The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) back issues from September 2007:
To choose a hose, consider size, durability When choosing a hose, consider size, price and durability.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: ALAN J. HEAVENS By Alan J. Heavens The Philadelphia Inquirer Sprinkler systems are handy when there's a lot of yard to care for. Few things remain as useful, however, as the traditional garden hose. Need to know: What a hose is made of ...
Take time to figure out how many bedrooms is enough Take time to figure out how many bedrooms is enough.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: ELLEN JAMES MARTIN For several years, Jon Boyd and his wife have engaged in a turf battle over home office space. As co-owners of a real estate brokerage, both spend many hours working from a converted bedroom in their ranch-style house. However, each spouse finds it ...
Flashing is crucial in keeping house water-tight Flashing is crucial in keeping your house water-tight.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Q. I am having new cedar siding (clapboards) put on my house and old composite (hardboard) siding removed. Do I have to replace the window flashing? A. Well, there is one good thing being done: getting rid of that hardboard siding. It was a noble experiment that failed. If there ...
For extra drama, hit the heights For extra drama, hit the heights.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... No matter what height you are considering for your new room addition or for the great room in your new dream home , consider adding another foot where it counts - up. The drama in this room is created by simple drywall beams that are bumped up into the roof truss. This creates a very ...
Be sure home sale brings in enough cash to cover liens Be sure home sale brings in enough cash to cover liens.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: BOB Q. We are buying an out-of-state house. The closing is scheduled for about two weeks from now. It is a "for sale by owner" and the sellers aren't too knowledgeable about the sales process. We just received a document from the title company listing the recorded liens ...
A sunroom can be an attractive and energy-saving addition A sunroom can be an energy-saving addition.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Q. We need more living space, so I might add an energy efficient sunroom. A do-it-yourself kit or a contractor-installed one would be best. Does it have to face south and what types of frame and glass are best? A. A sunroom is some of the least expensive living space you can ...
Energy issues can have big environmental impacts, too Energy issues have environmental impacts too.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Q. When you recently wrote about ducts and how everything in the air circulates through them, you gave some questions, including asking if a lot of aerosol spray products were used indoors. It got me thinking of environmental issues and how things we do in the house have an impact on our ...
diplomatically ask for details about meetings.(Daily Break)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Dear Annie: I have a boss who likes to send out e-mails saying, "There will be a meeting at 3 next Friday. Details will follow." The details never follow. These meetings are conducted without agendas and with bombshells that require resolution before the meeting ends. This ...
CAUGHT IN THE 'FAULT LINES' OF IRAQ'S BATTLES.(Daily Break)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: SARAH DILORENZO By Sarah DiLorenzo The Associated Press The suicide bombings that ravaged the Yazidi sect in Iraq recently underscored the fears of violence and insecurity binding many of the nation's religious minorities, ranging from Christians ...
New type of reverse mortgage keeps money and home 'all in the family' New type of reverse mortgage keeps money and home 'all in the family'.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Reverse mortgages definitely are on the rise. Senior homeowners are taking equity out of their long-time residences to make ends meet during their retirement years, remodel their homes and help their children and grandchildren with the financial challenges of higher education. ...
Tell friend you cannot afford to keep treating.(Daily Break)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Dear Abby: "Cheryl" and I have been friends for three years. We became best friends last year. I started being nice and going on a coffee run every Friday morning for her and another co-worker. The co-worker pays for her coffee every week. Cheryl doesn't - but expects it. Last ...
Simple tips can keep carpenter ants from shacking up with you Simple tips can keep carpenter ants from shacking up with you.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: ALAN J. HEAVENS By Alan J. Heavens The Philadelphia Inquirer Bugs are in abundance right now, like the carpenter ants trying to remodel your wooden porch steps without your permission. You want them to leave, but nothing you try seems to work. ...
Art and kids can play well together Art and kids can play well together.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: JANET EASTMAN LOS ANGELES -- By Janet Eastman Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES - At least once a week, Shai Bernat-Kunin visits his grandparents, whose San Fernando Valley home is filled with contemporary art and glass sculptures. During a recent ...
Labor Day closings.(Local)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Courts and Municipal Offices All state courts and city offices will be closed Monday. Financial Institutions Most bank and credit unions will be closed Monday. Contact specific institutions for more information. GARBAGE COLLECTION Chesapeake Trash normally ...
Selling a home? Time to 'get real' cover story.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: JEANNE MOONEY BY JEANNE MOONEY THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT Glenn Ryder regards himself as a straightforward real estate agent. He relies on recent sales data, not wishful thinking, to market a home. So when he met a Virginia Beach couple who had ...
Could there be a vacation home in your future? Is there a vacation home in your future?(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: SHIRLEY MOZINGO James and Ellen-Louise Mensing haven't bought their vacation home yet; they're still doing research. "We have the money, but it's a huge investment and we'll only do it once, so we want to do it right. Plus, we're looking at the Outer Banks as ...
New tiles can give your pool a fresh, colorful look Vinyl isn't completely carefree, but it's close.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: NZONG XIONG By Nzong Xiong McClatchy Newspapers As many swimming pool owners know, the white ring on the tiles around the pool is where the water often leaves calcium deposits. You can clean the tiles with a pumice stone or hire ...
New product uses silver to control germs New product uses silver to control germs.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... New disinfectant: A new type of hard-surface disinfectant promises to be safer for use in the home. Pure Bioscience's Germ Control 24 uses a silver-based disinfectant called silver dihydrogen citrate. It's nontoxic to humans and animals, but it kills a broad spectrum of ...
Religious group keeps its promise on housing by ROGER CHESLEY.(Local)
Sep 01, 2007 ... THREE YEARS AGO, a fledgling interfaith organization pledged to make work-force housing - the type police officers, teachers and municipal employees can afford - more than just a notion in Virginia Beach. Priced out of the booming real estate market, locals found it tough to live in the ...
When it comes to buying a home, doctors need care too When it comes to buying a home, doctors need care too.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... You wake up one morning feeling a bit under the weather, you go to the doctor, he or she diagnoses the problem, gives you a prescription and after a day or two you feel like a million bucks again. After all of the aches, pains, coughs, bumps and bruises doctors take care of, shouldn't they ...
REALTY SALES REALTY SALES REALTY SALES REALTY SALES REALTY SALES.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... The real estate transfers are provided by The Court Report (ritasrep at worldnet.att.net). NORFOLK FROM JULY 30 TO AUG. 2 696 Mowbray Arch - Paul L. Warren to John P. Horwath, 696 Mowbray Arch #510, $245,000. Admiralty Acres - Myra G. Lindquist ...
New company will return big theater to Norfolk.(Daily Break)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: MAL VINCENT By Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot If there's no business like show business, David Anderson is the new name to watch in town. His Broadway Across America is the force that will take over bringing big-name, big-production ...
Dents and damage are your problem - unless you catch them early Dents and damage are your problem - unless you catch them early.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: JAMES AND MORRIS CAREY By JAMES and MORRIS CAREY For The Associated Press "You get what you pay for," as the saying goes. And then there's a slightly more modern version that we've come up with that we feel is more in keeping with the ...
Closet-door makeover can be quick and simple Closet-door makeover can be quick and simple.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Do you have sliding closet doors that are in good condition, but need a bit of a makeover because their color is too dark for your decor? It's not hard to lighten those doors. Though you could sand the doors, an easier method would be to use a product such as synthetic TSP ...
common ground.(Local)
Sep 01, 2007 ... SIX DEGREES [bar] Four feet of shade have become a refuge on a hot afternoon for a dozen or so adults and children from the Huntersville Wolverine Cheerleaders. The group has gathered at a Portsmouth shopping center to raise money for uniforms. Yards away, 10-year-old Bernika ...
daily event guide.(Daily Break)
Sep 01, 2007 ... cHILDREN Kid's Fishing 10 a.m. today at Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton. Tickets: $2. (757) 825-4657, www.hampton.va.us/sandybottom. Anglers ages 3 to 15 are welcome to drop a line. cOMEDY Greg Warren ...
'Balls of Fury' bounces between silly, funny 'Balls of fury' pingpongs between silly and sharp.(Daily Break)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: MAL VINCENT By Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot We once wrote, in a disgruntled mood, that there was probably nowhere left for writers of underdog sports movies to go. That was most likely after we had sat through "Blades of Glory" (ice skating) ...
History, fiction mix in 'Ghosts'.(Daily Break)
Sep 01, 2007 ... MORE INTERESTING as history than drama, "Goya's Ghosts" is a sweeping epic that may send you rushing to your reference books as well as to art museums. It covers 20 years of Spanish turmoil from the Spanish Inquisition to the Napoleonic invasion. Fiction mixes with history, and ...
Watch the Sunni tribes.(Local)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: THOMAS BAQOUBA, Iraq WHEN U.S. ARMY officers try to explain the challenge of rebuilding Iraq, they often talk about the three different time pieces they're working with: Washington's is a stop watch, where every second longer we stay in Iraq is a problem; the ...
Lawmakers to discuss civic issues at meeting Lawmakers to discuss civic issues at meeting.(At Home)
Sep 01, 2007 ... DISCUSSION PLANNED: State lawmakers will talk about new and proposed laws at the Sept. 12 meeting of the Virginia Beach Council of Civic Organizations. It begins at 7 p.m. in Virginia Beach's Central Library, 400 Virginia Beach Boulevard. The meeting is free and open to all. No ...
There's something about Jerry.(Daily Break)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: ROBERTA T. VOWELL ***** CORRECTION: The last name of former basketball standout Julius "Dr. J" Erving was misspelled in a story ("There's something about Jerry") on the cover of Saturday's Daily Break section. Correction published Sept. 5, 2007, p. 2 of the ...
This signature business is another sign of the times.(Daily Break)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: MIKE GRUSS I hope the cashier won't ask. It makes me wince. I pick up the bag from the counter, slip my wallet into my back pocket and try to escape. Please don't ask. Please please please please don't make me sign that stupid little ...
get out - and be grateful jerk made it so easy.(Daily Break)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Carolyn Hax is away. The following is adapted from summer 2006 live discussions on www.washingtonpost.com. Hi, Carolyn: What is the acceptable number of sexual partners a woman should have by the time she is 35? My boyfriend has been badgering me for a number, and I lied and ...
Cards being revived with texture, computer chips.(Q)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: ERIN CONROY By Erin Conroy The Associated Press BOSTON D.A. Mlynek's double-sided business cards are busy with facts about himself, his military outfitting and equipment company, and his Web site. When turned at an angle, the cards even ...
High School football roundup.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... ***** CORRECTION: Jeffery Estienne scored Greenbrier Christian Academy's first touchdown in the Gators' football victory Friday over Hampton Christian. The boxscore in Saturday's Sports section incorrectly credited another player with that touchdown. Correction published Sept ....
How a fallen hero redeems himself - that's what counts.(Daily Break)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Years ago, I received one of those inspiring e-mail forwards that began something like a game: Name the Heisman Trophy winner for 1968. Name the winner of the best-actress Oscar in 1982. Name the highest-paid CEO of the top Fortune 500 company in 1991 - and so on. I tried to ...
Coral Ridge pastor resigns HEAD GOES HERE AND GOES HERE AND GOES HERE AND GOES HERE.(Daily Break)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Text goes here A pastor from a suburban Dallas megachurch has been chosen as the senior pastor at New Life Church, which has battled declining attendance since disgraced church founder Ted Haggard was fired. More than 95 percent of New Life members backed Brady Boyd, ...
report: arsenic in water poses a global threat.(Q)
Sep 01, 2007 ... The Associated Press LONDON Arsenic in drinking water is a global threat to health, affecting more than 70 countries and 137 million people, according to new research. Large numbers of people are unknowingly exposed to unsafe levels of arsenic in their ...
Navy recognizes man for saving John F. Kennedy.(Q)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: GEORGE HERMING By George Herming The Associated Press HONIARA, Solomon Islands Six decades after Aaron Kumana helped rescue young U.S. naval officer John F. Kennedy from Japanese capture in 1943, the U.S. Navy officially recognized its ...
Couple's lawsuit stirs abortion debate.(Q)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: ALEXA OLESEN By Alexa Olesen The Associated Press QIAN'AN, China Yang Zhongchen, a small-town businessman, wined and dined three government officials for permission to become a father. But the Peking duck and liquor weren't ...
Snag with security waters down Vatican airline's inaugural trip.(Q)
Sep 01, 2007 ... The Associated Press PARIS Even holy water from the Roman Catholic shrine at Lourdes can't get by airport security screening passengers for suspicious liquids. A passenger on a new Vatican-backed charter airline had to hand over a container of water ...
Israelis criticize digging at holy site.(Q)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: SARAH EL DEEB By Sarah El Deeb The Associated Press JERUSALEM Israeli archaeologists this week criticized the extension of an underground cable at Jerusalem's holiest site for Muslims and Jews, saying that digging the trench defies ...
web draws more than bugs.(Q)
Sep 01, 2007 ... WILLS POINT, Texas [bar] Entomologists are debating the origin and rarity of a sprawling spider web that blankets several trees, shrubs and the ground along a 200-yard stretch of trail in a northern Texas park. Officials at Lake Tawakoni State Park say the massive mosquito trap ...
more inside.(Q)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Berlin's Rykestrasse Synagogue reopens after more than a year ...
Backlog plagues California's execution system.(Q)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: HENRY WEINSTEIN By Henry Weinstein Los Angeles Times The death penalty system in California is so backed up that the state would have to execute five prisoners a month for the next 10 years just to clear the prisoners already on death row. ...
Poll: Putin is Russia's most popular politician.(Q)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: SEBASTIAN ALISON By Sebastian Alison Bloomberg News President Vladimir Putin remains Russia's most popular politician, six months before a presidential election in which he can't run, and would sweep to victory were the vote held now, a poll ...
Biggest synagogue in Germany reopens in prewar splendor.(Q)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: KIRSTEN GRIESHABER By Kirsten Grieshaber The Associated Press BERLIN Werner Bab remembers going with his father to Berlin's Rykestrasse Synagogue in the 1930s, soon after the Nazis came to power - a time, he says, when all the talk ...
judgment awaits Businessman in failed soccer Deal.(Local)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: MARC DAVIS By Marc Davis The Virginian-Pilot VIRGINIA BEACH If you see Mike Sidebottom, tell him his lawsuit is over. And he lost. Apparently he doesn't know. But he now owes $551,000. Sidebottom is the ...
your views.(Local)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Green lawn = polluted bay RE "ALGAE BLOOMS are back, choking Hampton Roads' waters worse than ever" (front page, Aug. 30): America is obsessed by the perfect lawn. Our neighbors judge us by how well we tend our lawns. The chemical companies have done a great job of ...
Temporary tattoos, just more expensive.(Business)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: KATE SHELLNUTT By Kate Shellnutt Bloomberg News Ines Marcial is sick of wearing pants to her office in Los Angeles. A black-and-blue dragon, wrapped around her calf and shooting flames across her foot, has kept her out of skirts and sandals. ...
Slaton wows fans with style and speed.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: RAY PARRILLO By Ray Parrillo The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA As kickoff nears and Steve Slaton straps on his helmet, the curtains are drawn and the spectators crane their necks to watch him. Not exactly. But it's a ...
Rev. Brady Boyd replaces Haggard as pastor of new life church.(Daily Break)
Sep 01, 2007 ... COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Overseers criticize disgraced minister's plea for cash By Brian Newsome The Gazette COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Disgraced minister Ted Haggard's e-mailed plea for money and his announced intention to return to religious ...
No place for guns at council sessions.(Local)
Sep 01, 2007 ... The fevered words directed toward the Norfolk City Council Tuesday night by the Virginia Citizens Defense League offered another reminder of the dangerous double standard Virginia observes on firearms in public spaces. For reasons of safety, citizens are not allowed to openly ...
A mirror to ourselves.(Local)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: SUZANNE JAMESTOWN JAMESTOWN IS NOT Disneyland, but a brief visit to this early settlement in America can inspire the young (and the old) and makes a wonderful transition from vacation to school. Jamestown abounds in tales of romance, rapacity, courage and ...
Road closures, repairs suspended to ease holiday congestion.(Local)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: TOM HOLDEN By Tom Holden The Virginian-Pilot State road repair crews won't be blocking regional traffic for the next few days. Lane closures near interstate construction and maintenance projects will be lifted where possible during the ...
grab bag doonesbury By Garry Trudeau.(Daily Break)
Sep 01, 2007 ... "I was always a pretty bad celebrity. I've been married to the same woman for almost 24 years and I have twin boys. I'm just an old family guy. Grammy-winning musician born in Williamsburg talking about fame Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba, judges for ABC's "Dancing With the Stars," ...
Cavs' defense well-stocked to play smash hits this year.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: ED MILLER By Ed Miller The Virginian-Pilot Mike London will turn 47 next month, but he tries to stay current on what's hot in music and fashion among college students less than half his age. "If you're going to be successful dealing ...
dRUNKEN DRIVING FATALITIES UP IN VIRGINIA.(Local)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Deaths due to drunken-driving accidents in 2006, up from 322 the year before. However, Hampton Roads deaths went down from 32 in 2005 to 22 in 2006. For city-by-city breakdown, see Page 5. By Jen McCaffery The Virginian-Pilot Virginia police officers ...
Spartans know first foe's no pushover.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: VICKI L. FRIEDMAN By Vicki L. Friedman The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK Pete Adrian calls it the Super Bowl. Sounds a little over the top, even for pregame hype, doesn't it, considering it's only Division I-AA Norfolk State taking ...
Retirement expected to roil '08 election.(Front)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: DALE EISMAN By Dale Eisman The Virginian-Pilot CHARLOTTESVILLE Sen. John Warner's retirement catapults Virginia onto the list of likely battleground states for the 2008 election, with Democrats hoping to build on their recent successes ...
Graceful exit for sen. Warner.(Local)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Virginians have long admired John Warner's ability to slice through temporary clutter and zero in on larger truths. So no one should be surprised that he remains clear-eyed, even when the focus is himself. Much as Virginians would welcome six more years of his ...
Hokies need more than emotion vs. ECU.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: KYLE TUCKER By Kyle Tucker The Virginian-Pilot BLACKSBURG Oh, by the way, there's a football game today. It's easy to forget about first downs, fumbles and field goals when the talk, for months now, has been about tragedy and ...
High-powered sonar gets OK for use off California.(Front)
Sep 01, 2007 ... From staff and wire reports SAN FRANCISCO The Navy can use high-powered sonar during exercises off the Southern California coast, despite the technology's threat to whales and other marine mammals, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. National security ...
Born to run? Then get set to hit the road, Jack.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: PAUL WHITE By Paul White The Virginian-Pilot Need a tune-up for Sunday's Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon? Check out this playlist: Shiny Happy People 20,000 of them, from every state and 19 countries, have signed on, creating ...
two indicted on explosives charges.(Front)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: MITCH STACY By Mitch Stacy The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. Two students at the University of South Florida were indicted Friday on federal explosives charges, but prosecutors would not say whether the men planned to carry out an attack ...