Roger Chesley, Author at Virginia Mercury

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Longtime columnist and editorial writer Roger Chesley worked at the (Newport News) Daily Press and The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot from 1997 through 2018. He previously worked at newspapers in Cherry Hill, N.J., and Detroit. Reach him at [email protected]

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Too many have sacrificed too much for us to sit on...

Roger Chesley - November 3, 2020

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The consequences of rugged individualism in a pandemic

Roger Chesley - October 29, 2020

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Portsmouth: where local dysfunction exposes racial fault lines

Roger Chesley - October 21, 2020

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As turnout surges, Virginia has largely been spared the electoral shenanigans...

Roger Chesley - October 14, 2020

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A step in the right direction on police traffic stops

Roger Chesley - October 9, 2020

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Times have changed, but the disenfranchisement game is the same

Roger Chesley - September 30, 2020

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Equity goes way beyond law enforcement

Roger Chesley - September 18, 2020

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Virginia needs to stop treating its citizens like bad stepchildren

Roger Chesley - September 11, 2020

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Access to ballot boxes and other measures will help all voters

Roger Chesley - September 2, 2020

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Time for qualified immunity to go

Roger Chesley - August 28, 2020

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