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There’s an old saying, “You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar.” Sometimes, folks lose sight of this when making a pitch. Case in point: Virginia FREE. I spent Thursday and Friday last week at the Virginia Society of CPAs Leaders’ Summit. We had a number of speakers over the course of the two … Continue reading »

I can still wear a red carnation. Sunday is Mother’s Day. Naturally, my thoughts this week turned to my mother, and prompted my latest op-ed, title above, which appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. The picture I keep in my mind is the one shown here, which accompanied the column in the print edition. I still … Continue reading »

Recently, Robert Hurt made comments on the two-year anniversary of the passage of “Obamacare” otherwise known as the health care reform law or ACA. “It has been just two years since President Obama signed his health care bill into law and with each passing day it becomes clearer that the President’s health care law is … Continue reading »

Virginia Attorney General – and 2013 gubernatorial candidate – Ken Cuccinelli appeared on Bill O’Reilly’s show last night. This came on the heels of O’Reilly having called out the AG a couple of nights before, as he has “reported” on the story of the beating of two Virginian-Pilot reporters. The exchange got testy at times, … Continue reading »

Never thought I’d live long enough to see this. What a wonderful belated birthday present! Video is below the fold.

Guest post by John Fredericks At the expense of being classified by Bill O’Reilly as “pin-head,” the normally astute Fox News talk show icon really got this one wrong. And now he won’t own up to his own editorial malfeasance. O’Reilly’s attempt to spin a yarn about how Virginian-Pilot Editor-in-Chief Denis Finley is part of … Continue reading »

On Robert Hurt’s official website, details of visits he has made to the district are available to read. That’s a good thing. What’s not so good is that Hurt does not hold meetings planned so a community can attend, so called “Town Hall” meetings. You might remember our previous representative, Tom Perriello attended in excess … Continue reading »

My latest column appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. Lots of figures from the results of Tuesday’s election – because that was really the only thing that was different as compared to four years ago. Here’s the big thing: if the folks who turned out Tuesday stay involved in the process, they can make a difference. … Continue reading »

The three incumbents running for Williamsburg City Council were all re-elected Tuesday, despite the fact that next Thursday they will almost certainly approve a budget that increases taxes, possibly multiple taxes. When City Manager Jack Tuttle proposed a budget two months ago that included increases in the real estate tax rate, personal property tax rate, … Continue reading »

Back in January I wrote a blog relating to a policy the Hampton School Board was working on which would censor what employees could say with the threat of being sued or fired if they said anything prejudicial to the interest to Hampton City Schools. The statement was so vague it could have even been … Continue reading »

I don’t think it happens very often that opinion writers break the news. They tend to opine on the fact previously presented – or at least that’s my general impression. But Tuesday, Virginian-Pilot columnist Michelle Washington broke a story – and it has reverberated around the country, courtesy of a link from Drudge Report. A … Continue reading »

Guest post by Rodney Jordan In the City of Norfolk, there are six candidates vying for two city council seats. Given the opportunity to vote for the two best candidates of my choice, I would vote for one candidate who happens to be black and another who happens to be white. But, alas, in Norfolk … Continue reading »