Recently added articles from The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA):
Dads knock down stereotypes about leaders of the PTA.(Local)
Jul 07, 2009 ... By Alicia P.Q. Wittmeyer The Virginian-Pilot Joenathan Barnes wanted to stay involved with his two sons' educations . They'd been home-schooled for years, and he wanted to be around when they switched to public school . So Barnes joined the PTA at the ...
After six months on the job, Mayor Will Sessoms makes one thing clear: He's all business. The CEO of Va. Beach Inc.(Front)
Jul 07, 2009 ... By Aaron Applegate The Virginian-Pilot Virginia Beach On Dec. 22, Will Sessoms, Vice Mayor Louis Jones and state Sen. Kenneth Stolle rode an elevator to the 19th floor of the Norfolk Southern Corp. office tower for a meeting with top railroad officials. ...
Roll the cameras at Supreme Court.(Local)
Jul 07, 2009 ... C-SPAN JUNKIES sit through hours of insufferable blabber during congressional floor proceedings to catch the occasional moment of insightful debate. In contrast, citizens who witness oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court are often treated to an intense, one-hour lesson on ...
Sir, yes sir!(Front)
Jul 07, 2009 ... By Bill Sizemore The Virginian-Pilot Private schools are lining up to participate in the new GI Bill, Sen. Jim Webb's initiative that will finance a tax-funded college education for post-9/11 veterans beginning this fall . Private schools can opt into the ...
Jackson's death unleashes barrage of internet scams.(Daily Break)
Jul 07, 2009 ... Minutes after any big celebrity dies, Internet swindlers get to work. They pump out specially created spam e-mails and throw up malicious Web sites to infect victims' computers, hoping to capitalize on the sudden high demand for information. Michael Jackson's death was no ...
Early triumph over adversity forged All-star's career.(Sports)
Jul 07, 2009 ... By Mike Connors The Virginian-Pilot That Gabrielle Carragino's high school soccer career will end on such a high note is made more impressive by how it began. Shortly before tryouts during her freshman year at Kempsville, Carragino tore her anterior ...
Stats don't lie: Painting pictures with numbers.(Sports)
Jul 07, 2009 ... Joe Reisel peers down at the clipboard in front of him and makes a series of notations: BCBFBX. Moments later, he flips the sheet of paper and marks a projectile's point of destination. At first glance, it would seem Reisel - a man with a mop of dark hair and gray-rimmed reading glasses - ...
the arcade.(Daily Break)
Jul 07, 2009 ... 'The Bigs 2' $20-$60 for multiple systems (reviewed on Xbox 360) from Take 2 Interactive Rated Everyone If you can't stand the designated hitter rule and hate what steroids have done to baseball, then you should stay at least a tape-measure home run away ...
gamers shoot for used games.(Daily Break)
Jul 07, 2009 ... To video game publishers, Mark Weiner is both a dream come true and a nightmare. Weiner, 23, a San Francisco operations analyst, likes to pounce on the latest video game releases. He spends dozens of hours a week playing a wide range of titles. "I am passionate about ...
should netbook sleep, hibernate or turn off?(Daily Break)
Jul 07, 2009 ... Q. I just purchased a netbook, and I am confused as to whether I should have it go into sleep or hibernate when I close the lid, or should I just turn it off? And what is the difference between sleep and hibernate anyway? - Gary Kazanjian A. I'd turn it off. But ...
box office.(Daily Break)
Jul 07, 2009 ... LOS ANGELES Prehistoric creatures and robots were in a photo finish for the Fourth of July box-office crown Sunday, with "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" tied at $42.5 million. "I've seen squeakers before in my time, but ...
Singer's comeback from a brain injury 'quite indescribable'.(Daily Break)
Jul 07, 2009 ... By Dave Shiflett Bloomberg News If you're looking for a megadose of inspiration, Jason Crig-ler may be your man. The New York guitarist/singer, who has performed with Norah Jones and Rufus Wainwright, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage at 34 during a 2004 ...
the truth about reality tv.(Daily Break)
Jul 07, 2009 ... By Mekeisha Madden Toby The Detroit News Couples call it quits all the time. What set Jon and Kate Gosselin apart from the rest of the world is the more than 10 million viewers who tuned in to watch when they announced the end of their decadelong marriage June 22 on ...
Saturday Evening Post changes yet again.(Daily Break)
Jul 07, 2009 ... By Charles Wilson The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS The Saturday Evening Post, a centuries-old publication that helped make illustrator Norman Rockwell a household name and showcased some of America's greatest writers, is returning to its roots to show ...
Match for the ages, and aces, at Wimbledon Match for the ages, and aces, at Wimbledon.(Local)
Jul 07, 2009 ... BREAKFAST AT Wimbledon Sunday -- the men's final -- lasted past lunchtime. Roger Federer was seeking to be the winningest man in tennis. Andy Roddick desperately wanted to beat the man who had kept him from a Wimbledon title twice before. The match was a record-breaking display ...
Palin and her enemies.(Local)
Jul 07, 2009 ... SHE SHOULD have said no. If Sarah Palin's political career ended Friday, 10 tumultuous months after she was introduced as the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee, those five words will be its epitaph. Had she refused John McCain, Palin would still be a ...
HELP for health care.(Local)
Jul 07, 2009 ... THE CONGRESSIONAL Budget Office has looked at the future of American health insurance, and it works. A few weeks ago there was a furor when the budget office "scored" two incomplete Senate health reform proposals -- that is, estimated their costs and likely impacts over the next ...
Honor their military service.(Local)
Jul 07, 2009 ... By GEORGIE HANLIN MY CHILDHOOD friend of 31 years visited my home on base, in Quantico, a few months after I gave birth to my first baby. As we took a leisurely stroll one evening through the lingering humidity , I explained to her how different military life is from ...
getting it right.(Front)
Jul 07, 2009 ... CORRECTIONS There were several errors in a story about CDyne Corp. ("Software developer + debt collection = perfect fit?") on the front of Sunday's Business section. As a result, a corrected story will run in the Business section ...
trial postponed for man charged in officer's death.(Local)
Jul 07, 2009 ... By Shawn Day The Virginian-Pilot Virginia beach The trial for one of two men charged in the shooting death of a Virginia Beach police officer was postponed Monday. Marshall D. Moyd, 27, was scheduled to have a jury trial on first-degree murder, ...