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Tropical storm not major event for Peninsula
757-247-7874 and 757-247-7838Tropical Storm Hanna covered some roads with water, snapped tree limbs and cut electricity to more than 32,500 homes and businesses in Hampton Roads by early Saturday afternoon. Dominion Virginia Power customers in Chesapeake accounted for the bulk of...Tags: NASA, Emergency Planning, Hampton Roads, Floods, Bodies of Water
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Cat that bit someone in Poquoson had rabies
247-7874— A cat that bit a person Wednesday has tested positive for rabies. The cat was a gray-and-white domestic short hair about 1 year old. It bit someone in the 100 block of Messick Road, near the intersection with Belle Lane, according to a news...Tags: James City County, Diseases, Virus Diseases, Williamsburg
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Help us conserve
Conserve water! The Oakland, Calif., water utility paid my son $150 for installation of a pressure-assisted, low-flow flush toilet. What about it, Newport News Waterworks? Ed Rucker Newport NewsTags: Water Supply
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Gas gauge
++++++++++++++++++++ || || ++++++++++++++++++++ Some of the lowest gas prices that drivers reported Friday to virginiabeachgasprices.com: • $3.29: Citgo, 13903 Jefferson Ave., Newport News • $3.34: BJ's, 2000 Power Plant Parkway, Hampton • $3.35: Wal-...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Williamsburg, Carrollton
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Corrections for September 05
Friday's story on the installation of the SS United States propeller at The Mariners' Museum in Newport News incorrectly said the riggers who carried out the job were from Northrop Grumman's Newport News shipyard. The riggers work for Hampton Roads...Tags: Hampton Roads, Northrop Grumman Corp., Mariners' Museum
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Bringing us together
Barack Obama: He is neither black nor white; he is both. A "gray" child. This question has bothered me for a long time. Why do people label "gray" children black? I think it is wrong. Just maybe he is what we need to wake up our United States and the...Tags: Barack Obama
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McCain's folly
We readers do not get all the information about the presidential candidates via the news media. Let me start about Barack Obama's college life at Harvard. He was the head of the Harvard Law Review, one of the most prestigious organizations in the country....Tags: Elections, Injuries, Barack Obama, John McCain, Political Candidates
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Dinner is served
247-4737Harvey Sallee had his specially-ordered meatloaf lunch delivered to his room by a hostess dressed in black pants, a white shirt, black vest, and bow tie. But this was no Hilton vacation. The uniformed hostess is one facet of the new "At Your Request"...Tags: Government, National Government, Food Industry, Williamsburg, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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Vessels, terminals prep for Hanna
247-4744The U.S. Coast Guard ratcheted up its port storm-alert status Friday in response to the approaching Hanna, warning marine terminal operators, the U.S. Navy and vessel operators that gale-force winds could be expected within 24 hours. As part of...Tags: Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), North Carolina, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Shipbuilding, Weather Reports
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City Council considers altering animal ordinance
247-7874— A scrape with a wolf hybrid in July that left a woman wondering if she had rabies has prompted the city of Hampton to consider changing its animal ordinance to include a section on hybrid canines. If passed by the council, the ordinance would...Tags: Buckroe, Animals, Diseases, Virus Diseases
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Our fear is stealing our freedoms
Reference the letter "Nothing to hide," Sept. 2. The author may not recall our history; unfortunately, neither do many elected officials. The individual states set up the federal government with very narrow powers. The U.S. government is now expanding...Tags: Theft, Crimes, Unions
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Bush killed the GOP
When George Bush's history is written, he will probably be portrayed as one of the worst presidents ever. He may have damaged the Republican Party to the extent that it will never recover. During the last senatorial election, two of the nation's finest...Tags: Rick Santorum, Republican Party, Virginia, George Allen, Hillary Clinton
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