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By Connie Aron MeyerIf you are an intelligent caring Americanthen you abhor the barbaric attack onIsraeli families asleep in their beds onOctober 7th, 2023, and feel for the plight ofthe Palestinian people you see abandonedby their elected government, the terroristorganization called Hamas, who purposelyuses them as human shields. And youwonder how we stop the violence and cometogether to find common ground for the goodof humanity, stop the hate and find peace.If you care about the Palestinian people,then you begin to realize that their greatestenemy lives among them – in the body ofHamas, a United States-designated, terroristorganization and their brothers to the north,Hezbollah.But we are constantly bombarded byconflicting reports in the media and find italmost impossible to judge - whic...

The Historic Cavalier Hotel, grand dame of Virginia Beach, has been brilliantly restored by Bruce Thompson and his talented team.  Many of us in Hampton Roads have spent meaningful moments and life events celebrating at the beautiful hotel.  The years had taken their toll and we almost lost this icon, steeped in our stories and our history.  A notable historic hotel, it was recently awarded a coveted place on the United States National Register of Historic Places.  The hotel has also been recently awarded the prestigious honor of becoming a AAA Four Diamond Hotel.  If you haven’t treated yourself to everything The Cavalier has to offer, you are really missing something special.  Stay tuned to Hampton Roads Weekly for all the fun and interesting events taking p...

For two decades now, America has joined the world in being dangerously dependent on China for their medical supplies. And for two decades now policy wonks have been warning of what this could mean for America’s national security and economic stability. We never took stock of their concerns because there was never a need to do so. But like everything in the last year, Coronavirus changed that. China’s ruling political party, the CCP, has been on a not-so-secret campaign to drastically subsidize and impose wild-west type “regulations” on medical manufacturing, making their products uber cheap. This has pushed much of the global competition out of the way, leaving China as the primary manufacturer of key medical equipment. During a global pandemic, this means massive shortages in person...

Any parent of a kid with disabilities will tell you, more than anything else in the world, their child just wants to fit in. Not easy when you’re a little different. My son doesn’t mind if I tell you he has severe learning disabilities. He’s worked hard his whole life to overcome them. But I still remember his look of surprise and relief on the morning of his first day of 1st grade at St. Gregory the Great in Virginia Beach. We held hands as we walked from the parking lot to the line for his class. He was taking deep breaths and squeezing my hand. Then he caught sight of his classmates and his first-day nervousness evaporated . “We’re all wearing the same thing!” he exclaimed. The 26 or so children in his class were all dressed as he was, in khaki shorts, polo shirts with...

Keppie’s Korner Exclusive- Holiday Pet Safety Hi fur-rends! My name is Keppie Meyer and I am Hampton Roads Weekly’s life coach.  As you know, the holiday season is upon us and that means time for food, family and fun! However, before you deck the halls, it is important to think about all of us furry friends and the impact your holiday decorating can have on our health! With help from my friends at the ASPCA I put together a list of the do’s and don’ts to keep all of us safe throughout the season so we all have a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year to come! Decorations- Oh, Christmas Tree: It is important to secure your Christmas tree so it doesn't tip and fall, as this would cause possible injury to pets.  While it is important to water a live tree (if you have...

She’s exasperating. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, that is. The charismatic freshman congresswoman from New York who runs her mouth constantly while only sometimes engaging her brain. Her latest bloviation? In an Instagram live video this week she proclaimed millennials and Generation Z to be members of the greatest, smartest most enlightened generations. They’re “badass” she boasted, noting that young people are fearless protesters, fueled, I suppose, by avocado toast, Starbucks and weed.   “I think this new generation is very profound and very strong and very brave, because they’re actually willing to go to the streets,” Ocasio-Cortez said.  How ’bout that? How about this: Read a history book, Congresswoman. You sound like a ditz. Look, I would never declare that my o...