| Few N.C. officials to attend OLF meeting - Most to send aides to Wednesday session |
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02-05-08
Daily Advance
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| Of the six federal and state officials invited, only state Rep. Bill Owens, D-Pasquotank, said he personally will try to make the meeting. Most of the others plan to send members of their staff to the meeting....(more) |
| OLF: New targets but the same issues |
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02-04-08
Washington Daily News
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| Had the grass-roots community efforts not been there from the very beginning the politicians likely would have quietly, albeit unwittingly, gone along with the Navy....(more) |
| Navy, community take lessons from debate over OLF at N.C. site |
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02-04-08
Virginian-Pilot
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| Navy officials insist they have come away from the fight better equipped. Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter and other top brass have given Rear Adm. David Anderson, the Navy's lead officer on the project, authority to be more creative with proposals....(more) |
| Hornet Killer - Cartoon |
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02-03-08
Washington Daily News
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| Grassroots Efforts, Hornet Killer - Navy OLF...(more) |
| As Navy targets Gates County for OLF, residents raise concerns |
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02-03-08
Virginian-Pilot
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| At a meeting held in Raleigh in November, a video set to music was played to Navy and state officials showing scenes of Gates County farmland, swampland, barns, churches and children holding hands. Many in attendance came to tears....(more) |
| Harmful OLF fight - Letter to Editor |
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02-01-08
News & Observer
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| Our status as the most military friendly state in the United States is now in question, thanks to a selfish few....(more) |
| Praise for Boyle - Letter to Editor |
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02-01-08
News & Observer
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| Regarding the Jan. 27 article "Foes of Navy field had persistence, not power," U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle gave the time for persistence in stopping the Navy from building an OLF at Site C, next to Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge....(more) |
| Residents thoughtful, after OLF fight |
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01-30-08
Roanoke Beacon, Washington County, NC
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| Expression of relief from the lawyers, citizens, organizations and elected officials...(more) |
| The battle is over No OLF here Navy abandons Washington-Beaufort site, |
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01-30-08
Roanoke Beacon, Washington County, NC
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| "The Washington County board of commissioners and myself, as well as citizens of Washington County, are extremely grateful to Kennedy Covington," Peoples said....(more) |
| Letter to the Editor: Some of the finest Americans around have prevailed´ |
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01-30-08
Roanoke Beacon, Washington County, NC
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| ...a special salute to the Kennedy Covington law firm, the Environmental Law Center, the Audubon Society and other conservation groups and the dedicated, untiring citizens who selflessly put their lives on hold while they struggled against intimidating od...(more) |
| Letter to the Editor: Citizens can relax now that OLF battle is over |
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01-30-08
Roanoke Beacon, Washington County, NC
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| While the battle may be over for us, it is just beginning in counties to our north and south. Let us pray and give a helping hand if we can to Gates and Currituck counties that have inherited the threat of an OLF....(more) |
| Letter to the Editor: Navy underestimated grassroots resolve |
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01-30-08
Roanoke Beacon, Washington County, NC
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| They would never understand the relationship between the farmers and the birds and the ten percent of farmers´ crops tithed to feed them each year. And they would never believe the diving assignment of the birds to save the farms....(more) |
| OLF end - Navy must learn from failed effort |
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01-30-08
Daily Reflector
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| End of the Navy's push to build an OLF at Site C is welcome news. But the Navy's tactics in this matter - its dismissal of dissent, its inattention to public concerns and its failure to consider the full impact of its actions - will not soon be forgotten....(more) |
| Dole, Easley invited to anti-OLF meeting - Camden group plans meeting for Feb. 6 |
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01-30-08
Daily Advance
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| A citizens group trying to prevent a Navy fighter jet practice field from coming to Camden County has invited the state's highest-ranking public officials to an upcoming meeting....(more) |
| The Hornet Swatter - Cartoon |
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01-29-08
No OLF News
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| North Carolina, the Hornet Swatter - Navy OLF...(more) |
| H.R. 4986: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - This bill has become law. |
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01-29-08
No OLF News
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| Sec. 2207. Repeal of authorization for construction of Navy Outlying Landing Field, Washington County, North Carolina....(more) |
