R.E. Spears III, Author at The Suffolk News-Herald - Page 15 of 103

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A clarification about the pledge

Like most journalists, I hate clarifications. Running a clarification in your newspaper is prima facie evidence that whatever you’re clarifying was not clear enough in ... Read more

by R.E. Spears III, Tuesday, February 3, 2015 8:10 pm

Columnists

Take transparency out of the shadows

Every couple of weeks, as the first order of real business after calling their meeting to order, pledging allegiance to the flag and conducting the ... Read more

by R.E. Spears III, Saturday, January 31, 2015 8:32 pm

Suffolk Living

Love stories

Billy and Mollie Moore have been through quite a lot together in their nearly 50 years of marriage. Read more

by R.E. Spears III, Friday, January 23, 2015 10:23 pm

News

Manager’s performance discussed

With three new members having been delivered to Suffolk City Council on a wave of voter discontent, an announcement Wednesday that the newly seated council ... Read more

by R.E. Spears III, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 10:00 pm

News

Kelsey named to high court

The newest member of the Supreme Court of Virginia will bring to the job a certain sensibility developed through long years of formative experiences right ... Read more

by R.E. Spears III, Tuesday, January 20, 2015 10:40 pm

News

Apartment protest dies

Opponents had hoped for a shot tonight at overturning a controversial complex of 144 garden apartments on Bridge Road, but the man who might have ... Read more

by R.E. Spears III, Tuesday, January 20, 2015 9:23 pm

News

‘We’ve still got trouble’

Black people have made definitive and obvious advances in the years since the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but there is ... Read more

by R.E. Spears III, Monday, January 19, 2015 8:53 pm

News

LAVA Music Festival names acts

The LAVA Music Festival announced its musical lineup via a radio, social media and email campaign on Friday, with a total of 10 bands scheduled ... Read more

by R.E. Spears III, Friday, January 16, 2015 9:08 pm

Columnists

Council vote showed arrogance, contempt

Given the opportunity to leave their last City Council meeting with grace and humility on Wednesday, three ousted council members chose instead to demonstrate a ... Read more

by R.E. Spears III, Saturday, December 20, 2014 7:19 pm

Columnists

Goodbye to one friend, hello to another

Regular Saturday readers of this page will have noticed a change during the past couple of weeks, as we have said goodbye to one faithful ... Read more

by R.E. Spears III, Saturday, December 6, 2014 8:55 pm

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