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Reminder: elected school board meeting Saturday

Reminder: elected school board meeting Saturday

The Norfolk Citizens for An Elected School Board is holding its second meeting tomorrow morning. The time has changed from the original announcement: it will be held at 10:30am at the Pretlow Library in Ocean View. The meeting is expected to last an hour, with an advisory committee meeting following. Both meetings are open to … Continue reading »

Quick hits

  • There have been so many things I have looked at and read lately, I haven't been able to write about all of them. So today, I will be leaving a few items here for you to look at when you get the time. This first story has the unlikely title, "Another CVS Claims Uterus Is Required for Purchase of Plan B". It seems two different CVS pharmacies in Texas refused to sell the contraceptive to the person who asked for it, because men were the ones asking. (more...)
  • Educator Geoffrey Canada, the president and CEO of Harlem Children's Zone, was the speaker at ODU Tuesday evening for its 28th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. observance. I was there and I can tell you: the guy is a powerful speaker. Pilot columnist Roger Chesley was also there and has a great writeup here. Continue reading
  • Campaigns & Elections magazine compiled a list of the most influential players in Virginia politics, with no elected officials allowed. Hampton Roads was well represented. Continue reading > >

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Vivian J. Paige I started this blog in 2006 to talk about local politics, specifically Norfolk politics. It is impossible to talk about Norfolk in a vacuum, so you'll also find some regional, state, and national politics. And sometimes, no politics at all.

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