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Hurricane Irene already wreaking havoc on air travel
Hurricane Irene hasn't made landfall yet and it's already wreaking havoc on air travel along the East Coast. Many airlines have already begun cutting flights planned for the weekend. Almost all of the major carriers are also offering to waive fees for...Tags: Education, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Air Transportation, File Sharing, Zionsville
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Mountain mint a native wildflower seen throughout Virginia
Mountain mint is a native wildflower you see growing throughout Virginia during summer.
With its narrow leaves, the plant features a delicate, somewhat airy appearance, according to Helen Hamilton, president of the John Clayton Chapter, Virginia Native...Tags: Virginia Living Museum, Education, Texas, Bee (insect), York County (Virginia)
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Inside the BRD: Tabb QB Schiele to play football at JMU, Lafayette's Coronado at CNU and Warhill's Dedmon heading to Nike camp
Catching you up on some Bay Rivers District football happenings: Tabb quarterback Dan Schiele will attend James Madison Univeristy as a prefered walk-on, Lafayette lineman Carlos Coronado will play at Christopher Newport University and Warhill star...Tags: Sports, Football
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Hampton Roads weekend events feature lots to love for readers and writers
It's another busy weekend here in Hampton Roads for lovers of reading and writing. Take a look! 32nd Annual Writers Conference at CNU Friday and Saturday, Feb. 22 and 23 Friday highlights: - Book talk by David Robbins ("The Devil's Waters") - Speed...Tags: African-American History Month, Slavery, War of 1812, Black History, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Today's young readers are tomorrow's authors
I don’t remember the first book I read, but I do have clear memories of sitting with a book in my lap, turning the cardboard-like pages and sounding out the words. (Yes, they taught phonics in my day.) The earliest books I remember reading are the...
Tags: Dr. Seuss, Education, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Entertainment, Book
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Inside the BRD: With Grafton's Wilson over 1,000 in hoops, York's Harvell, Lafayette's Fitchett are next
The 2012-13 season is becoming a big one for 1,000-point scorers in Bay Rivers District basketball. Grafton's Elijah Moore reached that milestone in December and Grafton's Olivia Wilson did so on Tuesday, while Lafayette's John Fitchett and York's Brandon...Tags: Sports, Spring Training, Swimming, Baseball, College Baseball
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Learning opportunities abound for local writers
Here we are, into the second full week of the new year. The kids are back at school, their big yellow buses once again dotting the streetscape of my morning drive. Coworkers are back at work too, and the parade of waist-thickening holiday goodies seems to...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Poetry, Harry Potter (fictional character), Human Rights, Politics
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Reflections on the Paul Ryan rally at CNU in Newport News
I was part of the media gaggle that covered GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan's appearance at Christopher Newport University in Newport News on Tuesday. My job was to cover the 2,000-strong festive crowd that showed up to see Ryan's speech. In an...Tags: Republican Party, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Politics
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Inside the BRD: Grafton basketball standout Kevin Barnes commits to Virginia Wesleyan
These are good times for Kevin Barnes. The recent Grafton High graduate is only a few months removed from the best basketball game of his life: a 24-point performance, including 6 of 7 3-pointers, in the 70-69 overtime loss to Christiansburg in the AA...Tags: College Basketball, Sports, Basketball
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Inside the BRD: VMI and Citadel are first Division I scholarship offers for Grafton basketball star Elijah Moore
Grafton High forward Elijah Moore, the Bay Rivers District boys basketball Player of the Year, has received his first Division I scholarship offer. Clippers coach Jeremy Jordan said that Virginia Military Institute offered Moore on Monday. Later in the...Tags: College Basketball, College Sports, Sports, Awards and Prizes, Basketball
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Inside the BRD: Defending champ York optimistic as football practice opens
York High opened football practice on Wednesday, a couple of days later than many Bay Rivers District football teams because the Falcons participated last week in the Old Dominion University team camp. Despite the loss of 13 key seniors from last year's...Tags: Sports, Football, Old Dominion University
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Tennis: Looking at the USTA Mid-Atlantic Section Adult League Championships ...
A Virginia Beach-based team including Yorktown's Ana Bossman swept five matches over the weekend to capture the women's 4.0-rated crown in the USTA Mid-Atlantic Section's Adult League Championships. The four-day tournament -- based at Huntington Park,...
Tags: Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), College of William and Mary, Yorktown (York, Virginia)
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