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
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
Ed. — This appeared in the Sunday, June 7, print edition of The Independent News. BY ISRAEL ZOBERMAN VIRGINIA BEACH — What a year it has
Dear Editor: I am completely perplexed as to why monuments that are more than 100 years old are suddenly under attack. I am also
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
Ed. note — Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms read the following letter, dated Monday, Aug. 14, during the Virginia Beach City Council meeting at City
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
BY ERICA HOWELL WASHINGTON — “Life begins where your comfort zone ends.” This is the mantra I repeated to myself in the days leading up
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