TUESDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2013
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UNCERTAINTY WEIGHS ON LOCAL BUSINESSES Near the site of Tuesday’s speech by Obama, fears about the effects of sequestration go beyond the shipyard gates
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Court weighs longer visits for Hinckley During the continuation of a hearing on a hospital proposal to allow John Hinckley Jr. to have extended visits to his mother’s home in James City County, Hinckley’s lawyer argued that the federal government’s attempts to block the releases amounts to “disguised prison.” Page 3 of News
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Gene McKoy, left, co-owner of E&G Vending, sells food to shipyard workers Monday during their noon break along Washington Avenue in Newport News. McKoy worries that federal budget cuts that could affect Newport News Shipbuilding will put a dent in his business, as well.
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Shipbuilding and military spending permeate Newport News and Hampton Roads. In this city and region, which will play backdrop for President Barack Obama’s speech Tuesday on the impact of sequestration, anxiety over More the potential cuts is palpable online in places both obvious and unexpected. See video of “There’s so much doubt food vendors and uncertainty right now,” working outside said Gene McKoy, co-owner Newport News of E&G Vending, who was Shipbuilding at dailypress.com. selling pork sandwiches and burgers Monday to workers outside one of the gates at Newport News Shipbuilding. McKoy, 60, got started in the vending business with a hot dog cart four years ago. And after an expansion to a full-blown food truck, he’s considering establishing a presence at another location adjacent to the sprawling shipyard, the largest in the country. See CUTS/Page 4
Dr. C. Everett Koop, the U.S. surgeon general appointed by President Ronald Reagan who led the fight against smoking, defended the rights of deformed newborns and urged early-childhood sex education to fight AIDS, died Monday at age 96. He initiated a new era of influence for surgeons general. Page 14 of News
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Adam Deyong sells a wide variety of steel-toed work boots, a must for shipyard employees, at Deyong’s Boots & Western Wear in Newport News.
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Inside, in Nation&World: President Obama and his aides turn up the volume about the negative effects of the across-theboard cuts, seeking to gain leverage over Republicans in Washington’s latest fiscal fight. Page 11 of News
Nine-year-old nominee to be new ‘Annie’ The youngest best actress nominee in Academy Awards history has a new gig. Quvenzhane Wallis, the 9-year-old star of “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” has been cast in the title role in a new film production of the musical “Annie,” slated to be released in the 2014 holiday season. Page 4 of Life
New school leader looks at expansion Incoming president of An Achievable Dream plans Virginia Beach branch of public/private school
By Sarah J. Pawlowski
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NEWPORT NEWS — Aubrey Layne Jr. won’t officially step into his new role as president of An Achievable Dream until Friday, but he’s
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already working on plans to expand the school to his home community of Virginia Beach. An Achievable Dream partners with Newport News Public Schools and local businesses to provide an education with a social curriculum
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for economically disadvantaged students. Layne is taking over leadership of the year-round, extendedday, public/private school as founder Walter Segaloff prepares to retire. Layne said he wants to expand the program so children in other communities can benefit from its success. “Really, what this is about is trying to help more kids in the community,” he said.
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Layne said the Virginia Beach School Board has expressed interest in the program and he thinks the business community, with its strong tourism industry and diverse economy, will support it. In addition to funding from Newport News Public Schools, its program on the Peninsula receives an extra $2,200 per student See SCHOOL/Page 4
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Layne is considering expansion
