Reader feedback for May 6: Ukrainian journalists at the Daily Press, college...
Ukrainian journalists visit Editor: Two editors and a reporter from Rivne Vicherne, a newspaper located in Rivne, Ukraine, are visiting the Daily Press this week as part of a journalism exchange...
View ArticleFeedback 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...
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, Jan. 20
Cathleen, Newport News: So excited to be invited to go digital, but only on an iPad app? Do you have an app for my Andriod tablet and phone? Editor: Yes, there is an application for Android phones. I...
View ArticleFeedback for 2/26: Just Looking, crime and sequestration
Just Looking properties •Could you tell me if the houses submitted for "Just Looking" are a paid advertisement or is this a freebie given by the newspaper? If the latter is true, how do these...
View ArticleFeedback: Newport News theaters, Gaza and Bowe Bergdahl
•Bruce: Subject: Fifes and Drums of Yorktown (York County Poquoson Section - 7/17/14), you should know better. Caitlin Chaloux graduated from York High School, not Yorktown High School. Editor: You are...
View ArticleReader feedback June 26: Thalhimers, Voodoo
Thalhimers location? Jerry, Hampton: I thought somebody might ask this question about the June 15 article on Tracy's Restaurant closing: Where was Thalhimers in downtown Newport News? Editor: It...
View ArticleFeedback for 4/23: Virginia Tech arrest and Tamara Dietrich
Michael Holmes' arrest •Frank, Toano: In the article Monday you failed to mention the incident for what he is being charged with. Any news to report on that? Editor: You didn't specify which "he" you...
View ArticleFeedback for 7/14: Dog Beach, oil trains, crime, NASA and more
Why is Dog Beach closed? •James, Hampton: Could the DP staff help me with this: What is the given reason, and by whose authority, is the closure of Dog Beach at Fort Monroe? Editor: Staff writer Robert...
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, Aug. 11: Pfac and CNU, gardening, butterflies and the...
The Pfac, CNU merger •Charlotte: The Aug. 6, "Arts center approves merger" story raises many, many questions that need answers. How, specifically, will the Peninsula Fine Arts Center benefit from the...
View ArticleFeedback for 6/17: Father's Day, Tracy's restaurant and lottery numbers
Sunday's great newspaper •Jane, Newport News: Just wanted to give you a great thumbs-up on the article Sunday on fathers and sons working together. I know it is not a good situation in a lot of places,...
View ArticleFeedback for 8/27: March on Washington, Civil War and Egypt
50 years after the March •Ed: Tamara Dietrich's Page 1 story Sunday, "Lives were different in 1963 Hampton Roads," was well done. She used various sources to describe what reads like a pretty complete...
View ArticleFeedback for 1/29: Killed in action, books, cigarette sting and obituaries
Sgt. David Chambers •Val: Shame on the Daily Press for the front page headlines on Jan. 20. Your priorities are out of whack when the gun show is considered more important than the death of a local...
View ArticleReader feedback for June 12: Graduates, tax bills
High School Graduates •In (Monday's) paper for Heritage and Menchville High School graduation, they have class of "2013." I think it's supposed to be class of 2014. In Sunday's paper, for Warwick High...
View ArticleFeedback for 7/22: Snakes and Panama Canal
Snakes on a page •Thank you for the warning regarding the snake pictures in Sunday's Good Life. I have a serious ophidiophobia condition and truly appreciate your understanding. •Janet, Poquoson: Your...
View ArticleTake a walking tour, pick strawberries, learn to master gardening
The Isle of Wight Historic Resources Department is offering a series of walking tours of the Nike-Ajax Missile site at Nike Park in Carrollton. The free tours begin with a short presentation on the...
View ArticleReader 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...
View ArticleFeedback for Nelson Mandela, stories and NFL
Enterprise zone good work •Dennis, Newport News: Just wanted to compliment Cathy Grimes on her story about the enterprise zone. There were some folks here in the neighborhood who didn't understand that...
View ArticleFeedback 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...
View ArticleFeedback for Nov. 16: The Hague, Michael Vick and Williamsburg
Where is the Hague? •Michael, Hampton: I was reading the briefs on Saturday about man's body found in the water. Could you tell me exactly what the Hague is and where it's located? Editor: As opposed...
View ArticleReader feedback June 9: Quadruplets, John Ragin, grammar police
The Jones Quad •Nancy, Newport News: So enjoyed the article in the DP on the "Jones Quad." How encouraging and refreshing. I remember the write-up in the paper when they were born. Best wishes and...
View ArticleReader feedback Oct. 8: Word choice, Yorktown Day and a surprise
•Outstanding front page Friday. Two pictures are worth a thousand words. Keep up the good work. Editor: I assume you are referring to the story headlined, "Front lines of sea-level rise: Regional...
View ArticleDaily Press Feedback for 9/16: Gubernatorial debates, remembering Isabel,...
Where's the debate(s)? Republican Ken Cuccinelli wanted 15 debates, but Democrat Terry McAuliffe wanted five. So Virginia's gubernatorial candidates settled on three. None was scheduled for the Hampton...
View ArticleReader feedback Oct. 21: Blue lights at red lights, Your Pix, gardening,...
Bravo for tattle-tell lights •Donald: Monday's front-page article titled "Lights tattle on red-light runners," was very informative. However, it should be added that these blue lights aid drivers with...
View ArticleReader feedback for April 15: The People's Pharmacy, Doughtie's BBQ, grammar...
The People's Pharmacy •Where is the People's Pharmacy? There are many, many, many of us who depend on that. I can't believe you dropped it, and there's no message saying why it's not here. I suggest...
View ArticleFeedback 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...
View ArticleFeedback for July 21: Hungry kids, headlines, photos and Todd Wilson
Hungry kids in Virginia •I'm wondering about Monday's front-page "School's out, and kids are hungry." Don't these families get food stamps? If so, why are we giving them food at noon? Editor: The...
View ArticleReader feedback May 27: 21-gun salute and Al Sharpton
Use of the 21-gun salute •I'm calling about a caption in the Hampton section Thursday morning on the 1981 commemoration of war dead at Hampton National Cemetery. It references a 21-gun salute. Please...
View ArticleFeedback for 6/25: Pope John Paul II and grammar police
Where's the pope story? •Shiloh: Maybe I missed it, but whatever happened to the story about Pope John Paul II to be canonized a saint which was mentioned on the front page of Saturday's (July 6)...
View ArticleReader feedback Sept. 23: Newport News theater organist, Peninsula soccer
Newport News theater organist •Ed, Hampton: On the Feedback about the theaters, the organ was in the Paramount Theater. The organist's name was Gladys Lyle. She would play about a half hour before the...
View ArticleReader feedback Sept. 11: Sub photo, flying dog, Medicaid
Warner sub photo Jerry, Hampton: I just opened up my Sunday paper and saw a beautiful picture of the John Warner submarine and christening. It's so crisp and clear. John Warner is standing right there,...
View ArticleFeedback for 7/30: Maureen McDonnell, exercising and dolphins
Va. first lady's wardrobe •Blanche: I'd like to make a statement about the placement about the first lady's probe in the paper. I think this article should have been placed on the front page instead of...
View ArticleFeedback for 9/17: Look Back, PolitiFact, native plants and the CW network
Looking back at Grafton •Suzy: Reference the Grafton general store photo, I don't know if the timing of this photo's publication was on purpose or coincidental, but sadly this bit of Grafton's history...
View ArticleFeedback 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...
View ArticleFeedback for 3/26: Drugs, golf and Shell station crash
Drugs in Poquoson •In Friday's paper, you have a story, "Man pleads guilty to drug dealing with 16-year-old." It says he was dealing out of his house in Poquoson, but it doesn't say what street it was...
View ArticleFeedback for 4/29: Softball photos, 1964 Mustangs and tennis scores
Emotion-filled photos •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...
View ArticleFeedback for July 23: Korean War, Bob McDonnell and British Open
Korean War weapon •Don: The front-page Korean War photo narrative claims to identify a "57mm recoilless rifle team." In fact the weapon is .30 cal machine gun (perhaps 1919A4). •Your photograph on the...
View ArticleReader feedback July 29: Your Pix, books, Prue Salasky
About the Your Pix images •Guido, Smithfield: I'm commenting on Saturday's Your Pix. It would have been nice to include a picture of the kid's head and arms in the picture. Frankly, in my view, the...
View ArticleFeedback: 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...
View ArticleFeedback for museums, 'Duck Dynasty' and smartphones
Museum comparisons •Carol, Yorktown: In reading your story on comparing museums, I note the omission of the War Museum in Newport News. I would think local people would be interested in that museum,...
View ArticleFeedback for 6/4: Politifact, boats and color photos
That PolitiFact graphic •Bill, Williamsburg: PolitiFact Virginia: On Page 4 of Sunday's paper you or your vendors reversed the graphics, putting Mostly False and the Mostly True with the wrong stories....
View ArticleReader feedback July 15: Senior Living column, iconic foods, gay marriage
Senior living column •Starr Mayer's column about the additional toll on caregivers really hits the bull's-eye, and I think every caregiver can identify with the points she made in this article....
View ArticleFeedback for Dec. 10: Errors, Grand Illumination and handicapped accessible
Just one of those days •On the front page is an article about an educational program in York County, and you have identified Jamestown Settlement as being in Williamsburg. Jamestown Settlement is not...
View ArticleReader feedback Sept. 30: People Express, Wilson family farm, art exhibit,...
Second time around •Jerry, Hampton: Just reading the article, looks like People Express has bit the dust a second time. How much have local governments and the airport commission lost? Editor: Great...
View ArticleReader feedback Oct. 14: USS Cole, the 'elderly,' word choices
USS Cole anniversary •Jerry, Hampton: In Sunday's Almanac you have: in 2000 suicide bomb attack on the US destroyer Cole . Yet Saturday, they had a picture of the Cole in the Yemen port with the big...
View ArticleReader 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...
View ArticleFeedback for 7/1: Shipyard photo, The Times-Herald and YMCA
The shipyard's crane •Mike, Hampton: In Saturday's paper on Page 4 you have a large picture of one of the shipyard's structures with three words: "Newport News Shipbuilding." I'm almost certain that...
View ArticleFeedback for 9/23: crop art and Isabel photo
It says what, where? •Jerry, Hampton: The Friday, Sept. 13, Your Pix shows a field. It says, "Look closely to see the words Salute our Veterans." I wear glasses and I got a real strong magnifying...
View ArticleTV listings, photos, soccer and chickens
What does that mean? • On the subject of TV listings, what is the meaning of the "N" shown after many of the programs? My first guess was "news" which makes a lot of sense when listed after the news...
View ArticleReader feedback Aug. 19: Shopping center, Peninsula Pilots, Powerball,...
Shopping center location? •Mary, Williamsburg: I'm calling about an item in Rusty Carter's Williamsburg Notebook in Friday's paper. The item is about "Williamsburg shopping center sold at auction." I...
View ArticleFeedback for 4/2: Furloughs and Easter
Federal salary data •As a federal worker, I object and am offended by your publishing federal employees' wages on the front page of Sunday's paper. As a federal employee I do not make anywhere near...
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