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Last Word on yard sales, July 26
Garage sales I would like to know why there are no yard sales through June and now July in greater James City County. I am an avid follower and love to go just for the hunt. I see very few in the Gazette. I checked Craig's List and Williamsburg Trash and Treasure and find nothing current. I am...
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Last Word on using the correct facilities, July 22
Doggone it This is to warn the public about a woman in a dark green station wagon with two large dogs. I was walking in the historic area last week when she parked her vehicle and let her unleashed dogs storm out. I was more than 150 yards away and they came charging right at me. I screamed for...
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Last Word on traffic lights, July 19
Rules of the road I love traffic lights. It doesn't matter if they are red, yellow or green. It does not matter if they are flashing or solid. They help to keep the flow of traffic moving and are intended to add safety. They have proven to me to be a beneficial addition repeatedly. For me, they...
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Last Word on Busch Gardens, July 15
Busch Gardens I have been eating at Busch Gardens for many years. For the last few years, I felt like the quality and quantity of food on the entree platters had slipped. This year, though, I have really enjoyed everything I've eaten, and the portions have been large—more in line with the prices....
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Last Word on a great performance, July 15
Great performance Last night I saw the musical "Next to Normal" at the Williamsburg Players Theater. All of the actors gave wonderful performances, with a special shout out to the young girl who played the daughter, who was spectacular. Sponsored by our local chapter of the National Association...
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Last Word, July 8
Food trucks It was absolutely disgusting to see the food trucks evicted by the city of Williamsburg at Merchants Square Tuesday evening. With tens of thousands of people crowded into Merchants Square, there was more supply than demand and no loss of business for restaurant owners. The owners of...
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Last Word on Colonial Williamsburg changes, July 5
Colonial Williamsburg CW should find its celebrity. For good or bad, we have a celebrity culture, fueled by modern communications. Other historical sites have already figured this out. More than 6 million people visit the Mona Lisa at the Louvre each year. Millions more visit Botticelli's Birth...
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Last Word on summer jobs, July 1
Changes at CW After reading about CW planning on closing the Kimball Theatre, I think what they need is to find a new CEO. He has done nothing but make things worse. He surely doesn't deserve the big salary he gets. That should help tremendously. CW by the numbers: Debt: $300 million; Ill-advised...
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Last Word, June 28
City taxes It amazes me the city is even still discussing raising the meal and hotel taxes and charging an admission fee to local attractions. There has been resistance from all those to be affected. Not once has the city of Williamsburg mentioned raising the real estate tax. The city of Williamsburg...
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Last Word on taxes, June 24
Affordable housing There is no affordable housing in James City County for most of the hospitality, tourism or retail workers. We desperately need some small, 1,000- to 1,500-square-foot homes without all the fancy amenities on lots big enough to plant gardens and for children to play in. City...
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Accused shooter admits trying to kill victim, criminal complaint states
YORK COUNTY - The man accused of shooting an Ebby's Auto Painting and Collision employee said he intended to shoot the victim and hoped the victim would die, according to the criminal complaint filed Tuesday by the York County Sheriff's Office with the York County General District Court. Michael...
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Colonial Williamsburg tax relief request turned aside in York County
York County officials have said they will not grant Colonial Williamsburg's proposal for real estate tax relief, but county administrator Neil Morgan said the foundation may have other options for financial relief. Morgan said he consulted with county attorney James Barnett, real estate assessor...
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Williamsburg physics teacher moonlights as astrophotographer
During the school year, Christopher Becke can be found teaching physics at Warhill High. After dusk, he shifts his focus upward toward the celestial bodies that dot the sky. The Williamsburg resident has combined his love of astronomy with some self-taught photography tricks to gain a small online...
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President Trump keeps up public pelting of Attorney General Jeff Sessions
President Donald Trump kept up his public pelting of Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday as the fate of his once-close ally remained very much in doubt. Trump's criticisms of Sessions resumed with a morning tweet wondering why Sessions didn't "replace Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe,"...
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Trump tweets he will bar transgender individuals from U.S. armed forces
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants transgender people barred from serving in the U.S. military "in any capacity," citing "tremendous medical costs and disruption." Trump's announcement on Twitter would reverse the effort under President Barack Obama to open the armed services to transgender...
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Rep. Steve Scalise discharged from hospital after being critically wounded in shooting
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise — who was critically wounded in a shooting at a baseball practice last month — has been discharged from a Washington hospital. MedStar Washington Hospital Center says the six-term Louisiana Republican was released from the hospital on Tuesday and is beginning "intensive...
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Senate embarks on new round of voting to peel back Obamacare
Senate Republicans planned to forge ahead with a series of proposals aimed at revamping the Affordable Care Act Wednesday, hoping to produce some sort of legislation that could garner enough support to serve as the basis of negotiations with the House. But after winning a key procedural victory...