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Feedback for Sunday, Sept. 8

•John: In reference to the recent stories on Smithfield Foods, two years after the Chinese take over Smithfield foods, there will not be one U.S. citizen working in the plant, and the price of pork...

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Feedback for Sunday, March 31

•Brian, Hampton: In reference to the Nation & World story, "Lanza had stash of weapons:" I take issue with the word "arsenal." That is hardly an arsenal. One is not even a weapon, it's a starter...

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Feedback for Sunday, June 2

Your Pix Mary, Williamsburg: The Your Pix on Tuesday was wonderful and gave me chills. Such a wonderful and perfect pick for Memorial Day. Thanks for showing it. Color pages Jerry, Hampton: In reading...

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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...

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Feedback Nov. 3: Famous list, two good reporters and elections

•Patricia: Before they became famous: You ignored the funniest comedian around today: "Wanda (Sykes) was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, and raised in Maryland. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science...

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Feedback 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...

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Feedback for Sunday, May 5: Mobjack Bay, inchworms and more

•Kevin, Williamsburg: Your article on W&M's program to help veterans get benefits should probably win an award for "least communicative newspaper headline"--it says absolutely nothing about...

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Feedback for Sunday, July 28: Carter's Grove, mosquitoes and more

•Mary, Gloucester: What's the present state of Carter's Grove? I sit here in the dark imagining the carvings in the stairway of that beautiful house. This is not a treasure to be abandoned. If we have...

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Feedback 8-25: Walter Segaloff, DP connections and more

•Chris, Denbigh: Walter Segaloff was truly a good man and did a lot for Newport News during his lifetime. But five days on the front page! Isn't that a little over the top? •Gloria, Newport News: We...

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Feedback for Sunday, Sept. 15: Solar house, Affordable Care and more

•Mark: Great story on Davon Grayson! More coverage of East Carolina University and The Pirates please! Editor: Glad you enjoyed it. I thought it was a great story. HU Solar House U.S. Open (tennis)...

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Feedback: Holidays, pictures and a thank you

Celebrating holidays •Mary, Gloucester: Bob in Williamsburg had the mirror image of what I was thinking. We get all this Christian holiday whoop-de-do in a supposedly secular newspaper. If you salute...

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Daily Press Feedback 3/10: Caged girl, Busch Gardens and Shipyard visit

• Debra, Newport News: On Wednesday, March 6, 2013, there was an article in the Life (SavvyFare) section of the Daily Press. It mentioned that Wendy's restaurants have $10 off Busch Gardens coupons. I...

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Feedback for Sunday, March 24

•Mary, Hampton: I saw the story in the paper about a woman getting her wallet stolen in the Newport News Walmart. I had that happen to me last year. I think it's the same people. The woman distracts...

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Feedback: Stories about big families, history and breast cancer

•Dennis, Newport News: I wanted to compliment you on the story that Nicole Paitsel wrote about those large families and how they survive on a household budget. Three moms and 23 children. I enjoyed...

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Feedback for Sunday, May 12

• Regarding your strawberry picker story. Tell them to put on kneepads and crawl through the fields like I did. It's much easier. Editor: You are a serious strawberry picker. I have never used kneepads...

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Feedback for Sunday, Feb. 17

Not a sports fan • I wanted to congratulate you on moving the "Wanted" section into the news section rather than the sports section which is frequently thrown away. Editor: We have a number of avid...

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Feedback for Sunday, Feb. 3: Kudos for stories, text alerts and the book section

Your next series should be about how the lives of the people who are left behind change when a young mom trying to save her children is shot, or a teenager in the wrong place is shot, or a child who...

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Feedback: Governor, gay marriage, snow storms and more

•Seems to me very sad that former Gov. Bob McDonnell's contributions are pushed out of the way because of the unfortunate ethical decisions. His argument that he didn't do anything illegal may be true...

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Feedback: Good reporting, poor story placement, a sports question and more

•Mary, Gloucester: I wanted to express my admiration for the Page 3 item by Dave Ress. For somebody to write about political goings-on at the state level, when this state at any level, in a clear,...

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Feedback for Sunday, March 9: About red lights, Amtrak and more

I have seen articles complaining about the use of the red light cameras many times in the paper. What I haven't seen in the paper are articles that address the terrible problem we have with people...

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Feedback for Sunday, March 16: Stories about health insurance, animals, ACC...

Stephen, Newport News: It is about time the mainstream media run stories on how the Affordable Care Act does work versus all these horror stories. OK, the initial rollout was just awful, but by Jan. 1,...

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Reader Feedback April 20: City car use, Eastern Shore fires, Affordable Care...

•The article on the motor pool use by Newport News City Council members provided nothing of substance. It did not uncover any misuse, which was surely the intent of the investigation. A third party was...

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Feedback for Sunday, Sept. 1: Your Pix captions

Your Pix captions Jack: I'm writing why you consistently leave out needed information in the captions people provide with their Eyewitness photos. For instance, on the Aug. 22 Eyewitness site, the...

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December 29: Feedback from newspaper readers

•Daryl, Williamsburg: I wanted to make a quick comment on an article I read on the sports page from a Los Angeles Times journalist. It's his list of the 10 top records that will never be broken. I...

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Feedback for 2/25: Maria Von Trapp, Daily Press kudos, Your Pix

The Von Trapp siblings •Pam, Yorktown: In Monday's Daily Press, under "The Newsmakers" was an article about Maria von Trapp. This blurb reported that she was the last surviving member of her Austrian...

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Reader feedback June 29: Hampton, Medicaid, Times-Herald

All-America City •Susan: Hampton was named an All-America City, one of 10 in the nation, and that's the best you can do? A tiny piece at the bottom of Page 6 in the June 17 edition? Editor: Did we...

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Feedback for Tuesday, Jan. 14

Cold weather Ray, Poquoson: My comment today is, I want to thank you, Daily Press. I always depend on you for my weather and tidal reports. My only wish for 2014 is that global warming speeds up. I...

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Reader feedback for April 22: David Teel, Your Pix and Mustangs

Teel's 30 years of greatness •Dennis, Newport News: I read on Page 10 of Sunday's paper about David Teel being inducted in the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and the book signing thing as well. A few...

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Feedback 8/31: Town Square changes, a question of race, green slime redux,...

•Your Town Square section is getting smaller and smaller and has basically nothing but ads. I'm just wondering, who bothers. Thank you. •Alice, Hampton: I am very disappointed in the Hampton Town...

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Reader feedback Oct. 7: Redskins, Berkshire Hathaway, Independence Day,...

•Mike, Hampton: Regarding use of Redskins name, I don't think Chiefs, Seminoles, Braves or Giants are as derogatory. Why not just call them the Washington Americans and honor everybody? Berkshire...

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Feedback 8/17: Daily Press redesign

I've been reading the Daily Press. for 36 years. You have finally given your subscribers an informative, sophisticated newspaper to read. It's a 180-degree turnaround from the original and I appreciate...

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Reader feedback August 5: Expanded local news, corrections

Feedback on local news •Re: the article by Marisa Porto concerning the update in local news coverage. I'm very pleased with the changes that will be made. I live in York County. I'm a grandmother, but...

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Reader feedback Sept. 26: David Teel, good stories, comics

I am calling to commend David Teel for his outstanding column in today's Daily Press regarding "Sports culture must change." He hits the nail on the head, and I hope that all of your readers, even...

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Feedback for May 4: About David Teel, Republicans, two photography questions

•Dennis, Newport News: I want to compliment you on the attention you gave David Teel — all the print, the pictures and the listing of the awards that he got. We don't always know all these things, so...

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Feedback for Sunday, April 28: About hepatitis, sports question and Mobjack Bay

• Joyce, James City County: Great story on Kurt Beach's cure from hepatitis C and Dr. Stravitz's part in it. I contracted autoimmune hepatitis in 1988 and later developed primary biliary cirrhosis. I...

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June 01: Feedback from newspaper readers

Jenny: I think this is about it. I'm so sorry to have to be nit-picky, but your vocabulary is going downhill. You sound like the people on the street now. Over in Gloucester it appears they got a new...

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Feedback for 7/7: Hampton police, NFL, upcoming stories, hospital care

Protecting and serving •Dennis, Newport News: I was reading the article written by Andrea Castillo about Hampton buying AR-15s. It says they're buying one for each officer, almost 250 of those guns. As...

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Reader feedback Aug. 22: Redesign, McDonnell trial

•I'm calling to let you all know I certainly do like the new layout of the paper. Run with it. It looks far more professional to me. Thank you. •Jerry, Hampton: I don't know if anyone else has noticed...

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Feedback for Sunday, Nov. 24: Word choice, CNU, court commentary and more

Gantlet or gauntlet? •Ted, Yorktown: Subject: Police Chief Finalists Run Gantlet. Reference the above headline in today's paper, I believe the last word should be "gauntlet," meaning a series of...

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Reader feedback Oct. 23: Crimes, lights, kudos

College felonies •Who has jurisdiction on a college campus when a felony is committed? Do the city police always get involved, or is it just left to the campus police? Editor: Courts reporter Peter...

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Feedback 3/29: Murder coverage, pretty picture, missing anniversary and wordy...

Jerry, Hampton: The photo on the front of your Friday paper, definitely worth the half page. Scary to look into the eyes of a murderer. But it looks like he could be your next-door neighbor. Mary,...

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Feedback for Sunday, Nov. 10: Precinct results, Boy Scout award and more

Precinct Results •Dave, Denbigh: I have been a subscriber since 1981, and I want to thank you for printing the precinct results in today's paper. Editor: We ran the precinct results after a number of...

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Feedback for 5/25: Gloucester, F-22 Raptors, Beecroft & Bull

Gloucester real estate •One thing I look forward to in Saturday's Daily Press is the listed home sales in Gloucester. For the last several weeks it shows no sales reported for Gloucester. I know there...

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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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Feedback: Weather, port lease, York bills, real estate stories

•John, Newport News: Where are the temperatures printed in the daily weather Almanac as "high/low" for Newport News "through 5 p.m. yesterday" taken/recorded/reported from? Editor: Our vendor,...

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Feedback: History, print size, immigration and more

•Jerry, Hampton: Your article on Tracy's Restaurant started a discussion among some of us who have been longtime Peninsula residents. The article mentioned there were four movie theaters in downtown...

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Reader Feedback April 27: Daily Press photographs, American citizen,...

Jessica, Poquoson: Jonathon Gruenke's photos from the CNU/Salisbury softball game were some of the best photos I've ever seen in a newspaper. They truly told a story and you could almost feel the...

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Feedback: About holiday, commissaries, CNU and more

•We have disasters and desperation across much of the world. Hungry and homeless people here at home. And yet, we're squandering money on trashy decorations that will go to landfills. This is the year...

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February 28: Feedback from newspaper readers

School budget •In your article about "Raises, dental split School Board" (Wed.) there is a misprint I believe on the sentence that says, "The updated proposed budget presented at the School Board at...

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Reader feedback for 12/12

Avenue or Street? •I'm curious. I've lived in Newport News all my life. I'm 70 years old. The article about the new Apprentice School building mentioned Washington Street and in "Readers Talk Back" it...

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