Special Projects

Take the Green Challenge
The Daily Press Green Challenge is an 8-week series that asks readers to do what they can at home to reduce their daily contribution to greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent.
 
Hampton Roads restaurant inspections
See what the Virginia Department of Health has to say about Hampton Roads' restaurants. Search by name and/or locality, and then click on a restaurant marker for more information.
Story: How safe is your favorite restaurant?
 
Who cares about history?
A steady drumbeat of national polls show Americans are pretty clueless about how we got to where we are today.
Take the quiz | Talk about it!
 
SPECIAL REPORT: The Cost of Being Poor
An Overview: Having Little Has Its Own Price Tag
One of the ironies of being poor stands a common stereotype on its head: Life below the poverty line is neither easy nor cheap.
Part 1: Food | Part 2: Shelter | Part 3: Health | Part 4: Money | Part 5: Mobility
 
SPECIAL REPORT: Anthrax Puzzle
Who's telling the truth about the military's anthrax vaccine? The Pentagon and government-financed experts, who say the drug is safe and effective? Or veterans who say their health took a nose-dive after they got the shot? Now that troops have a choice, they have to decide whom to trust.
 
SPECIAL REPORT: The Deadliness Below
Weapons of mass destruction thrown into the sea years ago present danger now - and the Army doesn't know where they all are. The series.
 
Chester Chester explains the SOLs
Join Chester the Crab and his friends as they explore the Standards of Learning, tackling history, math, science and more!
2005 accreditation rates for area schools | Cartoon archives
 

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