Day: August 2, 2007

A look at the Fair Tax

Head on over to The New Dominion and read the op-ed on the so-called Fair Tax. The money quote: As a result, replacing most federal taxes with a national sales tax would mean very large tax increases on most Americans and very large tax cuts for the wealthy. Yep, that's what I call fair - … Continue reading A look at the Fair Tax →

Logo to air Democratic debate

Not sure how I missed this but Logo, the only LGBT TV network, will be airing a presidential debate next Thursday, August 9, at 9pm. The debate will feature seven of the eight Democratic candidates (Sen. Joe Biden had a scheduling conflict and will not be there). Co-presented with the Human Rights Campaign, the debate … Continue reading Logo to air Democratic debate →

Abusive fees unconstitutional

According to this AP story, the civil remedial fees have been declared unconstitutional by a Henrico county judge. General District Court Judge Archie Yeatts issued the ruling in the case of Anthony Price, who was facing his fifth charge of driving on a suspended license. With his order, Yeatts instructed Henrico General District Court clerks … Continue reading Abusive fees unconstitutional →

Inner city = urban = hip hop

First it was "inner city." Then it was "urban." Now it seems that the code for young blacks is "hip hop." Or at least that's the way I see it. When the Granby Theater in Norfolk was shut down for a shooting there, it was blamed on the "hip hop" crowd. One of the promises … Continue reading Inner city = urban = hip hop →

Helen Thomas coming to Va Beach

The Central Business District Association of Virginia Beach is hosting Women's Review Luncheon featuring journalist and author Helen Thomas. The event is Thursday, August 23 and costs only $25. Details are available here (doc). We don't often get the opportunity to have folks like this come to our part of the state. I'm looking forward … Continue reading Helen Thomas coming to Va Beach →