Newport State Airport is used by visitors to the area as well as local aviation enthusiasts and the Army National Guard. It serves the corporate community and visitors to the year-round festivals at Newport. The airport provides quick access for boat owners who harbor vessels in the nearby marinas. Newport Airport.
Unbroken Irwin Schiff Dies in Prison. It wasnt the first time Irwin Schiff had been thrown in the slammer by Uncle Sam. But when he reported to start serving a 14 year sentence for tax crimes at age 77 he was fairly certain it would be the last. He was right.
Death of a Patriot. Death of a Patriot. My father Irwin A. Schiff was born Feb. 23rd 1928, the 8th child and only son of Jewish immigrants, who had crossed the Atlantic twenty years earlier in search of freedom. As a result of their hope and courage my father was fortunate to have been born into the freest nation in the history of the world.