Help could be coming for sea level rise and military child care, thanks in part to Hampton Roads
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By DAVE RESS | The Virginian-Pilot | Published: December 10, 2020 (Tribune News Service) Seeing how near the waters of the Back River can come to North King Street and listening to how Virginia military families worry about finding child care have shaped the defense spending bill for fiscal year 2021. Buried in the 4,500-page, $731.6 billion spending plan, which passed the House on Tuesday and is slated for a final vote in the Senate this week, are a series of policy directives that have their roots in Hampton Roads. One, based on legislation that Senate Armed Services Committee member Tim Kaine and his Connecticut colleague Richard Blumenthal pushed, directs the Pentagon to identify additional benefits for defense department child-care employees to make sure base facilities are fully staffed.
James A. Adams
NEWPORT NEWS James A. Adams, 89, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, into the arms of our Lord and Savior. James was born Nov. 30, 1931, to Isaac and Carrie Adams in Pitt County, North Carolina. He was married to the late Gloria Wilson Adams for more than 50 years.
James attended schools in Pitt County, North Carolina. After attending school, he made a life-changing decision. In 1951, he joined the U.S. Army and earned a distinguished honor of a Purple Heart for his service.
James worked in the Newport News Shipbuilding, owned a trucking business and had the need to do more. He attended barber college, which afforded him the opportunity to work as a licensed barber for 20 years until retiring from the VA Medical Center of Hampton. He was a dedicated member of Union Light Lodge No. 268 for 58 years.