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Politics as Usual
Toomey reaffirms background check support Six months after the Sandy Hook murders of 20 children and six adults, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., reaffirmed his support for expanding background checks on firearms sales, and said he hopes the Senate can...Tags: Hodgkins Disease, Michael Bloomberg, Personal Weapon Control, Don Cunningham, South Whitehall Township
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Virginia Shakespeare Festival opens with 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
The cast of the 2013 Virginia Shakespeare Festival is a motley crew, with Equity actors sharing the stage with high school thespians. What's drawing them together is "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Shakespeare's comic romp of the antics of four lovers....
Tags: College of William and Mary, Mahmoud Abbas, Festive Events, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), York (York, Pennsylvania)
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Some Hampton Roads customers' power to be restored, sunny days ahead
More than 12,000 Hampton Roads residents were without power about a day after a line of strong thunderstorms passed through the area, and some may not have it restored until Sunday. However, while workers are still cleaning up from Thursday's storm,...
Tags: James City County, Yorktown (York, Virginia), York (York, Pennsylvania), Weather Reports, Toano
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Editorials: Flag Day, solar-powered wheelchairs
She's grand, all right Today, June 14, is Flag Day, which isn't so much a holiday as it is an observance. We don't close banks or municipal offices for Flag Day, and if kids are out of school it's only because the school year has ended. But in honor of...Tags: Poquoson (Poquoson, Virginia), University of Virginia, Yorktown (York, Virginia), Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), York (York, Pennsylvania)
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Back Story: Restoring historic stretch of railroad
For quite some time now, enthusiastic volunteers have been whacking brush, clearing debris and replacing ties and rails on the old Pennsylvania Railroad's Northern Central Division, one of the nation's most historic stretches of railroad, which courses 10...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, York County (Pennsylvania), Wars and Interventions, York (York, Pennsylvania), Hanover (Anne Arundel, Maryland)
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Poquoson history featured in new book
The history of Poquoson is coming to life in a new book titled "Image of America Poquoson." The book, which chronicles the 382-year history of the water-front city, highlights the settlement of Poquoson in 1631 and the growth and development of the...Tags: Book, York (York, Pennsylvania), Emmaus, Education, Arts and Culture
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Poquoson youth, retiring teacher, lazy voters: This week's 'Roses and thorns'
Each week the Daily Press Editorial Board offers a list of those persons or institutions deserving of "roses" and those deserving of "thorns." This week's roses go to the following: •Connor Boyd, 11, of Poquoson, who averted a crash by immediately...Tags: Poquoson (Poquoson, Virginia), Elections, Yorktown (York, Virginia), Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), York (York, Pennsylvania)
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Local candidates file for spots on November ballot
Tuesday was the deadline for candidates to file their paperwork for the November ballot. Here's a roundup of who has filed to run in area elections: NEWPORT NEWS – Four constitutional offices will be on the November ballot in Newport News, but...Tags: Voting, Elections, Parties and Movements, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia)
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Virginia Democratic primary draws few voters
Cindy Ayers and a group of six election officials arrived at Aberdeen Elementary School in Hampton at 5 a.m. Tuesday to prepare for eager early-morning voters. "Usually we have voters at the door by 6 a.m.," Ayers said. The first voter of the day...
Tags: Local Elections, Primaries, Elections, Denbigh, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Editorial: Health science education an Rx for job security
Remember when kids used to play with doctor and nurse kits, chemistry sets and microscopes? Perhaps we need to revive that tradition — and add microbiology computer games to the mix. As America's population ages, the need for health care services...Tags: Regional Authority, Healthcare Industry, Health and Safety at Work, Students, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Daily Press Feedback for Monday, June 10: Health documents, young Poquoson hero, thrift-store advice
11-year-old helps save Poquoson mom's life Poquoson resident Kerry Boyd says her 11-year-old son helped save her life when she recently suffered a seizure while driving in York County. York Fire Capt. Paul Long said if a passenger is in a car with a...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, York (York, Pennsylvania)
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Poquoson boy averts crash after mom suffers seizure
Kerry Boyd had just turned off Route 17 onto Showalter Road in York County when she started to feel bad. As she was pulling off the road, she began to have a seizure. Boyd said her 11-year-old son, Connor, who was in the car with her, quickly took...
Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Seizures, York (York, Pennsylvania)
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Jun 13, 2013
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