Norfolk should take a cue from Fairfax County

The city of Norfolk got rid of the city sticker in January 2005. What they didn't eliminate was the decal fee, which is now a part of the personal property tax bill. Now Fairfax County has become the first locality in Virginia to eliminate both the sticker and the fee. The change was approved by … Continue reading Norfolk should take a cue from Fairfax County

Brian Moran in Hampton Roads

Interesting that the Washington Post has an article up today speculating on which Democrats may be running for governor in 2009. I had actually planned to do a writeup as a part of the Weekend Without Echos - and I still might, since the Post is a little light on analysis 😉 One of those … Continue reading Brian Moran in Hampton Roads

SLANTblog: Weekend without echos

F.T. Rea at SLANTblog has proposed that bloggers post only original material for the weekend of July 21-23, in response to comments made by Michael Shear of the Washington Post and Gordon Morse of the Daily Press at last month's blog summit. I discussed this issue in an earlier post. I'm looking forward to this … Continue reading SLANTblog: Weekend without echos