Archive for October 2010
Virginian-Pilot has iPad app
The Virginian-Pilot announced today the availability of an application for the popular iPad. Subscribers to The Pilot can get the newspaper on iPad for an extra $3 a month on the days covered by their subscriptions. They can see two versions: one that looks like the print version of the newspaper and another without ads. … Continue reading
Time for Fraim and friends to go
Guest post by Chuck Taylor I began this note after reading about the decision to keep the majority of Council discussion behind closed doors and away from public scrutiny two weeks ago. However, it languished in a target rich environment, where so many interconnected issues of Council malfeasance and ineptitude made it hard to constrain … Continue reading
Preach it, brother!
What the Voters Want: A View from the Grass Seats Put simply, President Obama was elected to permanently change a corrupt political system, not master it by delegating his leadership to Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid. For us in the grass seats, this has not been the Obama Administration, but the Pelosi-Reid administration. We … Continue reading
Reminder: voter registration deadline 10/12
Just a quick reminder that if you aren’t registered to vote, or if you have moved since last voting, Tuesday, October 12 at 5pm is the deadline to register to vote in the November 2 elections. Note that if you will be 18 by November 2, you can register as well. More information on registering … Continue reading
National Coming Out Day
With the spate of suicides by young gays, the story of an anti-gay attack from New York, and the anti-gay tirade of a gubernatorial candidate, it seems appropriate that today is National Coming Out Day. But to be honest, I wish there were no such day.
Two things about the 2nd CD race
Two things about the 2nd Congressional District race have been bugging me. (Actually, more than two but these stick out.) Vote for Pelosi as speaker Yes, Glenn Nye is going to vote for Nancy Pelosi as speaker, just as Scott Rigell is going to vote for John Boehner. The vote of Ken Golden, if elected, … Continue reading
Reminder: 2nd CD debate tonight
Just a quick reminder that the League of Women Voters, in conjunction with Old Dominion University and WHRO, are hosting a 2nd Congressional District candidates’ debate this evening. All three candidates are expected to attend. Details: Location: ODU Virginia Beach Higher Education Center – 1881 University Drive, Virginia Beach 23453 Time: Please arrive before 6:45 … Continue reading
Photos from Harbor Party
Here are some photos, courtesy of Joel Rubin, from yesterday’s Kiwanis Harbor Party in downtown Norfolk. The event was a lot of fun and the weather was absolutely perfect!
Friday fun: The coffee oracle
You Are a Basic Black Coffee Drinker You are low maintenance, humble, and true to yourself. It’s hard for you to get excited about the great next new thing, because it’s usually not that new or that great. You are logical and responsible. You do what needs to be done, and you don’t get … Continue reading
Go, Tom, go!
VA-05 Congressman Tom Perriello appeared on Countdown yesterday. Go, Tom, go! Help Tom win by contributing here.
It’s endorsement time at the Pilot
So says editorial page editor Donald Luzzatto in today’s Virginian-Pilot: If you read the editorial page regularly – and I hope you do – you probably have a good idea what the editorial board thinks is important: Good roads, effective schools, safe streets, a clean environment, an adequate social safety net. Taxes should be only … Continue reading
Kiwanis Harbor Party speeches 10/07/10
Short speeches were offered at the Kiwanis Harbor Party Thursday evening.
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