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Month: October 2018

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Tidbits – November 2018

October 19, 2018 Oyster Pointer 0

Nancy Porter has joined BayPort Credit Union as vice president of marketing and will report to the Interim CEO, Stan Leicester. Porter brings 27 years of marketing experience to BayPort, including corporate marketing focused on [Read More…]

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Newport News Public Schools update for November 2018

October 19, 2018 Oyster Pointer 0

American Education Week, November 12–16, presents a wonderful opportunity to celebrate public education and honor individuals who are making a difference in ensuring that every child receives a quality education. Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) [Read More…]

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Yes Chef Restaurant Equipment and Supplies: Assisting others in dining well

October 19, 2018 Terilyn Goins, Ph.D. 0

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. —Virginia Woolf The idea of dining well may not be as simplistic as having good food on the table; dining well [Read More…]

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Alex Wong: Creativity in a technical career

October 19, 2018 Cathy Welch 0

Alex Wong, chief technology officer for Drucker & Falk (DF), was born in Malaysia and is ethnically Chinese. He and his brother were always techy, which along with an innate creativity, formed his current career. [Read More…]

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Oyster Pointer wins IFPA awards

October 19, 2018 Oyster Pointer 0

Oyster Pointer has been recognized with three awards in the 2018 Independent Free Papers of America (IFPA) annual competition held in Philadelphia. In the U.S., there are more than 3,000 free publications. Of those, approximately [Read More…]

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Rollin’ on the rivah

October 19, 2018 Sylvia Weinstein Craft 0

Thank you, Tina Turner, for helping me with my husband Bill’s birthday present. I could hear you sing it—“rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ on the rivah”—and I can see you with those long legs and higher heeled [Read More…]

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Board & Brush: Creating a way to build art and community

October 19, 2018 Oyster Pointer 0

Julie Shawinsky is a craft fanatic. She is one of those do-it-yourself people who gets excited about artsy projects. So, when she attended a bridal shower in Wisconsin at a place where you painted wood [Read More…]

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Tennis elbow: What it isn’t / what it is

October 19, 2018 Brian Cole 0

Pain, which can be severe, on the outer side of the elbow. Its name comes from the forces generated when a tennis player hits a backhand. Before the two-hand backhand became so popular, that is. [Read More…]

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Spectrum Paint: Supplying a spectrum of quality paint

October 19, 2018 Terilyn Goins, Ph.D. 0

This definition of spectrum correlates perfectly with Spectrum Paint, located on Thimble Shoals in Newport News. As an independent dealer and one of the largest paint distributors in the country, Spectrum Paint supplies vendors with [Read More…]

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Newport News Department of Public Works keeps city running smoothly

October 19, 2018 Kelli Caplan 0

It takes a lot to keep Newport News running smoothly. There is trash to be picked up. Roads to be repaired. Buildings to be maintained. And that’s just a small part of what is done [Read More…]

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Do you really ever own your home?

October 19, 2018 John Brooks 0

In American culture and society, we are proud to be a “nation of homeowners.” And rates of home ownership in neighborhoods, communities and metropolitan areas are often proxies for evaluating stability of real estate values/tax [Read More…]

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Are non-competes just paper tigers?

October 19, 2018 Joe Verser 0

A wise lawyer (one of my partners) is fond of saying “An agreement is only as binding as the integrity of the person who signs it.” Absent the integrity, the agreement will mean nothing to [Read More…]

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