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May 18 Letters: Comp time, online taxes, federal spending, energy conservation
Progressive influence I find it amusing to read letters to the editor where people are bound to one party and all it stands for and the vitriol that spews from their pens. Blind allegiance to either party — given both of their track records —...Tags: Housing Industry, Social Security, Medicare, International Energy, Energy Saving
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Breathing new life into old Gloucester country store
The first time John Warren walked into the old Pointer Brothers store in the Guinea section of Gloucester, he felt like he'd stumbled into something special. Though the original sales and display area on the first floor had been cut up by a maze of...
Tags: Guinea
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Editorials: Motel kids, tax code, Open Door award
Open Door award This month's Daily Press Open Door award goes to the Virginia Public Access Project, which is launching a "VPAP Honor Roll," which will include all General Assembly candidates who file campaign finance documents electronically and score...Tags: U.S. Military, Phoebus (Hampton, Virginia), York (York, Pennsylvania), Politics, Finance
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Habitat, VIMS, Tabb scare: Daily Press roses, thorns
Each week the Daily Press Editorial Board offers a list of those persons or institutions deserving of "roses" and those deserving of "thorns." This week's roses go to the following: Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg, the City...Tags: U.S. Military, Phoebus (Hampton, Virginia), York (York, Pennsylvania), Langley Air Force Base, Politics
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Saturday, May 18, FREE gardening/nature events for families and anyone interested in great outdoors
Learn and Grow Series with Art in the Garden Linda Miller, Artist and Virginia Master Naturalist, will help children 7 and older create a botanical portrait in colored pencil or watercolor from plant materials they select in the Williamsburg Botanical...
Tags: Seafood, Science and Technology, York (York, Pennsylvania), Lifestyle and Leisure, Agriculture
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The annual VIMS Marine Science Day is Saturday
The annual Virginia Institute of Marine Science "Marine Science Day" will be held Saturday at the Gloucester Point campus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The open house features exhibits, a parade, children's activities, seining on the York River, lab tours,...Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Science and Technology, Agriculture
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May 3 Letters: McDonnell inquiry
Governor Bob McDonnell claims that CEO of Star Scientific Inc. Jonnie R. Willliams, Sr. to date has contributed more than $130,000. To his family, his campaign, and who knows what else, yet Mr. Williams did not expect anything at all for his "gifts." What...Tags: Bob McDonnell, Regional Authority, Government, Science and Technology, Star Scientific Incorporated
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Oyster farming down to a science
On the scenic shores of Mobjack Bay in Gloucester County, oysters are being farmed by the millions. John Vigliotta owns one of the largest caged-oyster companies in the state, taking oysters from microscopic eggs to 3-inch cage-grown market beauties...
Tags: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Science and Technology, Seafood, Lifestyle and Leisure, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Gloucester weekly crime log and arrest report
In the 14800 block of George Washington Memorial Highway Deputies received a report on April 4 from the 7-Eleven in Glenns in which a clerk saw a male remove two cans of Colt 45 beer and leave the store. Jerrod Max Palmer, 18, of Pine Crest Drive in...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Highway Transportation, Human Interest, Police Arrests
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Climate change could hike pollen counts, allergy rates
An unusually cool March has kept seasonal allergy sufferers in Hampton Roads indoors, out of the line of fire of springtime pollen — and breathing easier because of it. But the word from climate scientists and allergists is to enjoy it while it...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Hampton Roads Weather, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Science and Technology, Global Change
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Gloucester awards contract for concessions at Gloucester Point Beach
Gloucester County has awarded a contract to William C. Daum, operating as the "Krusty Krab," to offer concessions at Gloucester Point Beach Park this summer. The county has previously operated the concessions stand at the park. The county awarded... -
Gloucester seeks volunteers for various boards
Gloucester County has several openings for residents to serve on boards and commissions. The open positions include: --One seat on the Mosquito Control District Commission, which provides direction and advice for the county's mosquito control program....Tags: Arts and Culture, Financial Planning
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