Feedback for Wednesday, Oct. 3
Federal agent's fall led ATF to abandon cigarette sting A special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) approached the Hampton Police Division in the spring of 2010...
View ArticleFeedback: Obama, photos, a mistake and more
• Two days of front page headlines is enough and your prince isn't even here yet. Editor: I received this note before the President's visit, but I wanted to include it in my feedback column this Sunday...
View ArticleFeedback for Dec. 28: Virginia's retirement system, The Oasis and Christmas
The Oasis • Ben, Mathews: The High Hat was its original name before it was named The Oasis. It was quite a hangout for the high school football team and the other high school students. We used to...
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, Feb. 3: Kudos for stories, text alerts and the book...
Your next series should be about how the lives of the people who are left behind change when a young mom trying to save her children is shot, or a teenager in the wrong place is shot, or a child who...
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, Jan. 29
• Dennis, Newport News: About the story that was written about the ordinance on Fort Monroe … I called feedback several days ago, and I asssume you forwarded that to the guy who wrote the story. It...
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, Nov. 27
• About the Friday, Nov. 25 Feedback: I have called about David Squires and you won't print what I disagree with, yet today almost your article is Rush Limbaugh. Why is it OK to attack Limbaugh but not...
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...
View ArticleFeedback for Monday, Oct. 15: NN homicide, Hampton cigarette sting, traffic...
Homicide in NN Patrick McWanza Hewett of Newport News was pronounced dead at a hospital at 1:54 a.m. Saturday after a shooting. Detectives obtained warrants for Doren Ellis Lee, 20, of Newport News in...
View ArticleFeedback 12/18: Letters, stories and Richmond events
State stories • I wish you had more in depth coverage of state government. Editor: This week we had a state story about Gov. McDonnell asking lawmakers for $2.2 billion for pensions and another about...
View ArticleVirginia food products make the perfect holiday gift
Unlike other presents, food gifts don't sit on the shelf for long. Virginia products available at area shops make the perfect gifts for the holiday table or under the tree. Several of these items can...
View ArticleFeedback: Obituaries, schools, voting and more
•Mr. Howard: Why was the print in the obituaries so much smaller than the rest of the paper today? •Frances, Hampton: Just sitting down to read today's paper and I have to tell you the print or font...
View ArticleFeedback: About bias, style and your right to know
• Jackie: After the debate, it was very obvious that your paper is pro-Obama. I am seriously considering canceling my subscription because your paper is way too biased. • Mary: Boy you're really...
View ArticleFeedback for Tuesday, Sept. 25
Mary, Hayes: I have a comment on the article by Tamara D. about NASA Langley, which is very nice, however, the headline it says "NASA Langley 95." It' is not 95, it is only 58 years old. Editor:...
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 Sunday, June 2
Your Pix Mary, Williamsburg: The Your Pix on Tuesday was wonderful and gave me chills. Such a wonderful and perfect pick for Memorial Day. Thanks for showing it. Color pages Jerry, Hampton: In reading...
View ArticleFeedback for June 10: D-Day, Hampton election and politics
• I was very moved by the item on police honoring the foreign-born people who rescused the boaters. I wish that article could be flashed on the retinas of every immigrant-bashing bigot. This county is...
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, March 24
•Mary, Hampton: I saw the story in the paper about a woman getting her wallet stolen in the Newport News Walmart. I had that happen to me last year. I think it's the same people. The woman distracts...
View ArticleFeedback 6/24: TV shows, TV guides and more
Michael, Hampton: You have an article in the Life section about TV Shows past and present. How can I get in contact with the writer/editor to find out about a past TV program? Editor: The story was...
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, May 5: Mobjack Bay, inchworms and more
•Kevin, Williamsburg: Your article on W&M's program to help veterans get benefits should probably win an award for "least communicative newspaper headline"--it says absolutely nothing about...
View ArticleDaily Press wins award for integrity and community service
The Daily Press won the Virginia Press Association's 2012 award for Journalistic Integrity and Community Service for "Selling Smoke," a continuing investigation of a Hampton police sting operation and...
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, Feb. 17
Not a sports fan • I wanted to congratulate you on moving the "Wanted" section into the news section rather than the sports section which is frequently thrown away. Editor: We have a number of avid...
View ArticleFeedback: Story update, pop-up advertising and fireworks
• Dennis: Can you update the story about the former Blue Star Diner? Editor: David Nicholson, our food writer, wrote a short item several weeks ago to update the story. The owners, Belleville Diners,...
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 ArticleFeedback: Gloucester, advertisements and more about the cigarette sting
Press time • Robert A.: You say the vice presidential debate finished after press time. That is the same story that you give for not reporting the scores of the evening sports events. Can you give a...
View ArticleFeedback for 7/10: Columnists, photos and more
Columnists • Chris and Susan, Gloucester: We would like to express our unhappiness with Tamara's assignment to science and the environment. It is not that we feel these topics should not be covered,...
View ArticleFeedback: Elections, stocks and more
• Ann: I really question your judgment about highlighting a candidate appearing in personal rallies on Sunday. Sunday is supposedly one day of rest. I know they can't limit the television advertising,...
View ArticleMaking Bonnyclabber cheese on the Middle Peninsula
The goats at Sullivan's Pond Farm are a happy lot, especially when feeding time comes around. When Tim Sullivan carries buckets of feed into the pen, the herd races for the feeding troughs, munching...
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, Nov. 18
Trustee sales •Are your trustee sales no longer being shown on the Daily Press website? I used to be able to find them under the Classifieds. Editor: They are still listed. Click on the public notices...
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, July 28: Carter's Grove, mosquitoes and more
•Mary, Gloucester: What's the present state of Carter's Grove? I sit here in the dark imagining the carvings in the stairway of that beautiful house. This is not a treasure to be abandoned. If we have...
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, Aug. 4: Good pictures, botanical names and more
•Jerry, Hampton: I just want to compliment Your Pix, I love the mixture of the sky, and the clouds go into the water. I love the contrast. Editor: Glad you liked the photograph. Botanical names •Mary,...
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, Sept. 1: Your Pix captions
Your Pix captions Jack: I'm writing why you consistently leave out needed information in the captions people provide with their Eyewitness photos. For instance, on the Aug. 22 Eyewitness site, the...
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, Sept. 8
•John: In reference to the recent stories on Smithfield Foods, two years after the Chinese take over Smithfield foods, there will not be one U.S. citizen working in the plant, and the price of pork...
View ArticleFeedback: Bad pictures, good reporting and more
•Judy, Newport News: Regarding the veterans' war memorial. How can we close something that's open 365, 24/7, any time of the day or night, but now they shut it down because of the government shut-down....
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 Sunday, Nov. 24: Word choice, CNU, court commentary and more
Gantlet or gauntlet? •Ted, Yorktown: Subject: Police Chief Finalists Run Gantlet. Reference the above headline in today's paper, I believe the last word should be "gauntlet," meaning a series of...
View ArticleFeedback for Tuesday, Jan. 14
Cold weather Ray, Poquoson: My comment today is, I want to thank you, Daily Press. I always depend on you for my weather and tidal reports. My only wish for 2014 is that global warming speeds up. I...
View ArticleFeedback: Good reporting, poor story placement, a sports question and more
•Mary, Gloucester: I wanted to express my admiration for the Page 3 item by Dave Ress. For somebody to write about political goings-on at the state level, when this state at any level, in a clear,...
View ArticleFrom the farm to the plate
MIDDLESEX — Tim and Rona Sullivan and their son Cole have shared passions for art, music, organic farming, artisan cheese and goats. And boy they aren't kidding around about goats. At their Sullivan's...
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, March 9: About red lights, Amtrak and more
I have seen articles complaining about the use of the red light cameras many times in the paper. What I haven't seen in the paper are articles that address the terrible problem we have with people...
View ArticleFeedback 3/29: Murder coverage, pretty picture, missing anniversary and wordy...
Jerry, Hampton: The photo on the front of your Friday paper, definitely worth the half page. Scary to look into the eyes of a murderer. But it looks like he could be your next-door neighbor. Mary,...
View ArticleFeedback for Feb. 19: Outrage, photos and Facebook
• As a grandmother of four in Newport News, I find the article on Thursday's front page very offending. I cannot imagine how anyone could do this to a four-month-old child. Editor: I couldn't agree...
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, Sept. 15: Solar house, Affordable Care and more
•Mark: Great story on Davon Grayson! More coverage of East Carolina University and The Pirates please! Editor: Glad you enjoyed it. I thought it was a great story. HU Solar House U.S. Open (tennis)...
View ArticleAugust 02: Feedback from newspaper readers
NACA or NASA? • Anne: There is an error in the Sunday Almanac. In 1958 President Dwight Eisenhower didn't sign the NASA act. He signed the NACA act. Editor: According to NASA's website, the act is...
View ArticleReader Feedback April 20: City car use, Eastern Shore fires, Affordable Care...
•The article on the motor pool use by Newport News City Council members provided nothing of substance. It did not uncover any misuse, which was surely the intent of the investigation. A third party was...
View ArticleFeedback for 6/25: Jefferson/Oyster Point, Bay of Fundy and Snowden
Intersection traffic •Saturday's article on the proposed Tech Center development at the corner of Oyster Point Road and Jefferson Boulevard reads more like an advertisement than a newspaper article....
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, June 30: All about red crabs in Hampton Roads
Red crabs •Chico, Tabb: We used to own Bill's Seafood on Warwick. We were serving the Atlantic Red Crab at least three or four years ago and that's why I'm wondering why it's the new crab in town?...
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, June 9: People Express, IRS, D-Day and more
• Yorktown: In reference to the People Express story: So they bought an airline. How many planes and when do they start flying out of Newport News? Are the headquarters in Newport News? Daily Press...
View ArticleFeedback for Sunday, June 23: Cigarette sting, Enterprise and more
Cigarette sting •Ed, Hampton: I'd like to say thank you for staying on the city's failed cigarette sting operation. I hope you can continue until the state steps in and investigates the case and brings...
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