Day: November 30, 2006

Spotlight on business doing good work

Too often, what we get from the news is all gloom and doom. Sometimes, it's nice to read an article that is about someone doing a good thing. Such was the case with an article that appeared in yesterday's Virginian-Pilot: In an industrial park near railroad tracks and a union hall lies one of the … Continue reading Spotlight on business doing good work →

VPB and WordPress

An increasing number of Virginia political bloggers are abandoning Blogger (yea!) and heading over here to WordPress for their blog hosting. (For anyone who is looking to change over, be aware that WordPress offers an import function, so you can bring all of your posts over from Blogger. Howver, you cannot import your posts from … Continue reading VPB and WordPress →

Ford hourly workers upset with changes

The closing of the Norfolk Ford plant is expected to take place in the third quarter 2007. In the meantime, Ford is offering severance packages. Yesterday was the deadline for the hourly workers to decide which package to choose: education, lump sum payment or early retirement. The problem was the timing of the deadline. Workers … Continue reading Ford hourly workers upset with changes →

GOTV

For those of us familiar with campaigns, the acronym GOTV is known. A casual reader may not be so familiar with the term, but GOTV - or Get Out The Vote - is a critical component of a successful campaign. Appropriately, long-time activist Alice Marshall has a blog named GOTV. Alice has been posting a … Continue reading GOTV →