Newsroom Staff: Kerry Dougherty

Metro columnist for The Virginian-Pilot

Office phone: 757-446-2306

Kerry Dougherty writes a news and opinion column three times a week -- on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays -- in the Hampton Roads section of The Virginian-Pilot. She also maintains an active blog on PilotOnline.com, and she's on Twitter.

Articles By Kerry Dougherty

This is a shame: A free sandwich at school isn't good enough
Maybe it's a flight of fancy, but airline's plan favorable
There'll be no skirting trouble if this dress code passes
It’s hard not to sing praises of larger-than-life ‘Uncle Pete’
Those who hate the nanny state should loathe abortion bill
Its silence on Riddick speaks volumes about Norfolk council
Readers speak: Raise booze tax, move 'Wisky,' lay off Reston
If cuts must be made, look to bad teachers, not new
Lawmaker not likely to rally buds to back pot resolution
Germaphobes cheer fluless winter, refrain from high-fiving
Voters won't fire tax-evading Riddick, even when pigs fly
Norfolk needs this like it needs a ferris wheel. Oh, wait.
Once hidden, a young man's light now shines center stage
Not a whole lot of legislative lunacy this year. How sad.
GED impasse ends at the right place: the city jail
Laws shouldn't be used to keep away good dads who care
Hotel project had enough spin to give anyone vertigo
It's a sad cycle at newspapers: tying, untying ties that bind
Va. Beach subsidy by taxpayers is gift that keeps on giving
Feds misdial with proposed cellphone ban for drivers
'Rights' don't include privacy for acts done in public, officers
Jet noise is as much a state of mind as a state of the ears
Embezzling case gives Norfolk brass another shiner
Beach version of this kids' tale won't have a happy ending
Utility's overcharging shows need for true regulation
Thank you to the community for supporting Head Start kids
Proposed Beach hotel is a bad bet for tourists and taxpayers
Norfolk schools ought to call in the Superman of roads and rail
Choices by some educational leaders don't make the grade
Facebook? Or Fools-book? Folks say some stupid things
Nothing like an election win to bring out the adoring fans
Paying kids to excel on AP tests: What an American idea!
Yoga did some stretching - but only to body, thank goodness
Public safety vs. privacy is simple. Remember Cho?
There's proper time, place for politics; it isn't during church
Some fun-size observations on Halloween
Which counts more, a mom's anguish or our right to know?
It was a riot, not a pie fight, and guard was breaking it up
Shoe lawsuit participants need common sense, not cents
Payouts for saved-up sick time are truly ill-gotten gains
Norfolk missed chance to toast city's historic graveyards
In plain language: Voters should know their English
Beach council led the way in bleeding public drop by drop
RIP Steve Jobs, a visionary who left his mark on world
Hank and MNF? Heck, that was like a family tradition
Cornerstone of this feud for feisty sheriff is school pride
School Board lacks a member - and some common sense
Spending $40K on a speaker is one way to fire up taxpayers
You call that 'funky residue'? Ha. No, that's festive revenue.
Common sense screens out a bad idea for schools. Rah.

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