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Gas gauge
++++++++++++++++++++ || || ++++++++++++++++++++ Some of the lowest prices that drivers reported Thursday to virginiabeachgasprices.com: • $3.37: Wawa, 5824 George Washington Memorial Hwy., Grafton • $3.37: 7-Eleven, 5168 George Washington Memorial Hwy.,...Tags: Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Williamsburg
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Ignore demagogues
Author Jerome Corsi's latest book about Sen. Barack Obama is more "Harry Potter" than nonfiction, but that's not unusual for his work. In "Obama Nation," Corsi rehashes questions about Obama that he's had to battle since the beginning of his campaign &#...Tags: Barack Obama, Harry Potter
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Annual Field of Friends hosted on Saturday
The Newport News Police Department will host its second annual Field of Friends on Saturday. Several departments, including Parks & Recreation, the City Farm, Housing Authority and Fire Department, will host events in the South and Central precincts....Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy, Law Enforcement
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August 22: Feedback from newspaper readers
Gary, Yorktown: Regarding the Letter to the Editor on Aug. 11 ("Schools should be nonpartisan"). If in fact we had Newport News public school teachers politically proselytizing our children by wearing Support Obama T-shirts, why didn't the Daily Press...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Elections, Beverage Industry, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Political Candidates
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Police ask for help finding copper robber
Police in Hampton have issued a wanted appeal for a 26-year-old man linked to thefts of copper from a Dominion Virginia Power substation on Threechopt Road. Police have warrants on file for Scotty Kuzma, a Hayes resident, who is wanted for three counts...Tags: Theft, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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Bluegrass and other colors
247-4732Generally speaking, you don't see many black faces at bluegrass festivals. Even though the banjo has African roots, the audience for bluegrass is typically as white as the sands at Kill Devil Hills. But singer and guitarist Bill Jenkins wants to...Tags: Kill Devil Hills, Crossroads, American Theatre, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Folk Music
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School news
Five young men were presented scholarships by the Hampton-Newport News Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. The award ceremony took place during the Black and White Ball on Aug. 9 at the Omni Hotel, Newport News. The recipients and their...Tags: Booker T. Washington, Financial Aid, Awards and Prizes, Colleges and Universities, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
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Schools do prohibit partisanship
A letter, "Schools should be nonpartisan," Aug. 11, stated that a public elementary school in Newport News is promoting a presidential candidate. Newport News School Board policy expressly prohibits such activity. This policy states, among other things:...Tags: Political Candidates, Elementary Schools, Employees, Elections
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Dam's height
In response to Donald French's letter, "Walkers Dam repair," Aug. 18, Newport News Waterworks has an opportunity to make Walkers Dam on the Chickahominy River much more structurally sound, boater-friendly and environmentally positive now that the...Tags: Water, Water Supply
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The best outdoor festival is coming in September
In case you haven't noticed, Hampton Roads is swimming in outdoor festivals. From Bay Days to Harborfest to the Poquoson Seafood Festival, there's an outdoor shindig happening here seemingly every 15 minutes. Often the array of festival music is less...Tags: Isaac Hayes, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Popular Music, Hampton Roads, Jazz Music
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People in the news
•Airman Crystal D. Arnold has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. She is the daughter of Ellick Arnold of Newport News. Arnold is a 2003 graduate of Menchville High School, Newport News. •Airman Lloyd...Tags: Reproduction, Advanced Training, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Defense, Armed Forces
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Scholarship honors slain business owner
247-4795Michael Jackson always wanted to run his own business. After retiring from the military, he opened an auto sales store in 2000 on Jefferson Avenue in Newport News. He was proud of his business sign for "Michael J's Auto Sales," which pictured a man...Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Sales, Juvenile Delinquency, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Murder
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