2nd CD candidate Glenn Nye is going up on TV beginning Tuesday, according to PilotOnline. Over the next week, Nye’s one 30-second spot will air 210 times on WAVY, WTKR, WVBT and WVEC, public filings show. The $50,960 ad buy includes a $2,200 high-profile placement during Saturday’s Virginia Tech-Georgia Tech football game. Note that this … Continue reading Nye going on TV Tuesday
Day: September 8, 2008
This is what I call public service
Donating her time to her city - as its city manager: After the City Council offered her the job as Franklin's interim city manager, June Fleming shared her surprise. Of course, she wanted to work. She wanted to spend at least 40 hours a week overseeing a staff of nearly 200 and an operating budget … Continue reading This is what I call public service
Calling out Warner to debate
In the midst of the convention, I caught this story about Mark Warner turning down the League of Women Voters' invitation to debate Jim Gilmore in a live, televised state-wide event. I was reminded of it when reading the editorial in Thursday morning's Virginian Pilot. Gilmore, typically, thinks that Warner is ducking him. "I think … Continue reading Calling out Warner to debate
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