Feedback for Thursday, Jan. 16
Honor rolls ••Susan, Newport News: You featured the honor rolls of students in middle schools and elementary, except you left out Hilton and Hidenwood. I'm wondering when you're going to post those?...
View ArticleHampton Roads' worst winters
Despite the onslaught of some of the coldest temperatures recorded in two decades, the early winter weather of 2014 falls far short of many prolonged arctic blasts that have struck Hampton Roads in the...
View ArticleYorktown and Memorial Day
Yorktown neglected? Jean, Yorktown: I'm really disappointed that there was no news piece about how Yorktown paid tribute to the veterans. There was a very nice ceremony up at the City Hall area....
View ArticleReader feedback 8/29: summonses, cruelty, and pleaded
Summonses Bill, Hampton: Is the word "summons" now the accepted plural form of the singular noun "summons"? The sources I have checked show "summonses" as the plural. Thanks to the DP and Mr. Brauchle...
View ArticleReaders talk back: LED lights, more history
LED lights •Peter: I'm reading the article on lights on (Wednesday). It shows a model of an LED light. Does that look like a red light? Looks orange to me. Are they appearing that way on the roads?...
View ArticleAviation history unfolded at Curtiss flying school
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — When the airplanes of the Curtiss Flying School first took to the skies over Newport News Point on Dec. 29, 1915, there was no Norfolk Naval Air Station or Langley Field. The...
View ArticleSeptember 12: Feedback from newspaper readers
Where in Hampton? •On Saturday, Sept. 7, the paper reads that a Hampton woman was arrested for abusing a juvenile. It also reads that the woman was from the Chesapeake side of Hampton. Would you please...
View ArticleRemembering the bitter winter of 1977
When the coldest temperatures recorded in two decades gripped Hampton Roads earlier this week, the brutal 1977 winter that froze the region's waterways and covered its landscape with snow was what many...
View ArticleReader feedback for Thursday, Jan. 9
Curtiss Flying School •Suzy, Yorktown: Fascinating article about Glenn Curtiss' flying school. Readers might like to know that the really excellent Glenn H. Curtiss Museum is in Hammondsport, N.Y., in...
View ArticleReader feedback for 06/20
Grocery wars Dave, Denbigh: Tuesday's Richmond paper has a front page article about grocery sales for the past year in the Richmond area, and it gives all the stores and how they're doing, and the...
View ArticleIndependence Day events in Hampton Roads
Here are Fourth of July celebrations taking place around the region: Newport News •"Stars in the Sky." 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Free children's rides, like giant slides, bounce houses and obstacle courses....
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, June 9: People Express, IRS, D-Day and more
• Yorktown: In reference to the People Express story: So they bought an airline. How many planes and when do they start flying out of Newport News? Are the headquarters in Newport News? Daily Press...
View ArticleJuly 04: Feedback from newspaper readers
Scamming seniors Janet: Thank you so much for the article in Sunday's paper in the business section about medical alert scam targeting seniors. I don't know what we're going to do about this. I myself...
View ArticleJune 27: Feedback from newspaper readers
Enterprise crew •Dennis: I read about the Enterprise where the crew was whittled down to about 1,300 sailors. I was curious where those sailors will be transferred. Are they going to be scattered...
View ArticleOctober 24: Feedback from newspaper readers
Can't watch that? •Margaret: I read the article in Monday's paper: "Another Tortured Role for Hamm in 'Doctor'." It's an Ovation series only carried on the TimeWarner Cable which is not available here....
View ArticleReader 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...
View ArticleFeedback for Wednesday, Jan. 8
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 ArticleReader feedback for 06/20
Grocery wars Dave, Denbigh: Tuesday's Richmond paper has a front page article about grocery sales for the past year in the Richmond area, and it gives all the stores and how they're doing, and the...
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