Reader feedback August 8: Daily Press redesign, McDonnell trial
•Charles: I appreciate the new approach you are taking with the DP. I lived in York County for 28 years before moving back to Newport News in 1996. I am still very interested in what goes in York...
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Schools deal with frigid temperatures Schools throughout Hampton Roads delayed school because of extreme cold temperatures Tuesday. Daily Press readers disagreed on the decision. • Travis Swicegood:...
View ArticleReader feedback Oct. 8: Word choice, Yorktown Day and a surprise
•Outstanding front page Friday. Two pictures are worth a thousand words. Keep up the good work. Editor: I assume you are referring to the story headlined, "Front lines of sea-level rise: Regional...
View ArticleHampton Roads' most famous ships
With two of the nation's most storied shipyards toiling on its shores, Hampton Roads has long been known as the builder of some of the world's most historic naval vessels. Here are stand-out hulls from...
View ArticleMay 16: Feedback from newspaper readers
Storm water tax •Ted: None of the articles on property tax I've seen say anything about the storm water tax for Hampton. For example it went up about $20 per year from 2011 to 2012. What's the story on...
View ArticleFeedback for Oct. 10: voter purge and CNU's plan
Voter purge •I feel Marie of Hampton (Feedback, Tuesday) was not asking the Daily Press to report on a cable TV story, but was asking OUR newspaper to send an investigative reporter to find out why the...
View ArticleSeptember 19: Feedback from newspaper readers
Isabel reflection •Paddy, Newport News: I want to comment on your coverage of Hurricane Isabel. Wonderful coverage. I'd like to tell you that during Isabel we were without power for 10 days, and after...
View ArticleFeedback for Feb. 13; HRBT, LED lights, and pensions
HRBT closure •Your reporter needs to do his homework on the article on the HRBT on the front page (Wednesday). The closure was prompted after inspectors found the panel was out of position? One of the...
View Article08.07.2013 Governor Cuomo Highlights New York's Historic Transportation...
(Source: State of New York) From the Erie Canal Trail to Scenic Mountain Tours on a Vintage Train, Governor Encourages New Yorkers to Take a Midsummer Trek through History Albany, NY (August 7, 2013)...
View ArticleGo native with your plants to go green
When Suzy Winterble and her husband built their house in Yorktown in 2007, they decided to go native — with the landscaping. It's not that Winterble is a hard-core tree hugger — she prefers to wield a...
View ArticleCheck out the latest board appointments by Gov. McAuliffe
Hampton Roads professionals have been named to the Virginia Port Authority Board, the Board for Architects, the Council on Aging and the Governor's Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates. Here are the...
View ArticleGovernor Cuomo Highlights New York's Historic Transportation Destinations...
(Source: State of New York) From the Erie Canal Trail to Scenic Mountain Tours on a Vintage Train, Governor Encourages New Yorkers to Take a Midsummer Trek through History Albany, NY (August 7, 2013)...
View ArticleReader feedback for 8/8
SOL results • Harrison: Virginia taxpayers pay a lot of money for SOL testing in schools, yet the public has heard very little about the test results this year. Are you able to shed any light on this...
View ArticleReader feedback for May 30: Angelou mourned, swimming facility proposed for...
Maya Angelou's passing Famous poet Maya Angelou, who died Wednesday, made multiple appearances in Hampton Roads. Jennifer Webb: (Bowing) with love and the utmost respect to a phenomenal woman. ... She...
View ArticleReader feedback Sept. 30: People Express, Wilson family farm, art exhibit,...
Second time around •Jerry, Hampton: Just reading the article, looks like People Express has bit the dust a second time. How much have local governments and the airport commission lost? Editor: Great...
View ArticleFeedback for Nov. 14
Ford coverage Bert, Seaford: A belated comment on Saturday's Celebrate the Ford cover of the paper. Opening it up gave a truly gigantic impression of the industry that's available in Newport News. The...
View ArticleCoastal flood advisory in effect until midnight for parts of Peninsula
The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory for York, Newport News,...
View ArticleReader feedback April 1: Ragin trial, Pearl Bailey's birthplace, poetry...
Ragin trial •Shreve: Excellent coverage of the (John Ragin capital murder) trial. I would like to know if it ever came out in trial the whereabouts of Mr. Ragin's 5-year-old son while his mother and...
View ArticleAugust 15: Feedback from newspaper readers
Governor's gifts •Re the Governor's acceptance of gifts and loans - and more recent assertions by him and his crew that the Governor has returned "all tangible items (or the value thereof)" - I have...
View ArticleReader feedback April 10: Wahoo, birds, Living Here
Who's that Hoo? •I just have a correction in the sports section (Tuesday). There was an article about Teven Jones leaving U.Va. and there was a picture of...
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