Archive for February 2011
Blogoversary: Five years old
Have to admit I almost missed this today. It’s been five years since I made the first post on this blog. I guess time flies when you’re having fun – or something. If someone hadn’t reminded me, I wouldn’t have remembered. (I forgot last year but remembered two years ago.) What was I thinking – … Continue reading
Wittman for Senate trial balloon spotted?
Breaking news By Steve Vaughan What may be the first signs of a move by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-1st) to enter the 2012 U.S. Senate race came to light Friday. The story should go up some time tonight at The Virginia Gazette.
Friday funny: Family Feud
Surely you remember the TV gameshow Family Feud. Well, it’s still on TV, with a new host. But this ain’t your parents Family Feud. Take a look. h/t Brian Kirwin’s Facebook page
Goodbye, Jimmy. We hardly knew ye.
By Steve Vaughan Senator Jim Webb announced Wednesday that he won’t seek a second term in 2012. The announcement wasn’t much of a surprise. He only raised $12,000 in campaign contributions in the fourth quarter of 2010 and he’d seemed for months to be vacillating on the decision to run or not run. I’m going … Continue reading
Fairfax Schools complain about following FOIA law
By Mark Brooks Elizabeth Schultz just wanted to find out information about a school that had been going to be renovated. The same school turned up listed for closure later, to the surprise of almost everyone. Clifton Elementary, in the Fairfax Public Schools system, is the school in question. She was concerned about decisions being … Continue reading
3 Norfolk council members host town hall Saturday
Norfolk’s three newest council members – Tommy Smigel and Andy Protogyrou were elected last May, Angelia Williams was elected last November – are hosting a town hall meeting Saturday morning. The three seek public input on Norfolk’s subsidy of a proposed office building. The meeting will be held at Granby High School (7101 Granby Street) … Continue reading
Webb will NOT run for re-election
In a just-received press release, Virginia senior senator Jim Webb announced that he will not run for re-election. [A]fter much thought and consideration I have decided to return to the private sector, where I have spent most of my professional life, and will not seek re-election in 2012. I have to admit that I didn’t … Continue reading
Norfolk native Judge Hassell dies
Norfolk native and former Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court Leroy R. Hassell Sr. has died. According to Virginia Lawyers Weekly: Justice Hassell had been in ailing health for about a year and a half. He was seriously ill with an infection in August 2009, missing several weeks of work. He returned to the … Continue reading
Governors – and voters – pushed aside
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot this morning. The topic is one that has bothered me for a long time: the timing of the budget. Virginia clings to the outmoded single term governor and then further handicaps him by essentially allowing him to implement only one budget during his term. Writing when … Continue reading
Huffington Post sold to AOL for $315 million
The Huffington Post has been sold to AOL for $315 million. According to this article, all but $15 million of the purchase price will be paid in cash. When I last wrote about HuffPo, it was to refer to this Newsweek article from July 2010. The 5-year-old site – I remember the day it launched … Continue reading
Black History Month: Recognizing our shared heritage
My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot last Wednesday. (Although I love the fact that the columns are online, I have to admit that the printed newspaper looks a lot better.) A couple of points in the piece that bear a little additional information.
Norfolk City Council: 2/8/11
By: Tommy Smigiel This week I have highlighted three items of interest on the City Council formal agenda. Below you will find a consent item which is a quarterly update on the City’s Legal Debt Margin. I thought the public would like to know where we stand on our debt limit. I am also including … Continue reading
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