The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) back issues from February 2008:
Inez D. Robertson.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... ELIZABETH CITY -- ELIZABETH CITY - Inez Dunn Robertson, 80, of the 1100 block of Northside Road, died Jan. 29, 2008 ....
James Pendergraft Jr.(Local)(Obituary)
Feb 01, 2008 ... CHINCOTEAGUE -- CHINCOTEAGUE - James Pendergraft Jr., 36, of Seaweed Drive, died Jan. 26, 2008. A memorial service ...
Eddie G. Matthews.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... ONANCOCK -- ONANCOCK - Eddie G. Matthews, 55, died Jan. 25, 2008. A funeral ...
Gilbert W. Ronco.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... PORTSMOUTH -- PORTSMOUTH - Services for Gilbert William Ronco will be ...
Thomas G. Lotz.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... SUFFOLK -- SUFFOLK - Thomas "Tom" Lotz, 69, of the 4000 block of Shoulders Hill Road, ...
James C. Strickler.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... CHESAPEAKE -- CHESAPEAKE - Spc. James C. Strickler, 22, was born June 12, 1985, and left us all Jan. 26, 2008. James was a Western Branch hometown boy and graduated in 2003. He was recently an active duty paratrooper proud to be serving with the best of the best in Delta Company and ...
Margaret Rodgers Foster.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... SUFFOLK -- SUFFOLK - Mrs. Margaret L. Ward Rodgers Foster, 79, fondly known as "Shag" and "She-She," of the 700 block of Brook Ave., went into eternal rest Jan. 28, 2008, in Sentara Obici Hospital. She was predeceased by her parents, John and Winnie Horner Rodgers. She was a ...
James R. Phelps.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... NEW CARROLLTON -- NEW CARROLLTON, Md. - James Ray Phelps, 79, of Harland Street, died Jan. 25, 2008. A funeral will be ...
Samuel W. Farr.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... RICHMOND -- RICHMOND - Retired U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Samuel Wistar Farr, 93, passed away Jan. 26, 2008. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Jean Kreidler Farr. He is survived by his daughter, Bailey Seale and husband Daniel of Richmond; son, Jonathan Farr and his ...
Edwari T. Perry.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... EDENTON -- EDENTON - Edwari Lee Thomas Perry, 68, died Jan. 28, 2008. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m ....
Ruth W. Landon.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... TANGIER -- TANGIER - Ruth Wheatley Landon, 96, passed away Jan. 29, 2008. A funeral will be held at ...
Frank Delano Moritz.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... CHESAPEAKE -- CHESAPEAKE - Frank Delano Moritz departed from this life Jan. 24, 2008. in Corpus Christi, Texas. Our beloved brother left behind his father, Mike Moritz Sr.; five brothers, Michael Moritz Jr., Danny C. Moritz, Benny J. Moritz, James W. Moritz and Johnny E. Moritz; ...
Lewis F. Matkins.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... VIRGINIA BEACH -- VIRGINIA BEACH - Lewis Franklin Matkins, 65, formerly of Pascagoula, Miss., passed away Jan. 30, 2008. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Janice (Baker) Matkins and son, Matthew Kenneth Matkins. He is survived by two sons, Donald Matkins of North Carolina ...
Gloria M. Wilson.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... COLUMBIA -- COLUMBIA - Gloria Mae Wilson, 45, of the 600 block of North Light St., died Jan. 25, 2008. A funeral will be ...
Deltron L. Nichols.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... PORTSMOUTH -- PORTSMOUTH - Deltron Lamont Nichols, 34, of the 1500 block of Crystal Lake Drive, died Jan. 27, 2008. A funeral ...
Wilbert R. Miller Jr.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... NEWPORT NEWS -- NEWPORT NEWS - Wilbert R. Miller Jr., 73, husband of Barbara Miller, father of Kishara Bryant-Derrick, Rozitor Lee and Robert Lee died Jan. 28, 2008, in the ...
Rachel Betty Hill.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... ASHEBORO -- ASHEBORO - Rachel Elizabeth "Betty" Grauer Hill, 79, of 945 S. Church St., died Jan. 30, 2008, in her home. Mrs. Hill was a native of Philadelphia. She later moved to Norfolk, where she was retired from Missions to Military and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, ...
Linda R. Lovick.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... HOUSTON -- HOUSTON - Linda Roberson Lovick, 58, of the 3000 block of Shadowbriar Drive, died ...
Lewis S. Babb.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... COURTLAND -- COURTLAND - Lewis Spurgeon Babb, 78, died Jan. 30, 2008. He was born Jan. 17, 1930, in Southampton County, a son of the late Henry David and Maie Vaughan Babb. Lewis was predeceased by his wife of 34 years, Ruth Cobb Babb and eight siblings including David "Speed" ...
John W. Cooper.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... COMO -- COMO - John William Cooper, 66, of the 700 block of Boone Bridge Road, died Jan. 26, 2008. A ...
Cary L. Harvey.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... PORTSMOUTH -- PORTSMOUTH - Cary Lee Harvey, 37, of North Street, went to be with the Lord Jan. 25, 2008, after a year-long battle with cancer. Lee was a server with Ruby Tuesday in Portsmouth. He leaves behind his beautiful daughter, Jordon Harvey and her mother, Anita Baay. He ...
David Thibodeau Jr.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... PORTSMOUTH -- PORTSMOUTH - In loving memory of David L. Thibodeau Jr., of the 3600 block of Carter Road, who died Jan. 28, 2008, among family and friends at his home after a year long battle with cancer. Mr. Thibodeau was born in Waltham, Mass. and served 27 years in the U.S. Navy and ...
David Fritzler II.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... BELHAVEN -- BELHAVEN - David "Aaron" Fritzler II, 26, died Jan. 28, 2008. A graveside service will be ...
Herbert C. Redfield Sr.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... NORFOLK -- NORFOLK - Capt. Herbert "Herb" C. Redfield Sr., 74, was born Sept. 8, 1933, passed away peacefully Jan. 30, 2008, at Sentara Leigh Hospital. A native of New Britain, Conn., the Captain resided in Norfolk. He retired after 39 years as head of arson investigations for the City of ...
Rosa C. Worlds.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... CHESAPEAKE -- CHESAPEAKE - Rosa Cuffee Worlds, 71, of the 1900 block of Robert Hall Blvd., went to be with the Lord on Jan. 28, 2008 in Cadiz, Ky. She was a native of Chesapeake and member of Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church. She was an organist for several choirs and ...
Leona Taylor Patterson.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... VIRGINIA BEACH -- VIRGINIA BEACH - Leona Taylor Patterson went to be with the Lord Jan. 30, 2008. She is survived by her loving daughter, Joyce McCollum and her son-in-law, Steve McCollum and her sister in Christ, Sandra Choice. Leona was predeceased by her husband, Pat ...
Nellie G. Dunning.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... RESCUE -- RESCUE - Nellie Gray Dunning, 93, passed away Jan. 30, 2008, in Riverside Hospital. Mrs. Dunning was born in Lancaster County, Virginia, and had been an Isle of Wight County resident for 85 years. She was the daughter of the late Charles R. Gray and Ruth Carter Stowe. ...
Brooks Williams.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... VIRGINIA BEACH -- VIRGINIA BEACH - Brooks Williams passed away Jan. 25, 2008, in his home in Siesta Key, Fla., at the age of 53. He died surrounded by his family and friends. Brooks was born Dec. 7, 1954, in Baltimore. He was predeceased by his mother, Anne Goodloe Williams and ...
Roy L. Phillips.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... SUFFOLK -- SUFFOLK - Roy L. Phillips died Jan. 29, 2008. A funeral will be at 1 ...
Sharon L. Blinsinger.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... VIRGINIA BEACH -- VIRGINIA BEACH - Sharon L. Blinsinger, 46, passed away Jan. 28, 2008. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles Loving; her grandparents, Lacy and Winnie Gusler; and an uncle, William C. Gusler. She is survived by her husband of 22 years, Richard ...
Mary Layne Vaughan.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... SUFFOLK -- SUFFOLK - Mary Layne Vaughan, 65, of the 6400 block of Whaleyville Blvd., passed away Jan. 30, 2008, and went home to be with her Saviour, Jesus. She was born March 29, 1942, in Hampton, the daughter of the late Raymond B. Mitchell and Ann Dougherty Mitchell and was ...
Tony A. White.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... NEWPORT NEWS -- NEWPORT NEWS - Tony Anthony White died Jan. 30, ...
Nema D. Gordon.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... CHESAPEAKE -- CHESAPEAKE - Nema D. Gordon, 87, a resident of Chesapeake Health Care, went to be with our Lord Jan. 31, 2008. A native of Big Stone Gap, Va., she was the daughter of the late Hobert and Nancy Dorton and the widow of Charles Alexander Gordon. She attended Great ...
36-pointy, Tidewater Semibold hea Car Chip: Big Brother keeps track of teens.(Auto Weekly)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: STEVEN COLE SMITH By Steven Cole Smith The Orlando Sentinel I bring terrible news for teenagers - and drivers who act like teenagers. For several years, Davis Instruments, a small electronics manufacturer based in Hayward, Calif., has ...
The VW R32: A wolf in Rabbit clothing.(Auto Weekly)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: LARRY PRINTZ By Larry Printz The Virginian-Pilot I love sleepers. Sleepers are cars that look rather ordinary, but carry extraordinary levels of performance. Exhibit A: the 2008 Volkswagen R32, a diminutive hot hatchback that ...
New reality show focuses on stationary road rage.(Auto Weekly)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: GINIA BELLAFANTE By Ginia Bellafante The New York Times Once you discount crime, poverty, ailing school systems and public corruption, parking is the scourge of urban life. Or at least that is what the producers of A&E's new reality ...
Staying connected gets easier.(Auto Weekly)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: TIM MORAN By Tim Moran The New York Times DETROIT Automakers are putting major marketing money into showing off their "green" technology, but it may be the technology inside the car that really counts with drivers and passengers . ...
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Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: LARRY PRINTZ [bar] THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT South Hampton Roads Top 20 Best-sellers of 2007 in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach. Make, model ...
what's in a name? [bar] Chesapeake.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: MATTHEW BOWERS [bar] THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT The search took us through tales of foraging Civil War soldiers and target practice and graves and an island named for pastry, but it let us out right where you'd expect: Bunch Walnuts Road, a sometimes twisty 4-mile stretch of ...
how to reach business your paper local scene in port today on today's agenda.(Business)
Feb 01, 2008 ... new business STORAGE: Fort Storage has opened at 2744 Dam Neck Road in Virginia Beach. In addition to storage space, the 70,000-square-foot facility provides document services, mailboxes, climate-controlled wine storage and business services including a conference room and ...
movie capsules.(Daily Break)
Feb 01, 2008 ... opening The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Oscar-nominated director Julian Schnabel tackles the real-life story of the womanizing former editor of Elle magazine who is left paralyzed after a stroke - except for his right eyelid. By blinking, he writes his memoirs (published in ...
popularity of auto show bodes well for 2009.(Auto Weekly)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The 2007 Hampton Roads International Auto Show is history. But for the folks who organize and produce the show, it's one for the record books. "We set a new attendance record, to our own surprise, really," says Sean Brickell, executive vice president for the Hampton Roads ...
City Web site is 10th nationally.(Website overview)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: CHRISTY BARRITT By Christy Barritt Correspondent When Lizz Gunnufsen was put in charge of the city's Web site in the mid-1990s, she didn't even have access to the Internet. "I was like, 'OK, what's the difference between 'http' and ...
Store is backyard paradise for wild birds.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: SANDRA J. PENNECKE By Sandra J. Pennecke Correspondent Ginny and Mark Lutes spent years feeding and caring for wild birds. Now their store, the Wild Bird Center of Chesapeake, helps others do the same. The Hickory couple opened their ...
Infant cause gets a boost in W.B.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: PHYLLIS JOHNSON By Phyllis Johnson Correspondent It doesn't take a surgeon to prevent birth defects. Just ask Western Branch High School assistant principal Dena Otwell. She volunteered in a dunk tank on a cold afternoon last Saturday. ...
Take a chill pill, Bill by donald luzzatto.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... I'M NO DOCTOR, but I do think that former President Clinton might need a prescription for something soothing. Sent onto the trail by his wife's campaign - on the premise that every Democrat loves him - the occasionally red-faced former president has been successful mostly in ...
Were these films really that bad?
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: ERIC FEBER By Eric Feber The Virginian-Pilot Looking at the funky and downright weird films showcased month after month by the Central Library's Fantasmo Cult Cinema Explosion, the public might wonder if this series has a clue. Well for ...
mourning heath ledger in a technological way.(Daily Break)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: GABRIELLA MOSES Last week's shocking news of Heath Ledger's death surged on the Internet, televisions and sound waves, serving as proof that technology has changed the way we mourn. We typed blogs, posted bulletins, sent texts and talked in instant messenger while the ...
meet the band The Man Eating Camels MEET THE BAND: The Man Eating Camels.(Daily Break)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Members Alex Seawell , 16, lead vocals, saxophone; John Armstrong , 18, drums; Andrew Pecsok , 16, bas s guitar; Samn Dworetsky , 16, guitar; Tony Lambiase , 15, backup vocals, saxophone Genre Ska/reggae Origin of name Andrew's dad suggested "The Man Eating Camels" ...
He wood be sculptor.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: CHRISTY BARRITT By Christy Barritt Correspondent To some Takoma Park, Md., residents, Jim Calder is somewhat of a folklore hero. The Great Bridge wood sculptor and artist recently spent time in Takoma Park carving a 16-foot dragon into ...
exhibit lines up toy soldiers as commentary on real warriors.(Y)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: FRANK ROBERTS By Frank Roberts Correspondent EDENTON There are 3,913 "dead" soldiers on the floor of the Chowan Arts Council. They are part of the creation of Joe Burns, a 27-year-old Washington, N.C., art teacher. ...
Election 101.(Daily Break)
Feb 01, 2008 ... election primer Super Tuesday The 2008 presidential election began the year in earnest with key primaries and caucuses being held throughout the country. On Tuesday, more than 20 states and their voters will weigh in on their presidential hopefuls on what has been ...
Toll for neglect is $2.85 per day Toll for neglect is $2.85 per day.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... TOLLS ARE a horrible idea -particularly for Interstate 264, the route used by hundreds of thousands of people to get to work, to the bases, to the Oceanfront, to shopping centers or simply from one neighborhood to another. The highway is one of the most important public roads in ...
mouth guard must go here? maybe.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: DARRELL CUENCA By Darrell Cuenca The Virginian-Pilot VIRGINIA BEACH The superintendent of Virginia Beach's public schools wants the city's interscholastic soccer players to wear mouth guards this spring. But Dr. James ...
your paper how to reach sports He has the right and left stuff our blogs.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Zoo York Compiled by Marc Tandan The Virginian-Pilot Should the Giants need an oasis from the plethora of prognosticators who have picked the Pats to prevail, they need look no further than a camel for support (hey, it's better than having Tiki Barber ...
soundwaves.(Daily Break)
Feb 01, 2008 ... For their latest recording, The Blind Boys of Alabama enlist the assistance of legendary New Orleans musicians, such as Allen Toussaint, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band and The Hot 8 Brass Band. The results are stirring and uplifting. As you'd expect, their takes on Mahalia ...
This little piggy is a meaty resource for young savers.(Business)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Benjamin Bankes might not be Super Bowl material this season, but I'd love to see him in prime time next year. You've probably never heard of Benjamin, but he has many fine attributes. He's a snappy dresser, a quick thinker and thrifty, and he seems to make all the right moves. ...
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week.(Daily Break)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: JEVONYA HUGHES [bar] SPECIAL TO 757 Acts of domestic violence occur every 12 seconds in the United States, according to the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance. n Teens are not immune. n That's why next week, Monday through Friday, is National Teen ...
Balance, experience, talent give Hickory a sweep of district titles.(Chesapeake Clipper)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: DAN COOLEY By Dan Cooley Correspondent Hickory High School swept the Southeastern District swim meet last weekend in both the boys and girls team championships. The Hawks girls topped runner-up Great Bridge, 175-125, while the boys bested Western ...
NUMBERS can LIE, BUT SELLER SHOULDN'T.(Auto Weekly)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Dear Tom and Ray: My boyfriend recently diagnosed (correctly, I assume, since all the idiot lights are no longer glaring at me all the time) a problem with the instrument cluster in my 1999 Grand Prix. He was able to pick up a replacement at the salvage yard and install it himself, saving ...
the rules for presidential campaigning.(Daily Break)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Rule 1. You must "clap back." When Nas recorded "Ether," as a response to Jay-Z's "Takeover" in 2001, it was proof that if someone disses you, even slightly, you must respond. That's why even Barack Obama, who initially swore he was above politics, has had to get political on ...
what do you haVe to say?(Daily Break)
Feb 01, 2008 ... We asked teens at Granby High School in Norfolk: Are U.S. voters more likely to elect a woman or black presi-dent? - Amy Jeter We asked students at xxxxx ...
The Ted turns into a beach.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... That's about the number of hours Constant Center employees have between Monarchs' basketball games. They will break down the hardwood, set up a sand volleyball court, hold the competition, then clean it all up and rebuild the court. The ODU women played Georgia State Thursday night, and ...
Duplicity aplenty on state spending Duplicity aplenty on state spending.(Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... REPUBLICAN lawmakers are questioning Gov. Tim Kaine's plans to expand pre-kindergarten programs at a time when state tax collections are sagging and some economists are predicting a recession. Their concerns are appropriate, and it's their job to vet every new spending proposal ....