| Sound of freedom - Virginia can find room for a new Navy field |
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01-28-08
Daily Press - Newport News, Virginia
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| Practice, practice, practice. It's a way of life for military pilots. And for that reason, this region's ability to hang on to the Navy's East Coast master jet base depends in part on providing a place for that practice. What the Navy needs is a new OLF....(more) |
| Navy Withdraws Plan for Jet Runway Near Wildlife Refuge |
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01-28-08
Environment News Service
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| Lacking political, environmental or local support, the U.S. Navy has announced it is abandoning plans to build an outlying landing field to train jet pilots in Washington and Beaufort counties in North Carolina adjacent to the Pocosin Lakes NWR....(more) |
| Anchor's aweigh! - Cartoon |
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01-28-08
No OLF News
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| Anchor's aweigh! - NAVY OLF PLANS - NC OPPOSITION...(more) |
| Wenona 'mayor' still vigilant in fight with Navy - Recalls eight years of collective opposition to the OLF |
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01-28-08
Washington Daily News
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| Wanda Stotesbury, her husband, Kenny, and Teresa Norman, her sister, are responsible for one of the most recognizable symbols of the group's opposition to the OLF -- two model jets made of welded-together 55-gallon oil drums, named Wenona 1 and 2....(more) |
| No fly zone |
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01-28-08
Rock Mount Telegram
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| grassroots group persevered thru public hearings where they weren't heard, rallies that sparked little else than local media attention & a lack of support from two U.S. senators who feared opposition would strip the state of its "military friendly" rank....(more) |
| Only one choice on outlying field |
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01-27-08
Virginian-Pilot
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| There are only a few ways that the search for Oceana's new practice field can end - the Navy gives up, the military imposes the airstrip on a community or someone figures out how to make a base attractive enough to overcome opposition....(more) |
| Camden official suspects Blackwater influence in Hale's Lake OLF decision |
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01-27-08
Daily Advance
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| Camden County Commission chairman Jeff Jennings said he suspects that Blackwater Worldwide influenced the military's decision to hone in on the Hale's Lake site as a possible Navy pilot training field....(more) |
| Let the OLF opposition begin (comment) |
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01-27-08
Daily Advance
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| What had been a troubling thought is now more of a looming nightmare, and if the Navy chooses Camden County -- or Gates County -- as the site for its outlying landing field, many area residents may be living a real nightmare....(more) |
| Foes of Navy field had persistence, not power |
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01-27-08
News & Observer
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| A classic David-and-Goliath battle -- a coalition of Eastern North Carolina farmers, housewives, small-town politicians and bird lovers versus the forces of the U.S. Navy, the sprawling Virginia Beach metropolis and powerful Virginia politicians....(more) |
| Dole makes Washington stop on eastern N.C. tour - Says "broad support" necessary for OLF in N.C. |
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01-27-08
Washington Daily News
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| In December 2003, Dole met with members of North Carolinians Opposing the Outlying Landing Field and a former bird-aircraft-strike-hazard expert about an OLF at Site C. At that time, Dole did little to help the group keep an OLF from their backyards....(more) |
| How dedicated group beat Navy, saved birds - Eastern N.C. airfield seemed inevitable until campaign took hold |
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01-27-08
Charlotte Observer
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| Last Tuesday, the Navy threw in the towel. It was a stunning victory .... But it should also be attributed to the stubborn folks who live in Eastern North Carolina who thought the federal government was trying to run over them without really listening....(more) |
| Now, find the right place for the Navy´s practice-landing strip. |
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01-27-08
Fayetteville (NC) Observer
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| There is no more military-friendly state than NC, the opposition to an OLF near the refuge was no NIMBY-type reaction. We hope the Navy finds the right place for its field -- the right frame of mind for hearing, dealing with those who live, work there....(more) |
| Dole thinks Cherry Point squadrons safe, despite OLF changes |
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01-26-08
New Bern Sun Journal
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| "All we're asking of the Navy is: If there are economic benefits to the (potential OLF) communities, go ahead and speak up," U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole said....(more) |
| Give Navy impartial hearing on locating jet landing strip |
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01-26-08
News & Record, Greensboro, NC
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| Unlike major military installations already in the state, the OLF isn't likely to provide significant economic benefits. Even so, North Carolina, which actively projects a pro-military image, should cooperate in trying to find a mutually acceptable site....(more) |
| Dole stands with OLF foes - Navy looking for practice flight site |
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01-26-08
News & Observer
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| U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C., met with officials of Currituck and Camden counties Friday and reaffirmed her support of local opposition to a U.S. Navy outlying landing field in Camden County....(more) |
| OLF Win - Cartoon |
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01-24-08
Charlotte Observer
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| NAVY SCRAPS WILDLIFE REFUGE LANDING FIELD -- Rats! I was looking forward to the victory flyover! -- I hear there's still one scheduled....(more) |
