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Gov. McDonnell vs. Jones-Wagner -- rival approaches to port restructuring
Gov. Bob McDonnell and a group of Hampton Roads lawmakers both want to reform the management structure for state-run ports. But dueling bills lay out divergent approaches when it comes to the governor's power at the piers. For example, the bill...Tags: Regional Authority, Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia), Bob McDonnell, Hampton Roads, Executive Branch
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J. Dennis Carper, marina owner
J. Dennis Carper, a Baltimore County marina owner and yacht builder who was a decorated World War II veteran, died of stroke and dementia complications Dec. 25 at his Essex home. He was 91.
Born near New Castle, Va., he worked on the family farm at...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Boats, Brunswick Corp., Dundalk, Bethlehem Steel
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Several Virginia towns awarded grants to improve boating access
Virginia has awarded 15 grants to localities to improve boating access to public waters. Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the funding from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries on Monday. The grants total $440,900. They will help pay for...
Tags: Building Material, Bob McDonnell, Emporia (Emporia, Virginia), Seafood and Fishing Industry, Aquaculture
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Colonial Downs announces dates for Virginia Derby, Turf Cup
Colonial Downs released its stakes schedule Thursday. The $500,000 Virginia Derby is slated for July 13, and the $300,000 Colonial Turf Cup will be held June 22. A press release from Colonial Downs is below: Colonial Downs announced its 2013...Tags: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), National Security Agency
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Progress percolating on Eastern Shore
We who make our living lamenting the lack of progress on improving the environment must applaud when progress does rear its head, even as we refrain from clapping too hard. A decade ago, there wasn't much of anything hopeful to say about septic tanks...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Pollution, Judges, Worcester County
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Empty Stocking is slowly filling with gifts
Christmas season comes early for The Aegis Empty Stocking Fund, and the elves are busy working to get toys packed for the 831 Harford County children who will receive gifts of toys this holiday season. Time is running short, and the shelves in Santa's...
Tags: Harford County, Bank of America Corp., Havre de Grace, Toys, Dollar General Corporation
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Virginia couple to be married on Rose Parade float
L.A. NOWAs if getting married before your closest friends and family wasn’t nerve-racking enough, a Virginia couple will tie the knot in front of millions of viewers at the 2013 Rose Parade in Pasadena. Gerald Sapienza and Nicole Angelillo beat out...... -
Jill Scott to join The Fuzz Band for New Year's Eve show in Chesapeake
Hampton's Fuzz Band will ring in 2013 with help from a very special guest. Jill Scott will join the band on stage for part of its show at VA Live, a club in Chesapeake, sources confirmed Wednesday. A spokesman for the club said The Fuzz Band will...
Tags: New Year's Day
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Extreme energy, extreme weather
There were no tornado warnings last Friday night, when I muted the Nationals game around 11 p.m. I listened intently through my living-room window. A train, I thought. Definitely a train. I should have known better. The warnings have been building for...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Mining, Environmental Issues, Tropical Storm Lee (2011), International Energy
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Enough with the 1812 revisionism
David Brandenburg's letter, published in The Sun on July 4 ("The truth about the War of 1812"), shows the danger of amateur historians who take small facts and from them draw a revisionist fallacious interpretation of the American historical narrative....Tags: Arts and Culture, Social Sciences, War of 1812, World War II (1939-1945), Culture
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Chesapeake gospel group Paschall Brothers win National Endowment for the Arts fellowship
The Paschall Brothers, an a cappella gospel quartet based in Chesapeake with ties to Newport News, has won a prestigious prize from the National Endowment for the Arts. The group, led by the Rev. Tarrence Paschall, will receive one of nine 2012 NEA...
Tags: Ry Cooder, Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Culture
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Nickelback-lash? Radio promotion prompts haters to vent on Facebook
Nickleback, a grungy radio rock band known for hits including "How You Remind Me" and "Someday," is revered by fans across the globe. On the other hand, plenty find the group's music repulsive, rotten or revolting. The Canadian band's detractors aren't...
Tags: Radio, Music, Christopher Newport University, My Darkest Days (music group), Social Media
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