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Preview: Do you know the drill?

mirandam — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:01 -0500

IF VIRGINIA PROCEEDS with plans for offshore exploration of gas and oil, it would be limited to a wedge-shaped area of about 3 million acres, between 50 and 140 miles offshore. A smaller wedge at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay would be off-limits, to provide unrestricted access for Navy and commercial ships.

Click on the interactive presentation below for a preview of the special report.

Interactives: How offshore energy exploration would work

mirandam — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:18:49 -0500

1859 First commercial oil well in the United States at Titusville, Pa., struck oil at 69 feet and could produce about 25 barrels a day.
1896/1897 First offshore oil production in California, from a wooden pier over 30 feet of water near Santa Barbara.

QUIZ: Test your spelling skills

mirandam — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:32:29 -0500

CLICK ON THE PRESENTATION ABOVE TO TEST YOUR SPELLING SKILLS.

Photos and audio: A tour of Sen. John Warner's office

Kerry.Sipe — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Retiring U.S. Sen. John Warner, who has represented Virginia for 30 years, took PilotOnline.com on a tour of his Capitol Hill office before packing it up to return to his Fairfax County home. Displayed in his office are memorabilia from his many years of government service.
(Be sure to have your speakers turned on before starting the tour.)

How many of these objects can you find?
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INTERACTIVE: Home sales in Cavalier Manor, 1950s-present

mirandam — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:42:52 -0400

Click on the presentation below to learn about property transfers in the Portsmouth suburb of Cavalier Manor.

Story: Portsmouth community is going from neighbors to strangers

How much do you know about Massive Resistance?

Kerry.Sipe — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

SPECIAL REPORT: Fighting Massive Resistance, A six-part series

SLIDE SHOW: At 98 years, a life of prayer and preaching

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:01:00 -0400

AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: The Rev. E.C. Alexander has been preaching for since 1929, and he is not about to step aside any time soon. (Produced by Vicki Cronis-Nohe | The Virginian-Pilot)
By Frank Roberts
It's 11 a.m. on a Sunday morning at First Christian Church in Edenton, N.C., and the congregation is ready for some straightforward, direct-from-the-Bible preaching from the Rev. E.C. Alexander.

INTERACTIVE: Restoring wetlands

mirandam — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:16:29 -0400

SINCE 1995, investors have spent and made millions launching large-scale restoration projects, known as “wetland mitigation banks.” Many of the projects restored drained forests and cropland to wetlands on large tracts surrounding the Great Dismal Swamp. For every acre of natural wetlands developers are allowed to destroy, they must create or restore an acre or two of wetlands.

Audio: Being a 'furry' brings out the beast in them

Kerry.Sipe — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:36:03 -0400

Read the story: Lions and foxes and cat-dragons walk on two legs

INTERACTIVE: Understanding national party conventions

mirandam — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:17:47 -0400

Research and additional production by Stephanie M. Lee, a 2008 summer intern at The Virginian-Pilot and a student at the University of California-Berkeley.