Roger Chelsey, associate editor of the Virginian-Pilot's editorial page, relates in his op-ed piece today the story of a case of an attempt to shame nonvoters into casting ballots: In Tennessee recently, a black weekly newspaper took a page from that classic and affixed another "A" - for apathy - on individuals who didn't cast … Continue reading Shaming nonvoters into voting
Day: December 2, 2006
OTR 12/3/06
This week's On the Record features an interview with Michael Fafard of the 1970s cover band Right On. The band was featured in a story in Thursday's Virginian-Pilot. Fared, who has adopted the stage name Nigel Holland, is legally blind, In keeping with the arts theme, Michael Bollinger, director of the new Suffolk Center for … Continue reading OTR 12/3/06
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