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Article: HAMPTON ROADS NEEDS AN ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT FUTURE COULD BE BRIGHT.(FRONT)(Editorial)

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The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
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July 26, 1996
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So many things are right in Hampton Roads that it seems amazing so many things are wrong.

Our harbor and ports are peerless. Our beaches draw tourists by the hundreds of thousands. The work ethic of the local work force is highly regarded elsewhere. Taxes are low and government is honest, while Gov. George F. Allen rightly proclaims, ``Virginia is open for business.''

Hampton Roads offers many amenities including parks, museums, a zoo and an opera company. Military people who have tasted many cities choose to retire here.

``We have more scientists and engineers than anyplace else in the United States except for the Silicon Valley,'' says James ...

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