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Hats off to Dad
Father's Day is much more than a greeting-card holiday; it is a day for celebrating the importance of fathers in their children's lives. Often we don't realize the impact our fathers had on us — our choices, our values, our character — until...Tags: Religion and Belief, Human Interest, Father's Day, Ethics, Values
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Virginia Beach NAACP rallies behind Rep. Rigell offshore drilling bill
The Virginia Beach chapter of the NAACP threw its support this week behind federal legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Virginia Beach, to lift the moratorium on drilling for natural gas and oil in the state's coastal waters. Rigell's...Tags: Credit and Debt, Barack Obama, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues, Hampton Roads
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Congress may intervene with Fort Monroe land transfer
HAMPTON — Language included in a draft version of the National Defense Authorization bill may force the Army to transfer 70.4 acres to the Commonwealth of Virginia free of charge. That land — the marina and a half moon-shaped parcel just...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress, National Defense Authorization Act, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Army
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Hampton leaders, community gather to discuss youth violence
HAMPTON — A week after a 16-year-old Hampton boy was fatally shot near a carnival, Hampton city leaders and concerned community members gathered to seek ways to work together in an effort to prevent it from happening again. "When good people...
Tags: Hampton Coliseum, Diabetes, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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Virginia delegations bi-partisan on energy
U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced legislation Thursday that could boost Virginia’s economy and increase American energy security, according to officials at API, formerly the American Petroleum Institute. API...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, American Petroleum, Barack Obama, Mark R. Warner, Timothy M. Kaine
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Sens. Warner, Kaine hope to end offshore drilling ban
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine introduced legislation Wednesday that would lift the federal ban on exploration and drilling for natural gas and oil off the coast of Virginia. The moratorium, which lasts through 2017, was put in place by President...Tags: Credit and Debt, U.S. Navy, Barack Obama, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues
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Rep. Rigell to open Peninsula office Monday
U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Virginia Beach, announced this week he will be opening an office in Hampton on Monday. Rigell's 2nd Congressional District picked up portions of Newport News and Hampton in the 2011 redistricting process that followed the...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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Senate to vote on Internet sales tax bill
Daily PressThe Senate is set to vote on an Internet sales tax bill within the first week of May. Also known as the Marketplace Fairness Act, the bill gives states the authority to require online sellers to collect sales tax at the point of purchase. There is an...Tags: Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Bobby Scott, Hampton Roads, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Amazon.com Inc.
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Local U.S. Reps. Rigell, Scott look to restore Military Tuition Assistance grants
In the wake of the sequestration cuts going into effect March 1, all branches of the U.S. military accept the U.S. Navy have suspended their Tuition Assistance grant program for active duty service members as a cost saving measure. Local U.S. Reps....Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Navy, Barack Obama, Wars and Interventions, Defense
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House passes bill shielding shipbuilding from deep cuts
A bill that shelters a string of shipbuilding programs from budget cuts breezed through the House Wednesday as a Republican majority was joined by more than 50 Democrats. The $982 billion bill would keep the government going through the end of the year,...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Naval Station Norfolk, Hampton Roads, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Newport News Shipbuilding
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Gun control group says poll shows most voters in VA 2nd Congressional Dist. favor mandatory background checks
A poll released Tuesday by the gun-control advocacy group Mayors Against Illegal Guns showed that voters in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District favor mandatory background checks for all firearms purchases. When asked, "Do you favor or oppose requiring...Tags: Barack Obama, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Interior Policy, Gun Control, Elections
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Obama: Sequestration demands a compromise
President Barack Obama made a late appeal for compromise to stave off across-the-board cuts Tuesday in a speech at Newport News Shipbuilding. He called sequestration – the budgetary term for the cuts – an ugly word, and an even uglier...
Tags: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Budget Control Act of 2011, Barack Obama, Budgets and Budgeting, Michelle Obama
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May 23, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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Mar 21, 2013
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Mar 7, 2013
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Mar 5, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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