| Theft of 'No OLF' signs probed - Anti-OLF activist: Thieves may want Camden airfield |
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03-08-08
Daily Advance
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| Someone is stealing yard signs that a citizens' group has posted across Camden to protest the county being studied for a Navy jet landing field....(more) |
| Rally in Raleigh against OLF - Thursday March 13 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM - 116 W. Jones Street |
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03-06-08
No OLF News
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| Gates County Citizens Against OLF have announced a planned Rally in Raleigh on Thursday March 13 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM to get the attention of our Governor....(more) |
| Currituck joins Camden in fight against OLF |
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03-06-08
Virginian-Pilot
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| Last month, Camden County hired Raleigh law firm Poyner & Spruill, which has assigned to the case five attorneys with expertise in military affairs, government administration and environmental law, said John Morrison, attorney for Camden....(more) |
| Currituck to help Camden's legal fight against OLF - Gregory: Airfield would be 'devastating' to area |
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03-04-08
Daily Advance
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| "I think it's really the most significant thing that has ever come before this county," Commissioner Gene Gregory said Monday night. "I don't think this county has ever faced anything that would be as devastating to it as if this OLF would locate here."...(more) |
| Proposed OLF site could be too close to Blackwater for comfort |
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03-03-08
Virginian-Pilot
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| The Navy has released drawings of the approximate location of the 2,000-acre core area. The distance from its center to the edge of the Blackwater runway is about 11,500 feet, or 2.2 miles, according to a map provided by the Camden County GIS office....(more) |
| Daily News writers win three press awards - Mayo wins first place for investigative reporting |
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02-29-08
Washington Daily News
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| Nikie Mayo won the first-place award in the general news-investigative reporting category for a series on the Navy's proposal to build an outlying landing field in Washington and Beaufort counties....(more) |
| Victory vs. OLF was a team effort |
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02-28-08
North Carolina Sportsman
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| "It was a team effort," said Joe Albea of Greenville, a outdoors television show producer and OLF opponent. "Many groups of people came together at the right time to get the job done."...(more) |
| Map - Five Site Alternatives - Regional Map |
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02-28-08
No OLF News
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| The State of North Carolina and the Commonwealth of Virginia identified site locations ... for the Navy to consider as potential alternatives for the construction and operation of an OLF. The Navy intends to evaluate five of these sites in the OLFEIS....(more) |
| Chris Lam to Receive First Annual Alumni Pro Bono Attorney of the Year from UNC School of Law |
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02-26-08
Carolina Newswire
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| Chris played an integral role in the nationally recognized pro bono representation of two economically distressed counties in eastern NC in their lawsuit against the U.S. Navy over its decision to build an OLF within 5 miles of a national wildlife refuge....(more) |
| Gates may join Camden OLF fight - Gates citizens hire lawyer to fight airfield |
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02-26-08
Daily Advance
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| Anita Earls, Southern Coalition for Social Justice: federal laws that could stop an OLF from being built in either Camden or Gates. Title 6 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars federal funds from being spent that has a disparate impact on minorities....(more) |
| Duckwall: Camden may need two plans - One would include OLF, one would not |
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02-23-08
Daily Advance
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| County Planning Director Dan Porter said planning board members have indicated to him that they would like the county to develop a plan detailing how an OLF would adversely affect the county....(more) |
| Gates County moves to block Navy field |
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02-22-08
Virginian-Pilot
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| Gates County has turned to activist groups much like Washington County did to oppose the Navy's proposal to build a jet practice airfield there, including FreedomWorks and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice....(more) |
| Washington County residents recall OLF fight |
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02-17-08
WAVY-TV 10
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| Now that the Navy has to find a new site for its proposed outlying landing field, it's also looking at a new approach to gaining approval....(more) |
| OLF legal fight may cost $500K - Gates has less to spend on lawyers than Camden |
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02-16-08
Daily Advance
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| The looming legal fight to stop the Navy from picking either Camden or Gates counties for a practice landing field could cost more than $500,000, a county official said this week....(more) |
| The unwelcome mat is out |
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02-13-08
News & Observer
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| THE NAVY'S OUTLYING LANDING FIELD -- The NO-OLF group that spearheaded the campaign that knocked the Navy off a site in Washington and Beaufort counties deserves credit. Its members made their case, played by the rules, and beat the Navy fair and square....(more) |
| Money behind push for OLF - Letter to Editor |
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02-13-08
Daily Press - Newport News, Virginia
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| Based on the conversations I have had with neighbors, we have concluded that there are those who would "wrap themselves in the flag" to obscure the real issue, which is economics....(more) |
