The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) back issues from November 2007:
Consider campus visit before you make a final decision.(IFront)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A campus visit and personal interview are essential before you select an independent school for your child. When you schedule your visit, allow enough time to get a feel for each school. (Ask how much time you'll need for a complete tour.) Bring your wish list and notes to the ...
Learning is off the wall at Green Run Elementary.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE By Jane Bloodworth Rowe Correspondent PRINCESS ANNE Virginia history and geography can seem overwhelming to elementary school students growing up in Virginia Beach. It's a long way from the Atlantic Ocean ...
Running students benefit from Smiles efforts.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: JAN GAILLARD By Jan Gaillard Correspondent LYNNHAVEN Alanton Elementary School volunteers look forward to putting more "Kids Miles for Smiles" behind them. The student running program, which the school has held for the past ...
Antique Mall offers a variety of interesting collectibles.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: IRENE BOWERS By Irene Bowers Correspondent BAYSIDE Bigger than grandma's attic and chock-full of treasures, Cypress Point Antique Mall offers a happy ramble through time. "Some of us have been here one way or another for ...
Opening bright sandler center for the performing arts.
Nov 01, 2007 ... About a week ago, workers put the finishing touches on the handrails in the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts' performance hall . Other crew members sealed the building's entry , made of Italian marble and Jerusalem limestone. Also in the performance hall, where all the ...
Artists expo to help establish VWC scholarships.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: IRENE BOWERS By Irene Bowers Correspondent BAYSIDE Adult education will get a boost from area artists during the Artisans Expo at Virginia Wesleyan College, Saturday and Sunday. The inaugural event, in the Jane P. Batten ...
honors + awards honors honors.(Suffolk Sun)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TELL US! Submit items by fax to (757) 222-5515, by e-mail to: thesun@pilotonline.com or by mail to The Sun, Attn: Honors + Awards, 157 N. Main St., Suite B, Suffolk, VA 23434. Call Linda Word at (757) 222-5550 for more information. ACADEMIC Fourteen Paul ...
Matthew Kraemer.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Matthew Kraemer, assistant conductor for the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, is proof that the foundation for a professional musical career can begin anywhere. Kraemer grew up in Richmond, Ind. His brother introduced him to the violin in fifth grade, but receiving serious musical ...
Kellam students taught good credit strategies.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: SANDRA J. PENNECKE By Sandra J. Pennecke Correspondent PRINCESS ANNE Kellam Hig h students recently learned that wise money handling amounts to good credit and more. TowneBank Management Associates personnel traveled to area ...
You have to be there.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Residency has its privileges, at least at several beachfront eateries. Now through the end of the year, folks who live in the 23451 zip code can receive 10 percent off their bill at Catch 31 and Salacia, the tony restaurants inside the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront. ...
Is the hokies' offensive line up to the task?(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: KYLE TUCKER By Kyle Tucker The Virginian-Pilot BLACKSBURG As Virginia Tech prepared this week to break in a new starting center for tonight's game against Georgia Tech , head coach Frank Beamer hammered home one piece of critical advice ...
fishingforecast.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: LEE THE FALL SPECKLED TROUT season finally has kicked into high gear. Anglers are catching specks around Poquoson, the mouths of Eastern Shore bay-side creeks, backwater areas of the Shore's barrier islands, in the Elizabeth River, around the Hampton Roads ...
Man accused of dumping pollutants into Back Bay.(Local)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: TIM MCGLONE By Tim McGlone The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK The U.S. Department of Justice has sued to stop a Virginia Beach property owner from dumping pollutants into wetlands at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The suit, ...
Navy quiet on bomb details.(Front)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Byline: KATE WILTROUT, DEIRDRE FERNANDES By Kate Wiltrout, Deirdre Fernandes and John-Henry Doucette The Virginian-Pilot VIRGINIA BEACH Navy officials provided few details Wednesday about a practice bomb that fell from a fighter jet into a ...
Autistic hiker who was lost for days to receive locator bracelet.(Local)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: JANETTE RODRIGUES By Janette Rodrigues The Virginian-Pilot The autistic teen hiker from West Virginia who was found after getting lost in the wilderness will receive a Project Lifesaver International locator bracelet today. The mother ...
how $250 turned into $10 million.(Local)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: MIKE SAEWITZ By Mike Saewitz The Virginian-Pilot chesapeake The $10 million mistake was an honest one. And it has kept Del. John Cosgrove laughing all week. The date of a Cosgrove campaign contribution, 10-07-2007, ended up ...
secondary education in hampton roads failing the test.(Local)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: KERRY DOUGHERTY "Dropout factories." That's what a Johns Hopkins University researcher called high schools where fewer than 60 percent of freshmen become seniors in four years. That term is so inflammatory that when educators learned that half of Virginia's ...
other cases.(Front)
Nov 01, 2007 ... May 2007 Two F-16 pilots from the 177th New Jersey Air National Guard are flying their fighters over the Warren Grove target range when one of the pilots launche s several flares during a low-level pass. The flares trigger a 17,250-acre forest fire. July 2006 A B-52 bomber from ...
poll on don't-park-here tactics gets attention of city; it vows follow-up.(Local)
Nov 01, 2007 ... IN A WAY, it's hard to blame a bureaucrat for steering clear of the where-you-can-park, where-you-can't boondoggle on streets in the North End of Virginia Beach . Beach goers have their access to the ocean restricted by some homeowners who aim to label the space in front of ...
subcontractors for verizon jailed in immigration case.(Front)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: TIM MCGLONE By Tim McGlone The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a Verizon Communications' father- and-son subcontractor team on charges of employing and housing undocumented immigrants. The ...
was it the Hottest october ever? Nope. but you were warm.(Front)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: STEVE STONE By Steve Stone The Virginian-Pilot It was A MONTH that was refreshingly moist but decidedly warm. Our October just past is a runner-up to the crown, ending as the second hottest on record in Norfolk, based on 136 years of ...
Texans QB Schaub likely out for game Sunday at Raiders NFL report.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... HOUSTON [bar] Texans quarterback Matt Schaub was still feeling the effects Wednesday of a concussion from a helmet-to-helmet hit against San Diego, and Houston coach Gary Kubiak said Schaub probably wouldn't play Sunday at Oakland. With Schaub likely out, Sage Rosenfels should ...
VA. senator hospitalized with minor leg infection.(Front)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: DALE EISMAN By Dale Eisman The Virginian-Pilot WASHINGTON U.S. Sen. John Warner was hospitalized for the third time in a month on Wednesday as doctors treated what his office described as a low-grade infection in his right leg resulting ...
21 convicted in Madrid train bombings 3 key suspects convicted of mass murder in Madrid train bombings, alleged mastermind acquitted.(Front)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: TRACY WILKINSON By Tracy Wilkinson Los Angeles Times MADRID, Spain A Spanish court on Wednesday convicted 21 men in the 2004 bombings of Madrid's train system, the deadliest terror attack in the country's history, but acquitted an ...
six teens convicted in ocean view beating that was filmed.(Local)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: MICHELLE WASHINGTON By Michelle Washington The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK Six teenagers accused of beating another teen while a video camera recorded the incident were convicted Wednesday of misdemeanor mob assault. Juvenile ...
Blazes caused very high carbon dioxide emissions.(Front)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: SETH BORENSTEIN By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON In just one week, Southern California's wildfires spewed as much carbon dioxide - the primary global warming gas - as the state's power plants and vehicles do in a week, ...
Gifts used to get past Pats' rout.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: JIM DUCIBELLA By Jim Ducibella The Virginian-Pilot ASHBURN Rock Cartwright had a little present waiting for his Washington Redskins teammates when they returned to work Wednesday. So did offensive line coach Joe Bugel. ...
nation at a glance.(Front)
Nov 01, 2007 ... North Carolina students' cause of deaths released OCEAN ISLE BEACH [bar] Seven college students killed in a weekend fire at a beach house died from smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning, the state's chief medical examiner said Wednesday. Dr. John ...
getting it right.(Front)
Nov 01, 2007 ... CORRECTION Nansemond River High School did not have eight players quit its ...
Former NFL star, Wake sheriff was a trailblazer.(Local)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: ESTES THOMPSON By Estes Thompson The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. Former NFL player and longtime Wake County Sheriff John H. Baker Jr. died Wednesday, his son said. He was 72. "We're holding it together," said Baker's son, ...
world at a glance.(Front)
Nov 01, 2007 ... VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico [bar] A week of heavy rains unleashed massive flooding in southeastern Mexico, killing at least one person and forcing tens of thousands to flee rising waters . An unidentified man was killed and about 20,400 people sought shelter Wednesday in Tabasco's ...
Civilian, U.S. troop deaths in Baghdad are lowest of year.(Front)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: NANCY A. YOUSSEF By Nancy A. Youssef McClatchy Newspapers BAGHDAD Violence in Baghdad hit a low for the year during October, according to end-of-the-month statistics compiled Wednesday, even as killings elsewhere raised questions about ...
earnings roundup.(Business)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Prudential Financial 25% DEcrease NEWARK, N.J. [bar] The insurance and investment company reported a decline in third-quarter earnings Wednesday but raised earnings guidance for the year. Profits were $860 million, or $1.88 a share, compared with $1.15 billion, or ...
Father of dead soldier wins suit over picket.(Front)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: ALEX DOMINGUEZ By Alex Dominguez The Associated Press BALTIMORE A grieving father won a nearly $11 million verdict Wednesday against a fundamentalist Kansas church that pickets military funerals out of a belief that the war in Iraq is a ...
Death toll rises with floodwaters as Noel heads for Bahamas.(Front)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The number of Dominicans who fled their homes, some 14,500 of which were damaged, said Luis Antonio Luna, head of the Emergencies Commission. By Jose Monegro The Associated Press PIEDRA BLANCA, Dominican Republic Tropical Storm Noel triggered mudslides ...
An easy win without star player.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: RICH RADFORD By Rich Radford The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK Life without Brandon Johnson ended Wednesday night for the Old Dominion Monarchs. Evidently, it wasn't such a bad experience. Johnson, ODU's senior point ...
NASA pledges to release air safety survey.(Front)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: CHRISTINE SIMMONS By Christine Simmons The Associated Press WASHINGTON Abandoning its secrecy claims, NASA promised Congress on Wednesday it will reveal results of an unprecedented federal aviation survey that found that near- ...
VWC women upset in ODAC soccer semis.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... ***** CORRECTION: The Virginia Wesleyan women's soccer team's record is 14-1-4. An item in Thursday's Sports section contained an error. Correction ran on page A2 on 11/2/2007 ***** VIRGINIA BEACH [bar] Danielle Crotty tallied the deciding penalty kick as ...
HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL.(Front)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Throughout history, nations have had to fall back on hiring soldiers to fill the ranks to do battle. n Fast forward to 2007, when the number of private contractors employed ...
Mothers have multiple reasons for fundraiser.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: NORA FIRESTONE By Nora Firestone Correspondent LYNNHAVEN Mothers of twins, triplets and more can use a break every now and then - maybe a brief disappearing act . An occasional evening out does th e trick for about 100 ...
correction.(Correction notice)
Nov 01, 2007 ... An incorrect telephone number was provided in the Oct. 25 Beacon for ...
Excellent 'Machinal' crew deserved better audience.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: MONTAGUE GAMMON III By Montague Gammon III Correspondent Virginia Wesleyan's student performers more than r ise to the difficult challenges of "Machinal ," a nonrealistic 1928 script about a woman trapped in a loveless marriage. The ...
Mothers have multiple reasons for fundraiser.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: NORA FIRESTONE By Nora Firestone Correspondent LYNNHAVEN Mothers of twins, triplets and more can use a break every now and then - maybe a brief disappearing act . An occasional evening out does th e trick for about 100 ...
Mothers have multiple reasons for fundraiser.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: NORA FIRESTONE By Nora Firestone Correspondent LYNNHAVEN Mothers of twins, triplets and more can use a break every now and then - maybe a brief disappearing act . An occasional evening out does th e trick for about 100 ...
Mothers have multiple reasons for fundraiser Mothers have multiple reasons for fundraiser.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: NORA FIRESTONE By Nora Firestone Correspondent LYNNHAVEN Mothers of twins, triplets and more can use a break every now and then - maybe a brief disappearing act . An occasional evening out does th e trick for about 100 ...
Kellam High students taught good credit strategies.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: SANDRA J. PENNECKE By Sandra J. Pennecke Correspondent PRINCESS ANNE Kellam Hig h students recently learned that wise money handling amounts to good credit and more. TowneBank Management Associates personnel traveled to area ...
Learning is off the wall at Green Run Elementary.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE By Jane Bloodworth Rowe Correspondent PRINCESS ANNE Virginia history and geography can seem overwhelming to elementary school students growing up in Virginia Beach. It's a long way from the Atlantic Ocean ...
Learning is off the wall at Green Run Elementary.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE By Jane Bloodworth Rowe Correspondent PRINCESS ANNE Virginia history and geography can seem overwhelming to elementary school students growing up in Virginia Beach. It's a long way from the Atlantic Ocean ...
Learning is off the wall at Green Run Elementary.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE By Jane Bloodworth Rowe Correspondent PRINCESS ANNE Virginia history and geography can seem overwhelming to elementary school students growing up in Virginia Beach. It's a long way from the Atlantic Ocean ...
things to see things to see.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TELL US! Things to See is published on Thursdays. Submissions must be received 14 days before publication. Mail typed items to Things To See, 4565 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23462, fax to (757) 222-5135, or e-mail thebeacon@pilotonline.com. Items used on a ...
things to see things to see.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TELL US! Things to See is published on Thursdays. Submissions must be received 14 days before publication. Mail typed items to Things To See, 4565 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23462, fax to (757) 222-5135, or e-mail thebeacon@pilotonline.com. Items used on a ...
things to see.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TELL US! Things to See is published on Thursdays. Submissions must be received 14 days before publication. Mail typed items to Things To See, 4565 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23462, fax to (757) 222-5135, or e-mail thebeacon@pilotonline.com. Items used on a ...
things to see things to see.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TELL US! Things to See is published on Thursdays. Submissions must be received 14 days before publication. Mail typed items to Things To See, 4565 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23462, fax to (757) 222-5135, or e-mail thebeacon@pilotonline.com. Items used on a ...
Night Out was outstanding, according to national judges.(Suffolk Sun)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Suffolk has placed third in nationwide judging for its National Night Out program, held last August. The judging was done by the National Association of Town Watch , a nonprofit organization that sponsors National Night Out. The annual event is aimed at increasing ...
nTelos wireless store opens in north Suffolk.(Suffolk Sun)
Nov 01, 2007 ... SUFFOLK Phone service provider nTelos Wireless is opening a store in north Suffolk today , and is expanding its network here. The store, at 3575 Bridge Road, will be the 19th in Hampton Roads . "We are very excited about bringing the best value in wireless ...
Area has chance to make big splash.(Y)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: JEFF HAMPTON By Jeff Hampton The Virginian-Pilot CURRITUCK A TOURISM SURVEY made public Monday could revive efforts to build a visitor center in Moyock and a bike path in Corolla . More than 89 percent of survey respondents ...
kitty hawk candidates focus on town budget.(Y)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: KRISTIN DAVIS By Kristin Davis The Virginian-Pilot KITTY HAWK The two Town Council incumbents running in next week's election are focusing their campaigns on the real estate slowdown in Kitty Hawk and how that has affected the town's ...
first chimp to learn sign language dies.(Front)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS By Nicholas K. Geranios The Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. Washoe, a female chimpanzee said to be the first non human to acquire human language, has died of natural causes at the research institute where she was ...
Princess Anne gets historic win.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: MIKE KEECH By Mike Keech The Virginian-Pilot VIRGINIA BEACH A monster effort by Suzanne Lasseigne and clutch contributions from Nellie Gaca and Melissa Hallam enabled the Princess Anne girls volleyball team to make history Wednesday ...
Maury, Granby post 3-0 wins, will meet in title match today.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: JOHN STREIT By John Streit Special to Virginian-Pilot PORTSMOUTH It's another day, another rematch in the Eastern District volleyball finals. Like the girls the day before, Maury's and Granby's boys teams bulldozed their ...
Security specialist issues rebuke of review panel's study.(Local)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: CHRIS L. JENKINS By Chris L. Jenkins The Washington Post A representative for seven families of Virginia Tech shooting victims issued a report Wednesday criticizing the work of the Virginia Tech Review Panel and the university's response to the ...
5 cities at a glance.(Local)
Nov 01, 2007 ... ***** CORRECTION: Donald Lawrence and the Tri-City Singers will perform at the 10th anniversary convocation of the Hampton Roads Committee of 200+ Men Inc. at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in Portsmouth. Vocalist LeJuene Thompson, a former featured ...
Delegate will file legislation to study privatizing terminals.(Business)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: GREGORY RICHARDS By Gregory Richards The Virginian-Pilot Amid a wave of marine terminal operator purchases, the General Assembly may examine whether some degree of privatization makes sense for the Virginia Port Authority. Del. Harry R ....
Court comes to town, and it's a bit of a circus.(Y)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: LAUREN KING ***** CORRECTION: A photo on Page 5 of Friday's North Carolina section accompanying a cover story ("Court comes to town, and it's a bit of a circus") is of Pasquotank County Sheriff Randy Cartwright. He was incorrectly identified in the caption as ...
Family secrets surface in 'Noah'.(Daily Break)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: ELIZABETH LANIER By Elizabeth Lanier Teen Correspondent In "The Noah Confessions," all Lynnie wanted for her sweet 16th birthday was a cute little Volkswagen. All she received was a tacky bracelet with deformed birds on it. Her father ...