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Cell phones: Should you go prepaid?
Daily PressLee Owens, of Hampton, switched to a no-contract cell phone 8 months ago, and she says she is so satisfied with the service that she can't foresee ever returning to a contract plan. "I was able to migrate my old number and use my old phone," she says...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Arts and Culture, Best Buy Co., Inc., Verizon Communications, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Report Faults Former LIRR Leadership for Infrastructure Failure
PIX 11 NewsA 2007 analysis of Long Island Rail Road infrastructure sharply criticized the antiquated switch and signal system that was crippled during Monday's electrical fire. Authored by a former president of Metro North, the report claims LIRR leaders missed a...Tags: Helena Williams, Travel, Transportation, Long Island Rail Road, Jamaica
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Foreclosures: February ties November for highest number of foreclosure filings
247-4741Foreclosure filings were reported on 134 properties in Hampton last month. That's roughly one for every 449 housing units, ranking it 12th among Virginia cities and counties for its foreclosure rate, according to RealtyTrac's latest foreclosure report....Tags: Old Dominion University, Education, Middlesex County (Virginia), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia)
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Lawmakers blast Joint Forces closure
Virginia's congressional leaders officially delivered their case against closing Joint Forces Command to Defense Secretary Robert Gates Friday in a letter that said the move "reflects superficial research and a lack of analytical rigor."
The letter &#...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Robert Gates, Justice System, Hampton Roads, Laws
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Hampton Roads photographers shine in 26th Suffolk juried exhibit
Being in the right place at the right time certainly helped Newport News photographer Robert Brooks last summer when he stopped to snap a shot of rolling grassland from a deserted Colorado highway. But it took more than dumb luck for him to capture...Tags: Photography, Arts and Culture, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hampton Roads
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Peninsula-area foreclosure filings rise 35% in January
247-4741Peninsula-area foreclosure filings increased 35 percent last month from December. The 306 filings is also up 21 percent from January 2009's 253 filings, according to RealtyTrac, which compiles foreclosure statistics. Across the nation, foreclosure...Tags: Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hampton Roads, Financial and Business Services, Old Dominion University
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Local Black-Owned Businesses
Daily PressAccording to the latest U.S. Census data recorded in 2002, the state of Virginia had the ninth-largest minority-owned business population. Of all minority-owned businesses statewide, more than 40,000 were black-owned and accounted for roughly $3.7 billion...Tags: Smithfield, Family, Janitorial Service, Colchester, Justice System
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Rocklin Makes List of Best Places to Live
FOX40 NewsRocklin is among one of the Top 100 places to live, according to CNNmoney.com. The town ranks 65th because of its extensive recreational programs, many parks and strong school district. Rocklin's Finn Hall, is a popular reception hall used for many...Tags: St. George, Lee, Madison (Dane, Wisconsin), Woodbury (Oyster Bay, New York), Des Moines (Polk, Iowa)
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Budget Cuts Will See Elimination Of One Command At Pentagon
The Associated PressThe Defense Department plans to shed one of its 10 major military commands as Defense Secretary Robert Gates tries to pare billions from the Pentagon budget, officials briefed on the plan said Monday. Gates wants to eliminate the Joint Forces Command,...Tags: David Petraeus, Robert Gates, Armed Forces, Budgets and Budgeting, Career and Workplace
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The City of Suffolk, Virginia
Daily PressSuffolk is the largest city in the state in terms of land mass. And it's on its way to becoming one of the biggest in population as well. Its population of about 80,000 is expected to double by 2027. Between 2000 and 2007, it grew by 28 percent,...Tags: Suffolk County (Virginia), Peanuts
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Massachusetts Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy Dies At 77
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersSen. Edward M. Kennedy, the Massachusetts Democrat and icon of American liberal politics who was the last surviving brother of a legendary political family, died late Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass., his family announced. He was 77. Kennedy...Tags: Diplomacy, Hospitals and Clinics, Social Issues, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Suffolk County (New York)
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Gov writes Obama, Gates opposing command closure
Gov. Bob McDonnell has written President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates blasting the proposed closure of the Norfolk-based Joint Forces Command. McDonnell's letters join those of mayors from Hampton Road who have complained that...Tags: Republican Party, Bob McDonnell, Robert Gates, U.S. Military, Democratic Party
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