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IW commonwealth's attorney joins call for resignations
Daily PressISLE OF WIGHT — L. Wayne Farmer, the commonwealth's attorney for Isle of Wight County, has written a strongly worded letter calling for the resignation of Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Byron "Buzz" Bailey and Isle of Wight School Board member...Tags: Racism, Lawyers, Social Issues, NAACP, Crime, Law and Justice
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Community concerned, hopeful about Chinese purchase of Smithfield Foods
SMITHFIELD — Residents, town officials, business owners and their employees were shocked Wednesday to hear about plans to sell Smithfield Foods to a Chinese pork company. Smithfield announced Wednesday that it was being sold to Shuanghui...Tags: Career and Workplace, Smithfield, Smithfield Foods, China, Employees
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Reactions to Smithfield Foods sale to Chinese pork producer
Smithfield Foods announced early this morning that it would sell itself to Chinese meat processor Shuanghui International for $4.7 billion in cash plus the assumption of Smithfield's $2.5 billion in debt. The deal, totaling $7.1 billion in all, would be...Tags: Smithfield, Smithfield Foods, Robin Williams
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William White, Tuskegee Airmen successfully battled racism, America's enemies in WWII
William White says he and his fellow members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen fought two battles during World War II: one against America's enemies and another against racism. White is sure he and his mates helped win the former on the battlefield, while he...Tags: Racism, Civil Rights, U.S. Army, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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Daily Press Feedback for Monday, May 27: Gays in Boy Scouts, Isle of Wight issues, hurricane season
Scouts face gay issue On the Daily Press Facebook page, we noted that Boy Scouts of America delegates voted to remove their ban on gay Scouts, but keep a ban on gay Scout leaders. We asked what readers think of the decision. •Greg Mahan: They need...Tags: Hurricanes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boy Scouts of America, Social Organizations, Youth Organizations
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Feedback for Sunday, May 26: Sports deadlines, Living Here and more
•Kory: Your headline on page 2 of News said "Pro-Abortion" Group. I can't believe I need to explain this, but there is no pro-abortion group. As in, nobody really wants people to have abortions. I am positive that in a utopian world, we could all...Tags: Abortion, Social Issues, Princess Anne, Barack Obama, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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NEW FEATURE: Daily Press Local Scoreboard (updated at 9:30 p.m. Saturday with local tennis)
Daily PressHigh schools Track and field EASTERN REGION MEET Girls Team scoring: 1, Western Branch 106.5. 2, Grassfield 48. 3, Phoebus 47. Others: 13, Kecoughtan 21. 16, Bethel 16. 17, Hampton 14. 21, Menchville 8. 25, Heritage 4. 26, tie, Woodside, Warwick...Tags: Religion and Belief, Greg Sherman, Charles City (Charles City, Virginia), Greenbrier, Buckroe
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Isle of Wight supervisor faces critics, refuses to resign
ISLE OF WIGHT — Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Byron "Buzz" Bailey faced a roomful of people calling for his resignation Thursday — many of them members of the local NAACP — expressed contrition for passing along racist...
Tags: Racism, Dwayne Johnson, Social Issues, NAACP, Politics
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Live video: Watch the Isle of Wight County Board meeting
The Isle of Wight County Board meets at 5 p.m. for is supposed to be final vote on the county budget. Dottie Harris, the head of the local NAACP chapter, has urged people to attend the meeting to pressure Supervisor Buzz Bailey to resign over emails he...Tags: NAACP
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Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors approves 8-cent real estate tax increase as part of county, schools budget
After weeks of discussion, the Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors passed a county budget for 2013-14 Thursday evening that includes an 8-cent real estate tax increase and $24.2 million in local funding for schools. The county budget totals $96.3 million,...Tags: Services and Shopping, Budgets and Budgeting, Real Estate
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Small business consultations available in Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight-Smithfield-Windsor Chamber of Commerce is accepting reservations for small business consultations through a partnership with the Small Business Development Center of Hampton Roads. To schedule an appointment for June 20, call 757 357-...Tags: Windsor (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Smithfield, Small Businesses, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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May 22 Letters: Recognizing bias, climate of spending
Recognizing bias The reports [of Isle of Wight racism concerns] I have seen are taking a biased path approaching this subject. My generation (baby boomers) see these statements through the experience of the 1960s and 1970s and a lot of us cringe at any...Tags: Agriculture, University of Virginia, Racism, Social Issues, Agricultural Research and Technology
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