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Column: The holidays are coming, and it’s time for us to give thanks

November 17, 2024December 22, 2024 The Independent News

Ed. — Archived from the Sunday, Nov. 17, print edition. BY MICHAEL KENNEDY GRETNA, NEBRASKA — We often have a bit of a battle within

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Column: Times change, but need for young people to get out on their own is a constant

October 8, 2023November 12, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — Archived from the Sunday, Oct. 8, print edition. BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — When I was growing up, the neighborhood

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Column: Listening to podcasts and each other along the road

September 28, 2022 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Sept. 18, print edition. BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — I realized something about parenthood during a recent family road trip

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Virginia Beach

Column: We want our children to learn lessons they need — and we keep learning, too

July 27, 2022 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, July 17, print edition. BY MICHAEL KENNEDY VIRGINIA BEACH — My daughter, Kara, is 12 years old. My wife, Kim,

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Back Bay Government Schools

Letter: The kids are home from school so we should have a talk

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 The Independent News

Dear Editor: I hope you might please share with your readers a few things kids could do with their father during the school hiatus

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Column: A butterfly marks the flight of a child into adulthood

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 The Independent News

Ed. — This archived column ran in the Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, print edition. BY LISA VERSPRILLE BURKETT SANDBRIDGE — It is the end of vacations,

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Column: In life, there is a time to coach and a time to encourage

November 19, 2019 The Independent News

BY CORTNEY MORSE DOUCETTE PUNGO — I have an 11 year old who loves soccer. She wants to be Megan Rapinoe or Alex Morgan. I want

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Column: A family trip to the waterpark slides one parent toward a milestone

September 26, 2019 The Independent News

BY ADAM JONES VIRGINIA BEACH — Gone are the days of neighborhood playgrounds and trips to the zoo that once captured my two daughters’ imaginations.

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From the Editor: Song for a 12 year old

May 7, 2019 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — My wife strapped the five year old into her booster in the backseat of the truck, and she headed back

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Us: Dr. D. Alex Bergren, principal of Princess Anne Middle School

January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 The Independent News

What can we do in the New Year to help build inclusive communities amid a time of polarization? BY D. ALEX BERGREN Perhaps this

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