Last Word

Last Word on Colonial Williamsburg, Oct. 21

Colonial Williamsburg The citizens of Williamsburg will never give up their public streets so that Colonial Williamsburg can erect a fence around the Historic Area. CW must learn to live within its current resources by cutting back its programs to fit the resources they currently have. Attempting...

Lost keys and kittens: Last Word, Oct. 18

Looking for … Lost: Toyota Key fob on a red leather key ring in the vicinity of the College of William and Mary and Colonial Williamsburg on Saturday, Oct. 7. Please call Rick, 202-714-8250. Can anyone recommend a dentist that is actually painless, especially when they put needles in your gums?...

Last Word on W&M protest, Oct. 14

W&M protests There is no recognized Black Lives Matter student organization at the College of William and Mary, and members of the local Black Lives Matter group have not pursued the “student organization” designation. Therefore, Mr. Reveley should have had the campus police eject those who were...

Last Word on guns, Oct. 11

Gun control If it isn't the right time, as Republicans are saying about discussing some limits on guns in the U.S., then when is the right time? We discuss changes in laws after a drunk driver kills someone. We discuss sprinklers in buildings after a fatal fire. So why not discuss protecting innocent...

Last Word on outstanding work, Oct. 7

Way to go! Congratulations to Stonehouse Elementary School for being among seven Virginia schools recognized as a “2017 National Blue Ribbon School” by the U.S. Secretary of Education. What an honor to them and all involved with the school and surrounding community. Their hard work and dedication...

Last Word local campaigns, Oct. 4

Candidate forums Delegate Pogge: You have represented us well. However, now we find you unwilling to participate in the League of Women Voters debate. Why? Are you so comfortable in your position that you feel you can become detached from your voters? Please remember Eric Cantor's major defeat...

Last Word on taking a knee, Sept. 27

Taking a knee With the president facing world changing problems here and overseas, he chose to issue a childish rant against professional athletes who exercise their First Amendment Rights by kneeling during the National Anthem. I was taught by my parents to kneel at bedtime when saying my prayers....

Last word on empty storefronts, Sept. 23

Empty storefronts In response to “Empty storefronts:” The caller should be reminded that once the building is built, the city and county don’t care whether it’s occupied, just as long as the taxes are paid on it. So empty buildings equal income, not poor planning. To the person that’s counted the...

Last Word on Williamsburg Shopping Center, Sept. 20

Shopping center The initial conceptual ideas being proposed by Broad Street Realty for the Williamsburg Shopping Center are exciting, even more so with the possible future acquisition of the Monticello Shopping Center across the street. Regardless of whether or not the latter happens, a terrific...

Last Word on affordable housing, Sept. 16

Affordable housing Yet again, the conversation turns to "affordable" housing. Perhaps the workers employed in the local service economy should be consulted. They certainly do not consider "the low $200,000s" to be "affordable." I think you would find they would be elated to have access to smaller...

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Police spokesman Maj. Greg Riley talks to media about IED explosion near Colonial Williamsburg

ATF investigate scene of explosion

William and Mary Students Bird Count

Bay Rivers Pick 5 High School Football Predictions at Smithfield High School

Bay Rivers Pick 5 High School Football Predictions

Raw Video: Active Shooter in Williamsburg

Police find nothing suspicious in Merchant Square building

Police and fire crews found nothing suspicious in a Merchants Square building Monday where the Gloucester man in custody on charges of possession and use of an explosive device and committing an act of terrorism had performed HVAC work last week, according to Williamsburg Police. “Out of concern,...

'A typical Saturday': Homecoming revelers enjoy weather, put IED explosion behind them

William and Mary homecoming started off on a bright note, with blue skies and warm temperatures as large crowds gathered along Merchants Square and other places nearby the college to begin their Saturday. While some were startled by the detonation of the improvised explosive device Thursday evening...

Transmission line at Jamestown can go forward as court denies preliminary injunction

A federal court denied a preliminary injunction request Friday from the National Parks Conservation Association that would have put a stop to construction of a transmission line over the James River at Jamestown. The U.S.District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that even though the organization...

Colonial Williamsburg bears down to raise revenue

Editor’s note: This article is the third in a series exploring Colonial Williamsburg finances. Up next: Colonial Williamsburg’s relationship with government. Joggers and bicyclists emerge as dawn arrives on Duke of Gloucester Street. Their neon clothes and brisk gait stand out against the bucolic...

• Colonial Williamsburg interpreters

Top U.S. general lays out Niger attack details; questions remain

The U.S. special forces unit ambushed by Islamic militants in Niger didn't call for help until an hour into their first contact with the enemy, the top U.S. general said Monday, as he tried to clear up some of the murky details of the assault that killed four American troops and has triggered a...

Trump follows his no-apology playbook in sparring with a grieving widow

The controversy over President Donald Trump's treatment of fallen service members escalated Monday, its eighth straight day, when the grieving widow of one of four U.S. soldiers killed in Niger broke her silence and described how the president's blunders on his condolence call left her angry and...

• 'It made me cry': Gold Star widow Myeshia Johnson breaks silence over Trump's condolence call

Trump's call to one widow has dominated the news; here are the other soldiers killed in Niger

President Donald Trump's phone call to the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson has dominated the news for the better part of a week, opening up a rift with the fallen soldier's family, pulling White House Chief of Staff John Kelly into the controversy and raising uncomfortable questions about the president's...

• The deadly ambush in Niger

Tillerson makes surprise trips to Iraq, Afghanistan on 1 day

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made an unannounced trip to Iraq on Monday just hours after returning from a similar surprise visit to Afghanistan, meeting the top political leaders in each of the embattled countries. Cloaked in secrecy, Tillerson flew into Iraq from Qatar. Earlier in the...