousins traveled to take a young man off to college, and so my wife and girls took on

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Media Sandbridge

Letter: Thankful for local journalism

September 23, 2018 The Independent News

Dear Editor: We look forward to each new issue of The Independent News. You do an outstanding job of presenting the local “Southern/Pungo” Virginia

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Agriculture Government Pungo Virginia Beach

Farmer John: There are some good ideas and reasons for concern regarding an ‘agrihood’ in Pungo

September 6, 2018September 22, 2018 The Independent News

[Updated on Sept. 22] Ed. — The developers of Harvest Farms are in the process of redesigning the proposal, including its density. The revised project

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Business Virginia Beach

Column: Building a bear — and memories — on a summer day together

August 22, 2018 The Independent News

BY LINDA RUSSELL VIRGINIA BEACH — With all of the coverage throughout the country after “Pay Your Age Day” overwhelmed Build-A-Bear stores this past month,

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Agriculture Sandbridge Virginia Beach

Column: Summertime and the bounty of my grandparents’ garden

August 21, 2018 The Independent News

BY LISA VERSPRILLE BURKETT SANDBRIDGE — When we recently moved into our house in Sandbridge, we made time for dragging out some planters and getting

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Business Virginia Beach

Column: On family memories and the passing of local Sears stores

August 8, 2018 The Independent News

BY JIMMY FROST VIRGINIA BEACH — I remember when my parents could walk into the Sears at Pembroke, drop the kids off at the Atari display

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