The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) back issues from July 2008:
Make more room on Walk of Fame.(Daily Break)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Hollywood will enshrine an eclectic bunch in its famous curbside Walk of Fame next year, including Hugh Jackman, The Village People and fictional Tinker Bell. Recipients of the sidewalk stars also include Felicity Huffman, ...
10 WAYS TO GET KIDS TO READ FOR FUN.(Daily Break)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Michael Kelly Albany Times Union The TEASER that TBS recently ran for its Thursday night sitcom "The Bill Engvall Show" might not be that far off. After being told to go to his room and not watch TV, the teenage son asks, "What are we supposed to do?" ...
Building father-daughter bonds.(Daily Break)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Megan K. Scott The Associated Press TV and radio journalist Ed Gordon has a close relationship with his teenage daughter, and he's hoping other fathers will, too. "Certainly there are issues with fathers being involved, and in particular within black ...
Elderd Sauls and Shanice Morgan Family motivation the lawson family the gonzales family.(Daily Break)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Sometimes the secret to losing weight is not a diet or a gym membership or a lean, mean personal trainer. Your best allies can be the people facing you at the dinner table: your family. They are so important in the mind of Barbara Benson, who coordinates a ...
It's still innocent until proven guilty.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By B.J. DRYE STANLY COUNTY, North Carolina, has gained much national exposure recently thanks to the recent charges against Betty Neumar. Neumar is accused of attempting to hire someone to kill her fourth husband, the late Thomas Harold Gentry. The story has been ...
Making taxes fair in Norfolk.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... WHAT HAS LONG been suspected in Norfolk turns out to be true: Commercial property owners have been getting a big break on taxes, which means that the city's homeowners have been forced to pay even more for schools and services. The Norfolk Tea Party 2, a tax advocacy group, ...
Two sets of goals. One Olympic dream.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Vicki L. Friedman The Virginian-Pilot VIRGINIA BEACH A self-described soccer brat who grew up with a poster of Mia Hamm on her wall, Caroline Nichols has long had an Olympic dream. That dream was realized when the Virginia Beach native and ...
needed in Norfolk: more than a few good managers.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Harry Minium The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK "Wanted, a dozen or so highly qualified managers to help run the city. "Pay and benefits? Pretty good. "Work hours? Long. "Frustration level? At times, off the chart." ...
An illegitimate culture.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... IT WAS SUCH a good story: Teen girls make pregnancy pact. America's presses didn't exactly screech to a halt, but the media lapped up the story, with reporters descending on tiny Gloucester, Mass., from as far away as Brazil and Poland. Teens making a pact to get ...
how to reach business your paper local scene in port today.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... program LEADERSHIP: Lead Hampton Roads is seeking people for its Class of 2009. The leadership development program lasts nine months. The deadline is July 11. For information, contact Amanda Gant, coordinator, leadership programs, at (757) 664-2516 or agant@hrccva.com. These ...
is a trade in the cards?(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Joe Strauss St. Louis Post-Dispatch KANSAS CITY, Mo. Today opens a new month, the schedule's fourth and its approximate midpoint. July will find the St. Louis Cardinals near the top of the NL Central and leading the wildcard race. This ...
Banks bear the brunt of market's bruising.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Tom Shean The Virginian-Pilot Auto manufacturers, tech companies and retailers have been swept along in the carnage. But no sector has been bloodied as badly in the stock market so far this year as banks. And with the trading year hitting its halfway ...
grab bag doonesbury By Garry Trudeau 'Sex' star and another city.(Daily Break)
Jul 01, 2008 ... "No comment. Madonna representative Liz Rosenberg, on rumors that the pop star/actress is divorcing her filmmaker husband, Guy Ritchie; The ...
'Wall-e' sweeps up highest ticket sales in debut.(Daily Break)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By David Germain The Associated Press LOS ANGELES A lonely little robot made millions of friends during the weekend - and even outgunned Angelina Jolie. "WALL-E," the Pixar Animation tale of a robot toiling away on a long-abandoned Earth, ...
New evms leader prescribes more research dollars.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Nancy Young The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK Dr. Jerry Nadler starts today as head of Eastern Virginia Medical School's Department of Internal Medicine, bringing with him new staff and possible local clinical trials for a promising new diabetes treatment. ...
A Duke joins fed governors.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The rise of Betsy Duke, who began in banking 30 years ago as a teller, reached a new peak last week, when the Portsmouth native was named to the governing board of the Federal Reserve. From that post she will help shape U.S. monetary policy at a time when the nation's economy is teetering, ...
Speedy apparel drenched in controversy.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Linda Robertson The Miami Herald When Dara Torres gets ready to race in this week's U.S. Olympic swimming trials, she gingerly squeezes into her ultra-thin, ultra-expensive and ultra-fast swimsuit, first rolling it up her legs like panty hose, then sucking in her ...
Jury sends message to street pushers.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... DRUG DEALERS generally aren't the sort of folks who concern themselves with community standards or the sensitivities of their neighbors. But perhaps there's some hope that the story of Portsmouth's Shawn M. Daniels will snag the attention of at least a few peddlers and kingpins in the ...
Another Reagan, or another Clinton?(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... IT'S FEELING a lot like 1992 right now. It's also feeling a lot like 1980. But which parallel is closer? Is Barack Obama going to be a Ronald Reagan of the left, a president who fundamentally changes the country's direction? Or will he be just another Bill Clinton? Current polls ...
your views.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... $mart meter Re "Dominion eyes smart meters in plan to curb power usage," Business news, June 20: Dominion Power is out to save us money. But it's going to cost us $600 million to install smart meters and more to cover the cost of new programs. When the meters come ...
Rising fuel costs cited in back-to-back rate boosts.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Carolyn Shapiro The Virginian-Pilot Columbia Gas of Virginia has raised its natural gas supply rates for the second time in 30 days to address wholesale fuel prices that keep climbing. The latest change, announced Monday, will boost Columbia Gas' bills ...
Americans to try zany Japanese challenges.(Daily Break)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Matt Hurwitz The Associated Press LOS ANGELES A grown man wearing a diaper is spun around until he can barely stand, then is made to try an obstacle course carrying pitchers of milk without spilling any. Another man, dressed like an insect, flings ...
Group's work revamps portion of Roanoke.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Josh Brown The Virginian-Pilot A Norfolk-based community development entity recently completed two revitalization projects in a historic section of Roanoke. Hampton Roads Ventures LLC, a subsidiary of the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, ...
housing board to raze complex despite $1.3 million shortfall.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Meghan Hoyer The Virginian-Pilot\ NORFOLK The Housing Authority is at least $1.3 million short the money it needs, but that isn't stopping it from moving forward with a plan to demolish and replace the smallest of its public housing complexes. ...
lavelle readies for another 'eye-opening' trip overseas.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Gary Lavelle, International Man of Intrigue and Sinking Fastballs? Well, the latter, at least. Greenbrier Christian Academy's successful baseball coach - and a personal pitching instructor with a super-jammed schedule - still is thinking locally with his soft-spoken ...
Beach homeowner at his wit's end in battle with intrusive vultures.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Will Ciccone was pretty sure it was an omen when he woke up a few months ago to find his yard completely covered with vultures. "I thought it was a sign from God I was gonna die," he said. "I thought someone was playing a joke." Seven months later, Ciccone's still ...
Former NSU standouts qualify in the Bahamas.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Staff report A pair of former All-American sprinters at Norfolk State are headed back to the Olympics. Chris Brown and Chandra Sturrup qualified for the Summer Games in Beijing with victories in the 400 and 100 meters, respectively, this past weekend at the Bahamas ...
3 turtles rescued, then loved, then freed.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Diane Tennant The Virginian-Pilot VIRGINIA BEACH Christina Trapani has a sea turtle tattoo on her ankle, a small business in recycled bags with sea turtle logos, a photography business named for a sea turtle, and a job with the Virginia Aquarium's ...
Shipyard again fined for environmental violations.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Scott Harper The Virginian-Pilot portsmouth Associated Naval Architects, a Portsmouth shipyard, has agreed to pay the state a $28,280 penalty for many of the same environmental violations that led to a $7,000 fine last year and promises to do better . ...
biz briefs.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc. said Monday that it will sell Groupe Smithfield Holdings SL, its main European subsidiary to Campofrio Alimentacion SA, the largest processed meats company in Spain. Campofrio will issue shares to Smithfield Foods and its joint venture partner ...
winds, storms hinder efforts to contain blaze.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Dave Forster The Virginian-Pilot SUFFOLK Winds from Sunday night's storms and additional gusts on Monday caused more trouble for firefighters battling a growing spot fire in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. The original fire, ...
Wizards' Jamison inks $50Mil deal; keeping arenas is next on the list.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... WASHINGTON | Two-time All-Star forward Antawn Jamison re-signed with the Washington Wizards on Monday, agreeing to a four-year, $50 million deal. The contract clears the way for the team to focus on its other major free agent: three-time All-Star Gilbert Arenas. Arenas has said ...
Blind officer is eager to serve.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... WHEN CAPT. IVAN CASTRO joined the Army, he set goals: to jump out of planes, kick in doors and lead soldiers into combat. He achieved them all. Then the mortar round landed five feet away, blasting away his sight. "Once you're blind, you have to set new goals," Castro, 40, ...
13 arrested in protests over new power plant.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Scott Harper The Virginian-Pilot Thirteen environmental activists were arrested Monday after they chained themselves to the headquarters of Dominion Virginia Power in downtown Richmond, causing a morning traffic jam but no injuries. Four activists ...
plan to preserve, develop fort monroe wins board ok.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Kate Wiltrout The Virginian-Pilot FORT MONROE A 65-page document envisioning a future for Fort Monroe after the Army's departure won unanimous approval Monday from the board tasked with overseeing its transfer to civilian control. Members of ...
Two men who tried to wed won't be charged.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Cheryl Ross and Jim Washington The Virginian-Pilot NEWPORT NEWS The Newport News commonwealth's attorney's office will not prosecute two men who got a license to marry earlier this year. In a letter dated June 30, Commonwealth's ...
Social Services looking into deaths of two sisters in N.C.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Catherine Kozak The Virginian-Pilot manns harbor, n.c. The deaths of two children in a hot car are being investigated by the North Carolina Division of Social Services as well as the Dare County Sheriff's Office, officials confirmed Monday. ...
Trading mixed to end first half of year.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Tim Paradis The Associated Press NEW YORK Markets ended an arduous first half of the year quietly Monday, closing mixed as investors based their trades on what has become the dominant force in the market: the price of oil. The major indexes closed out ...
Iraq opens enormous oil, gas fields to international bidders Iraq opens bidding on 8 oil and natural gas fields.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Sebastian Abbot The Associated Press BAGHDAD Iraq opened international bidding for eight enormous oil and gas fields Monday, paving the way for investment in a nation with some of the world's largest petroleum reserves. If approved, ...
Alleged plot organizer charged in Cole bombing.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Dale Eisman and Tim McGlone The Virginian-Pilot WASHINGTON The Pentagon formally accused a Saudi Arabian, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, on Monday of murder, conspiracy and six other charges growing out of the October 2000 bombing of the Norfolk-based ...
Williams sisters remain on target.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Stephen Wilson The Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England Wimbledon already has lost its top-four seeded women's players, while the Williams sisters keep rolling toward another sibling final. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal also are closing in on another ...
Eight killed in blast at militant base.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Riaz Khan The Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan An explosion wrecked a militant compound Monday, killing as many as eight people while Pakistani paramilitary forces pushed deeper into a border region where extremists threaten the city of Peshawar and ...
New rapid test for drug-resistant TB will be unveiled in four African countries.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Frank Jordans The Associated Press GENEVA A new test to quickly diagnose drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis will be rolled out in four African countries this year, the World Health Organization said Monday. The DNA-based test will cut the ...
Landis loses his appeal, won't regain 2006 title.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Eddie Pells The Associated Press Floyd Landis used the arbitration process as public theater to try to prove a point and regain his reputation. In the latest attempt that almost certainly will be his last, the anti-doping establishment slapped down the ...
What's in a name? For some: Immortality.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Alicia Chang The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Jeff Goodhartz is single and has no children. But he wanted to ensure the family name would live on after he's gone. So he paid $5,000 to have a newfound sea worm given the Goodhartz name, ...
trial date set in legal challenge to records law.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Julian Walker The Virginian-Pilot RICHMOND Betty "BJ" Ostergren won't be getting fined, for the moment. In a federal courtroom Monday, the state attorney general's office agreed not to seek penalties against Ostergren, an Internet activist ...
A new dimension for breast exams.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON Remember peeking through a View-Master? Scientists are using the same concept behind the classic children's toy to try to see mammograms in 3-D. The goal: a better way to check for breast ...
world at a glance.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... TEHRAN, Iran | A special Iranian court sentenced an Iranian man to death Monday on charges of spying for Israel, state television said. It was the country's first known conviction for espionage linked to Israel in almost a decade. An intelligence official said Ali ...
Obama, McCain salute the flag as supporters trade fire.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... From wire reports WASHINGTON Kicking off a week of Independence Day campaigning, the two leading presidential candidates turned Monday toward themes of patriotism and military experience, with whispers of the 2004 Swift boat veterans' controversy. ...
obama speaks to bill clinton, asks for help.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Associated Press WASHINGTON The silence between Barack Obama and Bill Clinton has been broken. In their first conversation since the heated primary, the Democratic White House hopeful on Monday asked the former president to campaign for him . Bill ...
beach shooting was tragic but justified under 2nd amendment.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... JOHNNY MAROCCO Williams' timing was terrific. His luck was terrible. On Saturday night - just two days after the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that Americans have a constitutional right to own handguns - the 41-year-old Hampton man decided to stick up a pizza joint in Virginia ...
Losses - and silence - piling up.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Rainer Sabin The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK Each time the Norfolk Tides spill into the Harbor Park clubhouse after a victory, they are greeted with a familiar sound: syncopated hip-hop beats spliced with the opening guitar riff to the classic rock song ...
Nine in 10 squeezed by fuel prices, poll finds.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Alan Fram The Associated Press WASHINGTON Four-dollar gasoline has stolen a beach vacation from Julie Jacobs' family, "little small luxuries" such as exotic bath washes from Angela Crawford and dinners out from folks all over the country. Phil English ...
goodbye to an old school.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Lauren Roth The Virginian-Pilot HAMPTON Although the Virginia School for the Deaf, Blind and Multi-Disabled had only 41 students at the end, it had many more friends. Some of them gathered Monday night to say one last goodbye to the ...
5 cities at a glance.(Local)
Jul 01, 2008 ... PORTSMOUTH | Bill Moody Jr. is the new vice mayor. Moody was unanimously elected to the position Monday after council members hashed out the selection in a closed meeting. "I was kind of shocked, actually," Moody said. The vice mayor performs ceremonial ...
troop deaths in Afghanistan again pass iraq death toll.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Militants killed more U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the second straight month, after a run of headline-grabbing insurgent attacks that analysts say underscore the Taliban's growing strength. - Jason ...
Collision raises questions over use of air ambulances.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Amanda Lee Myers and Chris Kahn The Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. A fiery collision that killed six people aboard two medical helicopters has underscored the dangers of emergency flights and renewed questions about whether they are worth the risks. ...
bizworld: French court directs Ebay to pay $61 million over counterfeit goods.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... PARIS | A French court ordered eBay Inc. to pay more than $61 million to a high-end fashion company Monday because counterfeit goods were sold on the auction site. The fashion company, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, is home to such brands as Louis Vuitton, Givenchy and ...
Lohse cruises to his 10th win.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By R.B. Fallstrom The Associated Press ST. LOUIS Kyle Lohse allowed an unearned run in seven innings for his seventh straight win and Albert Pujols had two RBIs in the St. Louis Cardinals' 7-1 victory against the New York Mets on Monday night. ...
Ready to play healthy, Woods takes a load off.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press Bethesda, Md. Tiger Woods does not know when he can play golf again, but he said Monday his rebuilt left knee has been sore his entire PGA Tour career and he looks forward to playing on two good legs. "My ...
Flooding terminology can create false sense of security, experts say.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By Betsy Taylor The Associated Press ST. LOUIS Fifteen years ago, after the Midwest was swamped with what was pronounced a "100-year" or even a "500-year" flood, some folks figured they would never again see such a disaster in their lifetime. Some even ...
In battle against so many fires, officials must pick and choose.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... More than 1,000 fires are burning in central and Northern California, state officials say. By Scott Lindlaw The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO With hundreds of wildfires raging across remote, rugged parts of California for a second week, fire officials ...
Algae blooms bring sea of trouble to China's Olympic sailing venue.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... From staff and wire reports BEIJING With less than six weeks before it plays host to the Olympic sailing regatta, the city of Qingdao has mobilized thousands of people and an armada of small boats to clean up an algal bloom choking the coastline and threatening to ...
Court slaps down Pentagon evidence against detainee.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... By William Glaberson The New York Times In the first case to review the government's secret evidence for holding a detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a federal appeals court found that accusations against a Chinese man held for more than six years were based on bare ...
Bush signs Webb's GI Bill to expand education benefits.(Front)
Jul 01, 2008 ... From wire reports WASHINGTON President Bush on Monday signed an emergency spending measure that pays for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next year, along with a doubling of GI Bill college benefits for troops and veterans spearheaded by Sen. Jim ...