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Oct 29, 2024 | 
ourstate.com | Mark Kemp |Katie King |Rebecca Woltz |Katie Schanze
One year ago, on a day much like today, United States Army and Marine Corps veteran J.R. Quintero knelt in the middle of the field at the American Legion Fairgrounds in Jacksonville and kissed the earth. For the entire day, the deep pulse of a drum had resonated in the background — boom-boom-boom-boom — steady, like a heartbeat. Voices chanted. Dancers danced. Quintero was being honored at the second annual Onslow Veterans Pow Wow, and he was overwhelmed with emotion.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
pilotonline.com | Katie King
Diane Umstead believes fixing the nation’s child care crisis will require an all-hands-on-deck approach. “It doesn’t just have to be paid for on the backs of parents,” said Umstead, executive director of First Spark, a nonprofit that supports early childhood educators. “It also doesn’t just have to be a government issue. I think businesses are pivotal.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
thederrick.com | Katie King
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
miamiherald.com | Katie King
NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk's elections czar is urging absentee voters to prioritize their mail-in ballots. "You don't want to wait until a week before the election and then decide to put it in the mail," said Stephanie Iles, the city's director of elections and general registrar. "There is a possibility that we might not get it in time."The United States Postal Service has faced nationwide slow downs in the last few years due to strains from the pandemic and various operational cutbacks.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
gazettextra.com | Katie King
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk’s elections czar is urging absentee voters to prioritize their mail-in ballots. “You don’t want to wait until a week before the election and then decide to put it in the mail,” said Stephanie Iles, the city’s director of elections and general registrar. “There is a possibility that we might not get it in time.”kAm%96 &?:E65 $E2E6D !@DE2= $6CG:46 92D 72465 ?2E:@?H:56 D=@H 5@H?D :?
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
thebrunswicknews.com | Katie King
By Katie King, The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK, Virginia - The second gentleman is planning a visit next week to the Hampton Roads region. Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, will be in Newport News on Labor Day, a spokesperson for the Harris presidential campaign confirmed this week. No other details were provided.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
union-bulletin.com | Katie King
NORFOLK, Virginia — The second gentleman is planning a visit next week to the Hampton Roads region. Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, will be in Newport News on Labor Day, a spokesperson for the Harris presidential campaign confirmed this week. No other details were provided. Emhoff has helped his wife’s campaign since she replaced President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket last month. “This is only the beginning.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
gazettextra.com | Katie King
NORFOLK, Virginia — The second gentleman is planning a visit next week to the Hampton Roads region. Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, will be in Newport News on Labor Day, a spokesperson for the Harris presidential campaign confirmed this week. No other details were provided. kAmt>9@77 92D 96=A65 9:D H:76’D 42>A2:8? D:?46 D96 C6A=2465 !C6D:56?E y@6 q:56? @?
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
loudountimes.com | Katie King
Vice President Kamala Harris is slightly leading former President Donald Trump among Virginians in the race for the White House, according to a poll released Aug. 20 from Roanoke College. kAm%96 A@== H2D 4@?5F4E65 36EH66? pF8] `a 2?5 pF8] `e[ ?62C=J 2 >@?E9 27E6C !C6D:56?E y@6 q:56? H:E95C6H 7C@> E96 AC6D:56?E:2= C246 2?5 6?5@CD65 w2CC:D 2D 9:D C6A=246>6?E] #@2?@<6’D x?DE:EFE6 7@C !@=:4J 2?5 ~A:?:@? #6D62C49 :?E6CG:6H65 eh` =:<6=J G@E6CD :?
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Katie King
Katie King, The Virginian-PilotAugust 15, 2024 at 3:31 PM·4 min readGov. Glenn Youngkin announced an executive order Thursday aimed at reducing recidivism in Virginia. “There is no single policy, no magic wand; it is in fact a comprehensive collection of a broad base of initiatives and partners,” said Youngkin, speaking at a news conference in Richmond.
