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Let's have coffee Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:31:07 -0500
Want to bend an editor's ear? Here's your (daily) chance: I'll be here for live blogging Tuesday morning (and just about every morning). So grab a cup of coffee, log on, and let's talk.

Kaine's a nice guy, but Chelsea was the star of Texas Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:32:10 -0500
According to one reviewer -- Natasha Chen at Huffington Post -- Gov. Tim Kaine did a decent job filling in for Barack Obama at the Texas Democratic convention over the weekend. Unfortunately for the guv, he had a superstar to contend with: Chelsea Clinton. Here's a link.

Webb endorses Nye in 2nd Congressional District Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:39:23 -0500
Sen. Jim Webb has endorsed Democrat Glenn Nye, who is running against Republican U.S. Rep. Thelma Drake in the 2nd District. Drake has faced, and defeated, two strong Democratic challengers in her two races for the office -- David Ashe and Phil Kellam. Nye, who is making his first run for office, has worked for the State Department with assignments in Afghanistan, Kosovo and Iraq.

Join us for live blogging at 2 p.m. Wednesday Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:29:52 -0500
The special session on transportation is just around the corner, and two key Republicans will join us this week to discuss what's up. Del. Phil Hamilton and Del. Glenn Oder, both Republicans from Newport News, will visit the Shad Plank at 2 p.m. Wednesday to do some live blogging on transportation. Both men have immersed themselves in the issue, especially when it comes to expanding the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel. They've requested that VDOT study the feasibility of expanding the HRBT by one tube. Hamilton wants the state to be more aggressive in pursuing tolls and private-sector leases to kick-start projects in Tidewater. Are tolls are a good idea? Would you pay $2 one way to traverse the HRBT? Would a gas tax be better? How...

Jim Webb on "The Daily Show" tonight Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:23:52 -0500
Jim Webb a comedian? Probably not, but he does get to sit down opposite Jon Stewart tonight on The Daily Show on Comedy Central. No doubt the Virginia Democrat will be answering questions about how difficult it is to write books while serving in the Senate. And possibly something about Barack Obama. Stay up late. The show starts at 11. We'll get a link to the video posted as soon as it becomes available. Also on the senator's schedule for the week is the state Democratic convention in Hampton Saturday.

Up in the sky! It's a bird! A plane! It's a ... Republican? Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:25:35 -0500
Former Gov. Jim Gilmore will soar over Virginia on Tuesday to kick-start his U.S. Senate bid. The Republican will hit Richmond, Norfolk and Manassas, and we wouldn't be surprised to hear more talk about reducing gas prices and keeping taxes low. Gilmore sounded those themes when he accepted the nomination at the GOP state convention a little more than week ago. The fly-around will be followed by visits to more than 40 cities and localities in what the campaign is billing as the "Working Families Tour." Among the scheduled stops are Virginia Beach, Roanoke, Bristol, Harrisonburg and Lynchburg. He'll need to stay busy against Democratic former Gov Mark R. Warner, who leads in the polls and in fund-raising. Gilmore also needs to do a fair...

Brandon Bell on contributions and conditions Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:16:18 -0500
Former state Sen. Brandon Bell -- like Marty Williams locally, Bell lost to another Republican in last year's primary -- offers a critique of Walter Curt, possibly the next finance chair of the Republican Party of Virginia, on his blog, Roanoke Red Zone. According to Bell, Curt is wealthy and generous to GOP candidates, but attaches very tight strings to his offers of support.

Chichester, Callahan make Warner endorsement official Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:24:05 -0500
The Mark Warner for Senate campaign just officially announced endorsements from the Republican chairmen of the General Assembly's two money committees during Warner's time as governor -- John Chichester in the state Senate and Vince Callahan in the House of Delegates. Here's the release: June 9, 2008 REPUBLICAN FORMER BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN ENDORSE GOVERNOR WARNER'S SENATE BID ~ Del. Callahan, Sen. Chichester highlight Warner's fiscal management ~ ALEXANDRIA - Former Governor and current U.S. Senate candidate Mark R. Warner announced key endorsements today from both of the Republican chairmen of the General Assembly's powerful budget committees during his term as Virginia Governor from 2002 to 2006. Delegate Vincent F. Callahan Jr. and Senator John H. Chichester both endorsed Governor Warner's bipartisan approach to working with...

McCain makes a quick fund-raising swing through Virginia Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:00:21 -0500
John McCain is in Richmond at the moment for a private fund-raiser at the Omni Richmond Hotel. The Associated Press reports that before the fund-raiser, McCain stopped at a coffee shop for a bit of hand-shaking. Accompanying him was Paul Galanti who, like McCain, was a prisoner of war in Vietnam. Galanti is one of McCain's Virginia campaign co-chairs. In 2004, Galanti appeared in one of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ads that attacked John Kerry for his comments about the war. After the Richmond stop, McCain heads to McLean for a fund-raiser at the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner.

Vince Callahan, former Gilmore ally, endorsing Warner Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:27:13 -0500
The Washington Post is reporting that Vince Callahan -- the former chairman of the House Appropriation Committee and a one-time Jim Gilmore ally -- is endorsing Mark Warner for U.S. Senate. Here's a link. According to the Post, Callahan says the numbers Gilmore used to push through his no-car-tax plan were "so utterly erroneous and far-fetched that they were mind-boggling." Ouch. Callahan apparently feels double stung because he helped Gilmore get the legislation passed.

'Kung Fu Panda' is a barrel of laughs with a good message Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Po dreams of being a great martial artist. He longs to have skills, "an awesome aura so awesome, his enemies would go blind from overdoses of pure awesomeness!"

Can't be wrong with this '90s band Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Spin Doctors to jam at Newport News Fourth of July bash.

It makes sense that, in an election year, Newport News would celebrate the Fourth of July with Spin Doctors.

Get ready for laughs and fun in Sandler's 'Zohan' Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
There's a spirit of avant-garde goofiness to the new Adam Sandler movie that sets it apart from his usual sophomoric work. Sprung from the fertile comic imaginations of Robert Smigel ("Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog") and Judd Apatow (the grand vizier of film comedy), it exists in a slap-happy parallel universe. In "You Don't Mess with the Zohan," Israeli commandos dream of styling mousse and blow driers, hummus is a dip served with eyeglasses, and Mariah Carey asks terrorists to explain Bluetooth technology.

'Life' gives audiences an off-kilter feeling Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
"The Life Before Her Eyes," from director Vadim Perelman ("The House of Sand and Fog"), is adapted from a well-regarded novel by Laura Kasischke.

'Europa' is studious film Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Almost five years ago, as the U.S.-led occupational forces in Iraq watched looters ransack the national museum in Baghdad, the world in turn witnessed an all-too-cyclical tragedy. Under very different circumstances affecting millions of another generation, in many different countries, we had seen such spoils of war before.

Photos with unique perspective Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A new exhibit features striking shots of ordinary things.

Unmade beds, cupcakes and dead insects may not seem like the most likely materials for making an artistic photo.

'Blueberry Nights' is miles from reality with characters that just disappear Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The road to romantic recovery is meandering, far-flung and thousands of miles long in "My Blueberry Nights," Wong Kar Wai's first English-language film. Norah Jones, in her bland screen debut, plays a brokenhearted New Yorker named Elizabeth who sets out on a road trip across America after a bad breakup, presumably in search of oblivion or at the very least a change of scenery. But first, she wallows, spending a series of long, woozy nights in an otherwise ever-deserted diner basking in the melancholy sympathy of diner owner and fellow lonely-heart, Jeremy, improbably played by Jude Law. If this is the guy she goes to for a shoulder, you have to wonder who she's pining for.

Harborfest splashes down in Norfolk Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Head to the waterfront this weekend for the biggest, coolest southside festival of the summer

H arborfest — the grande dame of Hampton Roads outdoor festivals — sails back into downtown Norfolk this weekend. In case you're new to the region, here's a checklist of what to expect: Beer? You betcha, and plenty of it. Concerts? The country, pop and soul will be pumping from moderately hot acts such as Deana Carter, Marc Cohn and The Temptations. Explosions? Oh yeah. Fireworks will sling glowing color across the sky above Town Point Park. But what about boats? Don't sweat it. Harborfest wouldn't be Harborfest without majestic tall ships. This year's flotilla will include what's described as the nation's newest tall ship, the 141-foot Spirit of South Carolina.

Landmark photos on view at Chrysler Sun, 8 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
S econd for second, glance for glance, few photographs can make you stand and look as long as a picture taken by Ansel Adams.

Novelist features ties to Newport News in her books Sun, 8 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
F ormer longtime Newport News resident Ann Mullen has recently released her fifth mystery, "Greene County Killer" (Afton Ridge Publishing, $24.95).

Highway deaths down, but June deadly so far Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Virginia State Police say early June has been deadly for motorists.

Man shot to death while leaving vehicle Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Newport News man leaving store is shot

A local man was shot dead early Sunday, after partying with friends Saturday night.

Virginia Beach man is shot dead Sun, 8 Jun 2008 16:03:00 -0400
A local man was shot dead early today after partying with friends Saturday night.

Wildfire continues to burn in N.C. Sun, 8 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The blaze in eastern North Carolina is about 30 percent contained, the state forest service says.

A wildfire that burned 30,000 acres in eastern North Carolina might smolder for months as it burns decayed vegetation that makes up the soil in the area, North Carolina Forest Service spokesman Bill Swartley said Saturday.

Tomatoes might be linked to illness Sun, 8 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
An outbreak of salmonella initially linked to uncooked tomatoes has reached Virginia.

Man attempts abduction of boy at Dairy Queen Thu, 5 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0400

Don't kill 'em, just harass 'em; residents 'fed up' with pesky vultures Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Dozens of the birds have damaged property in the Pinewood Heights neighborhood.

Black vultures pooped in Kathy Johnson-Elliott's backyard pool.

She hopes career class gives at-risk kids focus Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Students in middle school don't think about how current actions affect their future, counselor says.

Pam Harris wasn't exactly always destined for a college degree.

89 graduate from Nansemond-Suffolk Sun, 8 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The academy's outdoor ceremony took place on one of the hottest days of the year.

If someone in the Nansemond-Suffolk Academy class of 2008 received an award, he or she got 88 congratulations with it, valedictorian Dean Manno told the class Saturday morning.

Beach officer crashes into tree on way to knife fight Sun, 8 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A police officer suffered minor injuries after crashing into a tree while responding to a reported knife fight this morning.

Academy graduates 57 seniors Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The class of 2008 is the largest to graduate from the school.

Sure, Isle of Wight Academy — and the class of 2008 — may have been a little on the small side, Salutatorian Christopher Ames told an audience Friday evening. And people from outside the area may have always thought their school was located in England somewhere.

Proposed budget 2008-09: town of Windsor Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The proposed budget for Windsor, population 2,488, is $1,176,500, up about 9 percent from this year's $1,080,175 budget. The budget keeps the real estate tax rate unchanged at 10 cents for every $100 of assessed value.

Talk about assessments at Isle of Wight citizens meeting Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:53:00 -0400
ISLE OF WIGHT — Assessments will headline Monday's Isle of Wight Citizens Association meeting.

Crash kills driver, leaves another critical Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
One man died and another is in critical condition after an alcohol-related accident in Virginia Beach early Friday.

James City man pleads guilty to arson in firebombing case Mon, 9 Jun 2008 14:25:00 -0400
A 20-year-old James City man pleaded guilty Monday to one count of arson in the December firebombing of his ex-boss's car on Shrewsbury Square.

James City skate park closing for repairs Mon, 9 Jun 2008 14:40:00 -0400
The James City County Skate Park is scheduled to be closed for three days next week for routine repair and maintenance.

Application deadline extended for JCC stormwater program Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
James City County has extended the application deadline for its stormwater service fee credit program to July 31.

Doctors seek more rights for Hinckley Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Officials argue over granting Reagan's assailant more time away from hospital.

Doctors treating John W. Hinckley Jr. are asking a federal judge to allow the presidential assailant to obtain a driver's license, spend more unsupervised time in the community and extend visits to his mother's home in Kingsmill, according to court records filed this week.

Ex-officer guilty in phony shootout Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
— A judge ordered former James City County police officer Andrew Baker to pay more than $41,000 in restitution after Baker pleaded guilty Friday to shooting himself in the abdomen last December and blaming it on an unknown gunman.

Father, son convicted in golf assault Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Dominic Nowak teed off from the 14th hole. Moments later, a father and son teed off on him.

Application deadline extended for JCC stormwater fee credtis Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:54:00 -0400
James City County has extended the application deadline for its stormwater service fee credit program to July 31.

Neighbors howl over proposed business Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Residents successfully kill plans for a day-care center for dogs.

The proposal for a doggie day care near two residential subdivisions in James City County got some "ruff" treatment Wednesday from planning commissioners who turned it down, largely for concerns about potential noise.

Road race to slow traffic in West Point Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:48:00 -0400
Motorists traveling through West Point on the morning of June 21 may have delays due to a running road race that will course through downtown.

Developer pitching $1 million homes Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A gated community on the York River would have 47 homes priced from $800,000 to $1.2 million.

Commissioner rips 'petty politics' Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Mark Strawn expresses displeasure over the Board of Supervisors' rejection of Eric Weisel.

Two members of the Gloucester County Planning Commission took verbal jabs Thursday night at four county supervisors who rejected the reappointment of Eric Weisel to the commission.

Where John Smith lost to a fish Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
One of the most colorful place names in the area has to be Stingray Point in Middlesex County.

What's the secret behind Wal-Mart's sales success? Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The firm's new approach to merchandising follows a zigzag course between upscale and discount goods.

The firm's new approach to merchandising follows a zigzag course between upscale and discount goods.

Smithfield Foods appoints new CFO Mon, 9 Jun 2008 13:47:00 -0400
Pork producer Smithfield Foods said Monday it named Robert W. Manly IV as its new chief financial officer, effective July 1.

Gannett to take $2.5 to $3 billion writedown Mon, 9 Jun 2008 11:02:00 -0400
The nation's largest newspaper chain, Gannett Co., will write down its assets by about $2.5 billion to $3 billion this quarter to reflect the declining value of its operations in the United Kingdom and the United States.

FDA to review lens cleaner tests Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Federal regulators are considering stricter testing requirements for contact lens solutions after two popular formulas were linked to hundreds of eye infections in the past two years.

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