If you want to build a house, you need land to build it on. That's a pretty elementary notion. It's also a large problem for the Chesapeake segment of that worthy organization known as Habitat for Humanity.

By SHIRLEY ROEBUCK By SHIRLEY ROEBUCK I HAVE SAT IN MANY meetings and listened to the Norfolk civic leagues talk about the traffic on Hampton Boulevard. Banning container trucks is not a solution.

By Veronica Gorley Chufo, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Aug. 22--ISLE OF WIGHT -- Soybeans are wilting. Cotton plants are short and stubby. Corn stalks are scorched before they produce much corn. The Isle of Wight County Board of Supervisors has sent a letter to Gov. Timothy M.

By PETER HARDIN House and Senate negotiators have agreed to authorize $356 million for developing a new port at Craney Island in South Hampton Roads. Sen. John W. Warner, R-Va., one of the negotiators, pushed for the funding.

By The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Jun. 19--There is so much to love about Habitat for Humanity. The charity does remarkable work, both for the people who live in its homes and for the larger community. And it does that work efficiently and with purpose.