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July 20: Feedback from newspaper readers
• As is the norm, the Feedback editor's remark is sarcastic. However, in Friday's Feedback, it's also honest, even though they probably didn't want to show it that way. The comment to readers on Dave Fairbank's rather ugly bias is really honest for a...Tags: Barack Obama, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), University of Virginia
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Hampton Roads players in the pros
Here's a look at how players from Hampton Roads are performing in professional baseball this season. If you know anyone else from the area who is in the pros, call Sonny Dearth at 247-4640 or e-mail him at sdearth@dailypress.com. This is the first chart...Tags: Beach Vacations, Florida Marlins, Automotive Equipment, College of William and Mary, Jason Taylor
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Keep road money here
The last I read, 85 percent of the transportation revenue collected in Hampton Roads is spent in Hampton Roads. That means that 15 percent is spent elsewhere in the commonwealth. As a first step toward solving Virginia's transportation problem, I would...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia)
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Tax boats and RVs
In response to Bob Pride's letter, "Boats bring in plenty of revenue," July 14. Yes, when used, land-based RVs of residents leave the area and help other economies, but given that Hampton Roads is a vacation spot, many nonresidents come into this area... -
Which of our bridges rate lowest?
247-4712The Dresser Bridge over the Chickahominy River and the Denbigh Boulevard bridge over Interstate 64 and the CSX railroad are among 20 of the lowest-rated bridges in Hampton Roads, according to a report released this week by the Hampton Roads Planning...Tags: Bodies of Water, Denbigh, Surry County, Charles City (Charles City, Virginia), Isle of Wight County
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Former assistant Rumble confirmed as Admirals' head coach
Daily PressAs has been speculated for nearly a month, the St. Petersburg Times reported Saturday morning that the Norfolk Admirals will name Darren Rumble their next head coach Tuesday. Rumble was the Admirals' assistant coach last season, and that role will be...Tags: National Hockey League, Field Hockey, Tampa Bay Lightning, Len Barrie
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Plenty of piers in Newport News
This is in response to Michael Greene's letter to the editor regarding fishing piers in Newport News ("NN needs better piers," July 15). Over the past several years, the city has completely replaced or refurbished several older fishing piers (Hilton,...Tags: Denbigh, Fishing, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Working with refugees a religious experience
They come from Liberia and Myanmar and Togo and Burundi and Bhutan. Most have spent decades, some their entire lives, in refugee camps in another country, waiting for their turn for a better life. They arrive with little more than the clothes on their...Tags: Pope, Religious Leaders, John Paul II, Refugee, Illegal Immigrants
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Guard unit that lost four returning
247-4534The West Point-based 237th Engineer Company of the Virginia Army National Guard will return home from Iraq on Sunday evening. The unit lost four men since more than 100 soldiers deployed a year ago. West Point sent the troops off July 22 with a crowd...Tags: Ceremonies, Emergency Incidents, Engineering, Injuries, Society
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