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Coast Guard, PETA continue to spar over "goat camp"
The Virginian-PilotNo one disputes that "goat camp" is ugly. Ugly for the military trainees learning battlefield first aid. For the goats that serve as wounded patients. For the public who watched an undercover video released last spring of a Coast Guard session held in...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), First Aid, Values, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Army
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3 Norfolk schools seek passes for tests to fix reading
The Virginian-PilotAt Norfolk's Tidewater Park Elementary School, nearly half the students tested last spring failed the state's standardized reading exams. That wasn't the first time the school's students -- many of whom come from impoverished families -- struggled in...Tags: Social Sciences, Schools, College of William and Mary, Culture, Teachers
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Medicare costs on way down, but companies worry
The Virginian-PilotPeople on Medicare in Hampton Roads soon will pay less for hospital beds, wheelchairs and other medical equipment they use at home, according to the federal government. Rates here will drop an average of 41 percent starting July 1, as the Centers for...Tags: Consumers, Hospitals and Clinics, Medicare, Health Insurance, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Suffolk WalMart a top fundraiser for CHKD
Customers at WalMart in Hampton Roads donated $1.1 million to Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, a regional pediatric hospital in Norfolk, in 2012. Their donations go to the radiology department and last year it helped the hospital purchase a...
Tags: MRI (imaging), Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest
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Bryant Stith brings intellect, integrity, presence to ODU basketball
Bryant Stith had just led Virginia to a victory at Maryland. But he had little interest in discussing his performance, the game or the team's national ranking. This was Jan. 16, 1991, and less than an hour before tipoff, President Bush had ordered...
Tags: High Schools, College Sports, National Basketball Association, Blaine Taylor, Schools
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May with its warm soil is tomato-planting time
For years, I annually planted tomatoes that went into homemade BLT sandwiches and summer salads. Last year, I planted tomatoes for a totally different reason – for the backyard turtle that likes them so much. I hastily put in those few tomato...
Tags: Salads, Foods and Beverages, York (York, Pennsylvania), The Home Depot, Tomatoes
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Chef Patrick Evans-Hylton dishes up Virginia in his newest cookbook
For three years, chef Patrick Evans-Hylton criss-crossed the state to find out what Virginians once ate and what is on their plates today. His research and witticisms are collected in his latest cookbook, "Dishing Up Virginia." Subtitled "145 Recipes...
Tags: Seafood, Parsley, Shallots, Foods and Beverages, Soups
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EDITORIAL: Future nears on the Outer Banks
The Virginian-PilotNo governor would want to be remembered as the one who lost the Outer Banks. But that could be the legacy of North Carolina's Pat McCrory, as well as his colleagues in the General Assembly, if they fail to address serious threats to the barrier islands in...Tags: Global Change, Seafood, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Dare County, Rodanthe
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BRIEF: Fortune 500: Smithfield Foods tops local companies
The Virginian-PilotIn the latest annual Fortune 500, out last week, Smithfield Foods Inc. ranks highest, at 213th, among four Hampton Roads-based companies on the list. Norfolk Southern Corp. comes in at 247th, Dollar Tree Inc. at 346th and Huntington Ingalls Industries...Tags: Smithfield Foods, Dollar Tree Inc., Smithfield, Newport News Shipbuilding, Huntington Ingalls Industries
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Top track athletes hit sixth gear in Norfolk's Dungeon
The Virginian-PilotThe storage facility looks like any other from behind the black metal fence. And surely some of the nondescript units at Morningstar Mini-Storage on 35th Street -- a few blocks from Old Dominion University -- are crammed with dusty cardboard boxes,...Tags: High Schools, Weightlifting, Rope Gymnastics, Morningstar Incorporated, Old Dominion University
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Father and son are steady at the helm
The Virginian-PilotBriefly being lost at sea convinced Eric Meyers II to pursue more knowledge. When he looked into getting his captain's license, he figured it would be a good idea to include his son, Eric Meyers III. "We've had a lot of good memories together ......Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure
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Royals lacrosse finishes on top
The Virginia Gazette– Williamsburg's newest lacrosse team, the Royals, finished its inaugural season in a big way on Monday. Jake Hughes scored a game-high four goals to lead the Royals past Great Bridge High School 5-2, overcoming an early two-goal deficit. Justin...Tags: Sports, High School Sports, Lacrosse
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