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Last Word on sales tax increase, Feb. 28
Sales tax increase I don’t appreciate the sneaky way this tax hike is being motored through to support tourism and another-named slush fund. Please list the names and phone numbers of who we can call in Richmond for York, James City and Williamsburg to let our voices be heard. Thank you. Editor’s...
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Last Word on sales tax, Feb. 24
Sales tax increase Instead of a 1 percent sales tax increase to feed the tourism oligarchs, how about an increase to promote affordable housing for the people who do the work that runs the tourism industry in the area? Seems like the Chamber of Commerce, JCC Supervisors and the Williamsburg City...
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Last Word on Florida shootings, Feb. 21
Florida shootings A question for Congress: Why is the possession of assault weapons more important than school children's lives? Don't those children have a right, under the Constitution, to live full lives, in liberty and in the pursuit of happiness? I’m in high school and I’m scared to go to...
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Last Word, Feb. 17
Shooting in Florida To all those who write in demanding rights to carry in schools, churches and other public places: do you also demand similar rights for convicted criminals, the mentally ill and those with restraining orders? Should they be allowed to build up arsenals of assault weapons? Anyone...
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Last Word on harassment, Feb. 14
Looking good To whoever is decorating Lake Powell Road and Brookwood Drive with decorations: They look amazing. Can’t wait to see what you put up for Easter. This is harassment I worked at a big box hardware store. Every day, the male customers would make degrading sexual comments to any of the...
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Last Word on workforce housing, Feb. 10
City taxes Here we go again, as the Williamsburg City Council looks to raise taxes after its annual retreat. The city manager can’t offer a specific reason why he anticipates a reduction in revenues from the meal and room taxes. The mayor and council members keep looking for ways to increase our...
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Last Word on tourism taxes, Feb. 7
Tax for tourism I think the proposed 1 percent added sales tax for James City, York and Williamsburg is a big crock. It’s a complete, unfair burden to the citizens to have to pay this to fund tourism. Why don’t they keep doing like they’ve been doing? They’ve got taxes on the rooms and meal taxes....
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Last Word about CW finances, Feb. 3
Williamsburg budget The Virginia Gazette's recent reporting on the Williamsburg City Council discussions on potential tax increases and the need to add a new position to administer the new Tourism Development Fund is very revealing. If the city ran like a business, as revenues decline, the focus...
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Last Word on an angel, Jan. 31
Met my angel I had a very important doctor’s appointment the other day and stopped at a store for water on my way. I got back to my car and it wouldn’t start. I cried because I could not get to the appointment. Then my angel called, “Ma’am, Ma’am.” I looked and she offered me a ride. I had to take...
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Last Word on the shutdown, Jan. 27
Williamsburg Inn On Wednesday, Last Word published a comment that said The Williamsburg Inn had been awarded the Forbes Travel Guide Fifth Star. The Inn was awarded the AAA Five Diamond designation in November 2017, one of just 120 hotels in North America to hold this distinction. However, Forbes...
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Business notes: April 25
North Carolina-based grocer Food Lion expects to hire about 100 new full-time and part-time employees to staff its stores across the Greater Williamsburg area at a job fair on Wednesday. Courtney James, media relations specialist for Food Lion, says the job fair is part of a effort to hire some...
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James City County Library to hold summer job fair for teens
As the school year wraps up and area high school students find themselves with more time on their hands, many may soon be searching for a summer job to earn some money and gain valuable work experience. The James City County Library aims to help with its Teen Job Fair event on Thursday, April 26....
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Public safety briefs
Most cases continued in William and Mary drug arrests WILLIAMSBURG — Just one of nine College of William and Mary students and staff members who were arrested by city police on drug possession and distribution charges, and are scheduled for hearings in court Tuesday, made an appearance. Biloliddin...
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Public meeting to be held on Pocahontas Trail corridor study
James City and the Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting about the Pocahontas Trail corridor improvement study Wednesday. The project team is expected to present information on construction costs and potential phases of the project at the meeting, according to the county...
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Waffle House shooting suspect left considerable evidence at scene, police say
The 29-year-old charged with killing four people at a Waffle House in Nashville, Tennessee, over the weekend left behind considerable evidence linking him to the violence, authorities said in court filings. Travis Reinking, who was arrested Monday following a 34-hour manhunt, has been charged with...
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Toronto van driver posted anti-women Facebook message before attack, police say
The suspect in the deadly van attack in Toronto posted a chilling Facebook message just minutes before plowing into a crowded city sidewalk, authorities said Tuesday, raising the possibility that he may have nursed grudges against women — a possible echo of a 1989 massacre of 14 women that remains...
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Supreme Court's last argument is over Trump travel ban
The Supreme Court is saving one of its biggest cases for last. The justices are hearing arguments Wednesday over President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from several mostly Muslim countries. It's the last case the justices will hear until October. The Trump administration is asking the court...
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Trump rallies behind VA nominee after suggesting he should drop out of 'ugly' process
The White House rallied around Ronny Jackson's nomination to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs late Tuesday as the president's former doctor was besieged by complaints that he improperly prescribed drugs, created a hostile workplace and became intoxicated on duty. The administration's decision...