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An "official" fish for Virginia
Dealing as they do with weighty matters, the Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday conferred the honor of "official saltwater fish" to the striped bass, otherwise known to Southerners as the "rockfish." In many ways, this is cause for...
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Peter Galuszka
| February 23, 2011; 11:10 AM ET |
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Invasion of the vultures (continued)
Regarding the Jan. 16 Metro article “Birds of a feather, disgusting together”:We moved to Chantilly almost nine years ago. It was the first house my husband and I had owned, and we were ecstatic (but inexperienced) about living in a...
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Meredith Lynch, Chantilly
| January 20, 2011; 7:18 PM ET |
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Ham, mustard, chips, AR-15
The next time you are packing up that picnic lunch for a foray into a Virginia state park, you might want to include an AR-15 assault rifle or a Glock 19 automatic pistol with your mustard and ham sandwiches....
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Peter Galuszka
| January 20, 2011; 12:58 PM ET |
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Seeing the good in a vulture
Regarding the Jan. 16 Metro article “Birds of a feather, disgusting together: Vultures are wintering locally”:Just how “disgusting” are vultures? I’d advise a fresh look at a bird with a stinky reputation. Their role as nature’s janitors is vital. They have...
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Deborah Richie Oberbillig, Takoma Park
| January 17, 2011; 7:04 PM ET |
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Wind: A better deal than offshore natural gas
The Dec. 6 editorial on offshore drilling, "On second thought," suggested that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar failed to "explain the reversal for the Atlantic Coast," where "Democratic and Republican governors of Virginia have expressed support for careful exploration." If Mr....
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Nathan Lott, Richmond
| December 10, 2010; 11:10 AM ET |
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Slow offshore drilling? Bravo, Obama
The moaning was loud last week when President Obama banned offshore oil drilling on the East Coast until 2017. Politicians of both parties, from Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.,) to Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R),...
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Peter Galuszka
| December 9, 2010; 11:45 AM ET |
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