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Column: We have a great school system, but part of my Virginia Beach education is absurd

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, June 19, print edition. BY ROSE DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — I am a 15-year-old high school student. My family moved to Virginia

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2020: The year in photos by The Princess Anne Independent News

December 21, 2020December 23, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — This is a look back at some of the images from our newspaper in 2020, a tough year for

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Faith Human Rights Virginia Beach

Column: Turn pain into promise, violence into peace and equality

July 12, 2020July 12, 2020 The Independent News

Ed. — This appeared in the Sunday, June 7, print edition of The Independent News. BY ISRAEL ZOBERMAN VIRGINIA BEACH — What a year it has

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Blackwater Government Virginia Beach

Letter: Removing the Confederate monument in Virginia Beach cannot erase past we must remember

October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 The Independent News

Dear Editor: I am completely perplexed as to why monuments that are more than 100 years old are suddenly under attack. I am also

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Government Human Rights Pungo Virginia Beach

From the Editor: Rhetoric is a tool that is only as good as the person using it

September 5, 2017 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO — The words we use matter, and there is a word I care about that is unfairly maligned in our increasingly

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Government Virginia Beach

A letter to the mayor of Charlottesville from the mayor of Virginia Beach

August 15, 2017August 16, 2017 The Independent News

Ed. note — Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms read the following letter, dated Monday, Aug. 14, during the Virginia Beach City Council meeting at City

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Government Human Rights Virginia Beach

Column: I was there for those who agree — and those who do not

March 7, 2017March 10, 2017 The Independent News

BY MARIANNE WINESETT WASHINGTON — I was there. It’s become the battle cry for every woman and man that participated in the many marches held around

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Government Human Rights Norfolk Virginia Beach

Column: As an introvert marches in Washington, meeting others matters more than speeches

March 7, 2017March 10, 2017 The Independent News

BY ERICA HOWELL WASHINGTON — “Life begins where your comfort zone ends.” This is the mantra I repeated to myself in the days leading up

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Government Human Rights Virginia Beach

Column: Even for one who isn’t the type to protest, women’s march was something greater than anticipated

March 7, 2017March 10, 2017 The Independent News

BY DENISE FINKBEINER HOLDEN  WASHINGTON — I like my comfort. I’m not the type to protest, walking around with strangers carrying posters for each other to

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