http://hamptonroads.com/node/355378 Local news en-us Copyright 2008 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:38:27 -0500 Finally. Some good news about the economy. And one more reason to love living in a military region. Seems Hampton Roads is faring better than most metropolitan areas during the current economic crisis. Unemployment in these parts is 4.3 percent, the third lowest in the nation. Part of the reason has to be the presence of the U. S. Navy. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/12/good-numbers Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:42:35 -0500 Memo to the honchos at VDOT:  Remember all that negative stuff I've written about you over the years? Forget it. Better yet, forgive me. Until this past weekend I thought YOU were the gold standard for ham-handed highway construction. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/12/taking-it-back Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:52:16 -0500                                                                   &nbs http://hamptonroads.com/2008/11/blame-game Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:36:36 -0500                                                                   &nbs http://hamptonroads.com/2008/11/why-science-important Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:29:34 -0500 Sneering at Southerners. A favorite pasttime of some segments of the entertainment industry. Exhibit A: Monday night’s “Boston Legal” episode. In “Kill, Baby Kill,” William Shatner and the gang didn't just mock those south of Mason-Dixon, they took special aim at Virginia. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/11/nobody-here-us-hicks Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:35:14 -0500                                                  http://hamptonroads.com/2008/11/android-express Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:32:29 -0500 Perhaps you heard. The country has inched a bit closer to offshore drilling. And a teeny bit closer to energy independence. The U.S. government is now accepting comments on the "Virginia Lease Sale" until December 29. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/11/just-over-horizon Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:54:51 -0500 Oh, look. The governor is going to hold a press conference today to talk about conservation. You know, ways to stay warm this winter as utility bills rise. Meanwhile, at the Oceanfront in Virginia Beach, the Christmas lights are blazing every night. Guess those higher costs don't apply to the Resort City. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/11/buy-sweaters Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:28:01 -0500 At the risk of sounding like Scroogie McBeach, I've got to say this: The City of Virginia Beach should turn off the lights. The Oceanfront Christmas holiday lights, that is. At least until Thanksgiving. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/11/pull-plug Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:02:46 -0500 They say that being president ages a man.  Does it also shrink him? Or are the Obamas the tallest first couple-elect in the world?   http://hamptonroads.com/2008/11/our-shrinking-president Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:33:15 -0500