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Sunday Nov 23 | Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Can hampton pay for this?

The City Council could agree to pay for an additional breakwater at Buckroe Beach that would be the first in a series of breakwaters to protect about 5 1/2 miles of shoreline from Fort Monroe to Factory Point ...

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Thu Nov 20, 2008

How Stuff Works

Jefferson Davis

Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks article: "Jefferson Davis." 27 February 2008.

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Tue Nov 18, 2008

The State

Lottery machine glitch fixed

A glitch that caused some lottery tickets to be incorrectly validated has been fixed, S.C. Education Lottery officials announced.

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Sat Nov 08, 2008

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Company scours fort for munitions

EA Engineering Science and Technology of Hunt Valley , Md., received a contract in September for $1,598,908 to investigate the site, determine the extent of munitions and explosives that could be a concern to ...

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Wed Nov 05, 2008

Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Nye declares victory; Drake won't concede

Democrat Glenn Nye has declared victory in the race for the 2nd District with U.S. Rep.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Thelma Drake, 2008 Presidential Election, State Prisons, Prison, Barack Obama

Fredericksburg.com

Norfolk guardsmen train by sea

Training weekends for the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery of the National Guard usually involve guns.

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Tue Nov 04, 2008

Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Norfolk guardsmen train by sea, with a fishy bonus

Training weekends for the Norfolk -based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery of the National Guard usually involve guns.

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Related Topix: US National Guard, US Military, State Prisons, Prison, Virginia, Virginia Government

Mon Nov 03, 2008

Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Lunch, 'jail' conflicted for official

C ouncilwoman Angela Leary made an e-mail plea this week with the first line of a message to fellow Hampton City Council members and some city staff members: "BOTTOM LINE: I NEED BAIL MONEY!!!" Leary, ...

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Related Topix: Hampton, VA, Monroe, VA, State Prisons, Prison, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA

Sat Nov 01, 2008

Department of Defense News

Dempsey's 'Acting' Career Ends as CentCom Turns Over to Petraeus

Army Lt. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey's "acting" career is over. Dempsey turned over command of U.S. Central Command to Army Gen.

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Thu Oct 30, 2008

PilotOnline.com

Fort Monroe promoter dies while waiting to cast ballot

The leader of a citizens group seeking to turn Fort Monroe into a national park died Monday of an apparent heart attack.

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Tue Oct 28, 2008

Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Man dies after collapsing in voting line

The president of Citizens for a Fort Monroe National Park and former chief historian of the Army's Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Monroe collapsed while waiting in line to cast an absentee ballot Monday ...

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Related Topix: US Military, Fort Monroe, US Army, State Prisons, Prison, Newport News, VA

Sun Oct 26, 2008

Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Linked to the area - evermore Poe's part in fort's history to help attract visitors

The well-known 19th-century author is claimed by people living in the places where Poe spent some of his 40-year life, such as Baltimore, Philadelphia , Richmond and, yes, Fort Monroe .

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Related Topix: US Military, Fort Monroe, US Army, State Prisons, Prison, Hampton, VA, University of Virginia

Sat Oct 25, 2008

Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

All-female crew trains for Round the Lights

Dawana Jennings, Eileen Turner and skipper Petra Towns sail Fair Winds during a practice Wednesday, Oct.

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Thu Oct 23, 2008

The Virginian-Pilot

For Congress: Glenn Nye

Two years ago, this page endorsed U.S. Rep. Thelma Drake's re-election, citing her "superior command on all the issues and her advocacy for her constituents, especially the military and veterans." Things have ...

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Republican, US House of Representatives, Thelma Drake, Norfolk Metro, State Prisons, Prison

Tue Oct 21, 2008

Kansas City Star

Retiring generala s final lecture is soldier-focused

During a 40-year Army career, Gen. William S. Wallace served in Vietnam and commanded the U.S. ground forces during the invasion of Iraq.The retiring general could have shared plenty of analytical research and ...

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Related Topix: US Military, Fort Leavenworth, US Army, Fort Monroe, Command and General Staff College, State Prisons, Prison

Fri Oct 17, 2008

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Documenting history to plan for future

Much of the future look and feel of this historic Army post might have been determined over the past few days by a team of preservation architects surveying its most significant structures.

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Tue Oct 14, 2008

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Phoebus Days 2008 to offer beer, fish, fun

A beer festival, fish fry, parade and pie-eating contest are all part of Phoebus Days 2008 scheduled for this weekend.

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Sun Oct 12, 2008

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Olde Wythe named a Virginia landmark

The city's Neighborhood Office and the Olde Wythe Neighborhood Association have been working to get the designation.

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Fri Oct 10, 2008

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Branching out to highlight historic trees in city

Only about 120 of those were picked to be photographed and written about for the book, said co-author Jeff Kirwan, extension specialist and professor in the Department of Forestry at Virginia Tech .

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Related Topix: Hampton, VA, State Prisons, Prison, Hampton University

Wed Oct 08, 2008

The Gazette

U.S. Northern Command creates full combat brigade for national emergencies

If U.S. Northern Command needs troops to respond to a national emergency, commanders now have 4,000 soldiers on alert to answer the call.

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Related Topix: US Military, Peterson Air Force Base, US Air Force, Fort Monroe, US Army, US National Guard, State Prisons, Prison, Colorado Springs Metro

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