Dear Editor: As a concerned taxpayer, I want to see John Coker elected to City Council. Our city government spends a great deal more
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BY JAMES ALLEN When speaking to people of the Christian faith, I often remind them that to be “Christian” means we are to be
BY CARLA HESSELTINE I recently completed the Sorensen Institute’s Candidate Training Program designed to prepare future candidates interested in running for office. During the intensive
BY DON HIPPLE I have been involved in volunteering for several years. From 1980 to 2003, I worked with the Special Olympics program and also
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — Early last month, I saw an online ad attacking Bobby Hanig, chairperson of the Currituck County, N.C., Board of
BY LINDA RUSSELL VIRGINIA BEACH — I grew up in the mountains of North Carolina. You might say that I was a child of the Depression.
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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Letter: The agricultural reserve program is an established planning tool and a net benefit for Virginia Beach
Dear Editor: The agricultural reserve program, or ARP, is Virginia Beach’s best idea. It is a mistake to cast this program aside with so
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
BY SCOTT MORRIS PLEASANT RIDGE — I am a 12th-generation farmer of land in the Pungo area, and I would like for my son to have