The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) articles from March 2008

The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) back issues from March 2008:

Henry I. Buchanan Jr.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... CAPE CHARLES -- CAPE CHARLES - Henry Irving Buchanan Jr., 90, died Feb. 13, 2008. A graveside ...

Issac B. Cordon.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... JAMESVILLE -- JAMESVILLE - Issac Brown Cordon, 93, of the 1200 block of Mill Road, died Feb. 27, 2008. A funeral will be ...

Carol A. Vaughan.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... HAMPTON -- HAMPTON - Carol Ann Vaughan died Feb. 28, 2008. A funeral will be held at ...

Ruth E. Hudson.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... NEW CHURCH -- NEW CHURCH - Ruth Elliott Hudson, 78, died Feb. 28, 2008. A graveside service ...

Effie Ferebee.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... ELIZABETH CITY -- ELIZABETH CITY - Effie Ferebee, 59, of the 1800 block of Peartree Road, died Feb. 27, 2008. A funeral ...

Kay F. Ives.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... VIRGINIA BEACH -- VIRGINIA BEACH - Kay Frances Ives, 71, passed away Feb. 25, 2008 ....

James Richard.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... KILL DEVIL HILLS -- KILL DEVIL HILLS - James Richard, 47, died Feb. 26, ...

Willis E. Holloman.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... AHOSKIE -- AHOSKIE - Willis Edward Holloman, 65, of Holloman Lane, died Feb. 28, 2008. A ...

Richard F. White.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... SUFFOLK -- SUFFOLK - Richard Felix "Whitey" White, 56, died Feb. 29, 2008. A graveside service will be at 1 ...

Vergie E. Prillaman.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... PORTSMOUTH -- PORTSMOUTH - Vergie Elgin Prillaman, 96, passed away Feb. 29, 2008, in a local hospital. She was a native of Patrick County, Virginia, and was a daughter of the late George and Callie Elgin. She was a retired Portsmouth public school teacher for 37 years. She was a member of ...

Kathleen H. Fore.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... CHESAPEAKE -- CHESAPEAKE - Kathleen Hughes Fore, 89, of Holly Point Boulevard died Feb. 26, 2008. She was the daughter of the late William L. and Blanche Black Nottingham Hughes. She was a retired educator from the Norfolk City school system. A member of First Baptist ...

Betty J. Zimmerman.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... VIRGINIA BEACH -- VIRGINIA BEACH - Betty J. Zimmerman, 64, passed away Feb. 28, 2008, in Sentara Leigh Hospital. Born Jan. 24, 1944, in Danville, Va., to Thomas and Leona Shorter, Betty is survived by her loving children, Michael Zimmerman Jr. and his wife Sara of Chesapeake, Thomas ...

Julia K. Nettles.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... CHESAPEAKE -- CHESAPEAKE - Julia LuAnn Keyser Nettles, 50, of the 300 block of Hertz Road, passed away suddenly Feb. 28, 2008. She was born in Santa Ana, Calif., and was a longtime resident of Chesapeake. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Vera Keyser. She is survived ...

Margaret D. Roussos.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... RICHMOND -- RICHMOND - Margaret Mary Dinneen "Peggy" Roussos, 61, died Feb. 29, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother. She is survived by her husband, Joseph A. Roussos; a son, Nicholas; two sisters, Francine Abraham and Elizabeth "Betty" Dinneen; two ...

Miriam A. Rico.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... NEWPORT NEWS -- NEWPORT NEWS - Miriam A. Rico, 57, died Feb. 29, 2008 ....

Sharon R. Piland.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... CHESAPEAKE -- CHESAPEAKE - Sharon R. Piland, 58, died Feb. 29, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband and family. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Loving Funeral ...

Annie W. Moore.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... COLERAIN -- COLERAIN - Annie Watford "Little Sister" Moore of the 100 block of Church St., died Feb. 27, ...

Calvin J. Britt.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... MURFREESBORO -- MURFREESBORO - Calvin Junior "Bud" Britt of the 100 block of Pine St. died ...

Jean Lupton.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... VIRGINIA BEACH -- VIRGINIA BEACH - Jean Lupton, 60, died Jan. 4, 2008 ....

Rosemary Vedella.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... VIRGINIA BEACH -- VIRGINIA BEACH - Rosemary Vedella, 73, of the 5000 block of Lynnhaven Pkwy., passed away peacefully in her home Feb. 28, 2008. She was born in New York City and was the widow of Anthony Vedella and the daughter of the late Anthony and Margaret Zeh. ...

Jeanne Purdin.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... VIRGINIA BEACH -- VIRGINIA BEACH - The children of Jeanne Purdin wish to honor her life as we mourn her passing on Feb. 28, 2008. Preceded in death by her father, Morris J. Davis (our beloved "Daddy Morris") and a brother, Morris J. Davis Jr., she leaves to cherish her memory ...

Joan Grammer Adams.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... WAVERLY -- WAVERLY - Joan Grammer Adams, 71, died Feb. 29, 2008. A graveside funeral will be held Tuesday at ...

Joe L. Copeland.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... SUFFOLK -- SUFFOLK - Joe Louis Copeland, 65, of the 1000 block of Manning Road, died Feb. 27, 2008. A ...

Sarah B. Trexler.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... EDENTON -- EDENTON - Sarah Viola Harrell Boyce Trexler, 90, of the 100 block of Mark Drive, passed away in her home Feb. 29, 2008. A native of Chowan County, she was the daughter of Oscar Julian and Olia McClenney Harrell and was born Oct. 23, 1917 on Brayhall Road. She was ...

Helen M. Gilbert.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... NORFOLK -- NORFOLK - Helen Marie Gilbert, 79, of Alma Drive, passed away Feb. 27, 2008, in a local hospital. Born in St. Brides, Va., she was a retired switchboard operator for Virginia Power after 44 years of service. She is survived by three sisters, Marjorie G ....

Virginia L. Langford.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... VIRGINIA BEACH -- VIRGINIA BEACH - Virginia Louise Langford, 96, passed away Feb. 29, 2008. Virginia was born in Norfolk the daughter of the late James and Mamie Garrett. She was a member of Norview Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 113. She was ...

David L. Peterson.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... LEESBURG -- LEESBURG - David Leland Peterson, 52, died after a courageous 7-month battle with renal cell carcinoma Feb. 25, 2008, in his home in Leesburg. David was born May 25, 1955, in Minneapolis, to Leland and Betty Peterson. He graduated from Maury High School in Norfolk ...

Elliott H. Brown Sr.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... VIRGINIA BEACH -- VIRGINIA BEACH - Elliott Herbert "Zeke" Brown Sr., 84, passed away at home with his loving family by his side Feb. 27, 2008. He was born in Norfolk April 2, 1923, son of the late Herbert and Naomi Brown. Zeke was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving his country ...

Erma Jordan.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... TYNER -- TYNER - Erma Jordan born May 21, 1914, passed away peacefully in Sentara Careplex Hospital, Hampton, Va., Feb. 27, 2008. She was a native of Tyner (Chowan County). She was preceded in death by her parents, Jessie and Mary Taylor Holley; her husband, Milton Jordan; sons, William ...

Rosalie May Bruce.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... CHESAPEAKE -- CHESAPEAKE - Rosalie May Bruce, 79, formerly of Sunnyside Arch in Chesapeake, went to be with the Lord Feb. 27, 2008. Born in Richmond Sept. 15, 1928, she was the daughter of the late John and Winona Hughes. Rosalie was predeceased by her brother, John Hughes and sisters, ...

Robert L. Shorter Sr.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... VIRGINIA BEACH -- VIRGINIA BEACH - Robert L. Shorter Sr., 94, passed away peacefully Feb. 29, 2008. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn C. Harris Shorter of Norfolk; a daughter, Deborah K. Stearns and her husband David of Norfolk; two sons, Joseph C. Shorter of Elizabeth City, ...

Fannie Hill Rawls.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... PORTSMOUTH -- PORTSMOUTH - Fannie Hill Rawls (ne Diggs), 88, died peacefully in San Pablo, Calif., Feb. 19, 2008. She was a native of Portsmouth, the eldest child of Alphonso and Mary Diggs and sister to Paul A. Diggs, Jesse L. Diggs Sr. and Inithia Diggs Davis who have all preceded her in ...

flooring Popularity of bamboo planks is growing almost as fast as the plant The popularity of bamboo planks is growing almost as fast as the plant.(At Home)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: NZONG XIONG By Nzong Xiong McClatchy Newspapers FRESNO, Calif. Four years ago, when Cheryl Kwok and her husband, Jimmy, built their home in Clovis, Calif., she wanted a floor that would be durable and contemporary in style but also have ...

Even if you ignore all other benefits, efficiency is worth the money spent Even if you ignore all other benefits, efficiency is worth the money spent.(At Home)

Mar 01, 2008 ... I have trouble figuring the economics to justify many of the energy improvements you write about. Sure, I agree there will be some energy savings, but many of the strategies you talk about cost a lot of money to do. Many just don't make economic sense to me, so why would anyone do them? ...

the next generation the next generation.(Daily Break)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: STEVEN G. VEGH By Steven G. Vegh The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK IN THE ENTRYWAY at Norview Presbyterian Church, a wall plaque toasting annual softball teams is frozen at 1991. A few steps away, a guest registry started in 1996 is less than ...

appliances Go with the flow: Tankless water heaters deliver heat when you need it Go with the flow: Tankless water heaters deliver heat when you need it.(At Home)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: ALAN J. HEAVENS By Alan J. Heavens The Philadelphia Inquirer SOME PLUMBERS STILL are cold to the idea of tankless, or demand, water heaters, but the variety on the market seems to get wider every day. With help from the Department of Energy and the ...

Yankee Candles offers 'go red' promotion Yankee Candles offers 'go red' promotion.(At Home)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Yankee Candles is selling a special version of its MacIntosh candle for its third annual Light a Candle for Your Heart program. A dollar from the sale of each of the limited-edition candles goes to the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women movement, which encourages women to adopt ...

wise beach.(At Home)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: SANDRA J. PENNECKE By Sandra J. Pennecke Special to The Virginian-Pilot A small, unassuming white wooden sign with hand-painted black lettering reveals the community of Wise Beach to passers-by. Situated at the intersection of Hatton ...

cheap changes Fall in love with your home again: Small upgrades can make a big difference Fall in love with your home again: Small upgrades make a big difference.(At Home)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: SUZANNE C. RYAN By Suzanne C. Ryan The Boston Globe A THOUSAND BUCKS, or even $500, can go a long way toward transforming a room - and your attitude toward your home. Whether it's contemporary lamp shades or new doors, upgrades make a difference ....

If you're itching to sell, don't redo your home without seeking advice If you're itching to sell, don't redo your home without seeking advice.(At Home)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Recently the oncologist plunged into a renovation project he hoped would make his property more saleable. Now - just a month into the redo - he realizes it's out of control. Not only is he living with an insufferable amount of chaos and dust, but his contractors' charges have escalated far ...

exploring jesus' public ministry.(Daily Break)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: BENEDICTA CIPOLLA By Benedicta Cipolla Religion News Service DON'T ASK Anne Rice about "The Da Vinci Code" unless you want an earful. Rice, who returned to the Catholic Church in 1998 and abandoned vampires, her former stock in trade, ...

Want to go green without spending much green? Try a water heater Want to go green without spending much green? Try a water heater.(At Home)

Mar 01, 2008 ... I want to become more green and my children are all for it. From what I have read, using a solar water heater makes the most sense. I don't have much money for one. How can we build a simple one ourselves? Solar water heating makes the most economic sense for almost every ...

Freedom Tower steel's 4,700-mile journey.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: AMY WESTFELDT By Amy Westfeldt The Associated Press NEW YORK The steel bound for the Freedom Tower at ground zero travels thousands of miles, from a plant in Luxembourg where columns are rolled through casting machines at temperatures ...

morman history project.(Daily Break)

Mar 01, 2008 ... THE MORMON CHURCH will launch a new imprint for publishing works that detail the faith's early history and growth, beginning with a massive series cataloging the papers of church founder Joseph Smith. Marlin K. Jensen, an elder with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

How much FLUFF is ENOUGH? Get down Bury me in pillows Piling it on ONE IS UNTHINKABLE. Two doesn't cut it. Three is barely enough. For the pillow-obsessed, there's no such thing as too much. (or, if you don't use the first hed, last line could be: For the pillow-obsessed, is there such a thing as enough fluff?) ONE PILLOW is dull. Two doesn't cut it. Three, barely enough. ......(At Home)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: JEANNE MOONEY [bar] THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT Virginia Beach IN THE MASTER suite of Ben and Grace Moskowitz's home, pillowing is a daily obsession. Their ritual begins soon after waking. She leads, he follows. They plump, fluff and chase away wrinkles ...

If lender can't verify loan history, it's time to nail down all the facts If lender can't verify loan history, it's time to nail down all the facts.(At Home)

Mar 01, 2008 ... My loan, with a failed institution, was sold by the FDIC. After two years of servicing my loan, the new lender demanded payment for an alleged late-charge balance transferred with my loan. However, it also stated that there were no history records. I was never late, and this year the new ...

Automakers wheel out more deals to jump-start sales.(Business)

Mar 01, 2008 ... From staff and wire reports You know times are tough in the auto industry when even tight-fisted companies such as Honda, Toyota and BMW are offering special deals for car buyers. As carmakers scramble to stem a sales decline that made 2007 their worst year in a ...

Second homes catch a tax break with new IRS rules on exchanges Second homes catch a tax break with new IRS rules on exchanges.(At Home)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Revenue Procedure 2008-16, which goes into effect March 10 , officially allows limited personal use of an investment property and will not prevent a dwelling unit from qualifying as property held for trade or business or investment use for purposes of the tax-free exchange rules. ...

for television repair shops, the picture is looking DIM.(Daily Break)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: MIKE GRUSS BILL BENTON is too young to be in a dying profession. But there it is on his desk, the death notice tacked to his bulletin board, a newspaper clipping that reads "US Senate Sets 2009 Digital TV Deadline." That's nine months away, but ...

readers share thoughts on recent columns.(Daily Break)

Mar 01, 2008 ... HERE IN the Monthly Mailbag is the reader response to February's columns: Feb. 9, about justice and the global village: From Tom Frey of Virginia Beach: The statistic that five North Americans control 32 percent of the entire village's wealth is not because the evil ...

consider costs in finishing basement.(At Home)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: ALAN J. HEAVENS By Alan J. Heavens The Philadelphia Inquirer We are looking to finish the 1,500-square-foot basement in our 2-year-old house. What is your take on the various basement-finishing systems, such as Owens Corning and Beyond Basement? ...

Another page lost for Norfolk history.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Isn't it curious that when Norfolk is embroiled in a dispute over historic preservation, the matter is settled not in court, but with a wrecking ball? Such institutional disregard helps explain why one of America's earliest cities has so few truly historic structures still ...

Separating boys and girls can work wonders Separating boys and girls can work wonders.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: ROGER LOOKING BACK, I was a bit of a nerd in high school. I wanted to excel in the classroom, raising my hand to answer questions on "The Grapes of Wrath" or the Civil War. I completed algebra, chemistry and history homework, no matter how many hours it took ....

In defense of lobbying.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER EVERYONE KNOWS the First Amendment protects freedom of religion, speech, press and assembly. How many remember that, in addition, the First Amendment protects a fifth freedom - to lobby? Of course it doesn't use the word lobby. It calls it ...

Proposal to audit accounts targets dishonest lawyers.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: MARC DAVIS By Marc Davis The Virginian-Pilot RICHMOND To protect the public from dishonest lawyers, the Virginia State Bar agreed Friday to study the idea of random audits of lawyer trust accounts. State Bar President Howard ...

War and peace, the Army way War and peace, the Army way.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: ROSA BROOKS By ROSA BROOKS ANOTHER 100 YEARS of U.S. troops in Iraq? "Fine with me," GOP presidential contender John McCain said in January. McCain, who's famously irascible, was presumably exaggerating. His point, he clarified, wasn't that he ...

Senate panel advances bill to increase penalties for underage drunken driving.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: JULIAN WALKER By Julian Walker The Virginian-Pilot richmond A bill that would increase the penalties for underage drinking and driving advanced out of the Senate Courts of Justice Committee on Thursday evening in a 14-1 vote, about one ...

Court says no to taxing by roads authorities roads authorities can't impose taxes, court says.(Front)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: TOM HOLDEN By Tom Holden and Warren Fiske The Virginian-Pilot The Virginia Supreme Court dealt a crippling blow to the region's transportation plans on Friday when it ruled that the General Assembly cannot delegate taxing power to nonelected ...

smoking out workers' opinions.(Business)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: PHILIP WALZER By Philip Walzer The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK Teresa Bandy, a senior waitress at The Pancake House and a veteran smoker, feared the worst when the restaurant banned smoking in 2006. It turned out better than she ...

hudson hurls old dominion to win vs. temple.(Sports)

Mar 01, 2008 ... NORFOLK [bar] Dan Hudson turned in a strong performance for Old Dominion's baseball team, pitching six innings and striking out seven in the Monarchs' 12-3 victory against Temple on Friday. Chris Buss had three RBIs for the Monarchs (3-2); he tripled in two runs in the sixth ...

State rules doctors with nonprofits aren't immune.(Business)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: NANCY YOUNG By Nancy Young The Virginian-Pilot Doctors affiliated with charitable foundations are not immune from malpractice suits, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday. The cases involved the University of Virginia Health Services ...

company exec caused them to lose millions, investors say.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: MEGHAN HOYER By Meghan Hoyer and Matthew Jones The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK Two investors claim that a failed real estate company's president repeatedly broke the law in his dealings with them. Cary McEntee of Virginia ...

We kept TV Book alive as long as we could.(Front)

Mar 01, 2008; ... Byline: DENIS FINLEY, EDITOR Today, you will not find your TV book, "What's On?" inside the paper. A number of things have led to its demise: changing habits of our readers, more choices in the market, declining interest in the book, and hundreds of thousands of dollars a year ...

Supreme Court snarls traffic fix.(Local)

Mar 01, 2008 ... The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Friday that the regional road financing plan created last year for Northern Virginia is unconstitutional, upending a similar plan for Hampton Roads. The 23-page decision unravels years of toil and leaves the fate of both regions' most pressing ...

getting it right.(Front)

Mar 01, 2008 ... CORRECTIONS A story in Thursday's Business section ("Leapin' payday") said employees who get paid every other Friday would have a three-paycheck February. That would occur only if their first paycheck of the month came on Feb. 1. The Virginian-Pilot staff writer ...