Month: March 2011

Yochum named ODU business school dean

Dr. Gilbert Yochum, professor of economics, has been named the Dean of the College of Business and Public Administration at Old Dominion University. It's really good to see that, after a nationwide search, ODU found its next dean right here at home. Yochum has been at ODU since 1975 and has been the acting dean … Continue reading Yochum named ODU business school dean →

An effort in futility

Leonard Pitts of the Miami Herald wrote an interesting article on futility, opening with this: This will be a futile column. Experience dictates that it will change no minds, inspire no reconsideration among those who disagree. It will sit on the computer screen or the newspaper page taking up space, affecting nothing, until another column … Continue reading An effort in futility →

Quick links 3/22/11

By the time I got home from work today, wordpress.com, where this blog is hosted, was having some kind of meltdown, which made the backend inaccessible. In any event, here are a few posts that caught my eye as I waited for it to get back up: VLBC calls for second Congressional district with high … Continue reading Quick links 3/22/11 →

Please split up my ‘community of interest’

By Steve Vaughan It's  redistricting time. The General Assembly meets next month to draw the new lines for the state's 11 Congressional districts, 100 House of Delegates district and 40 State Senate districts. This year we've had an appetizer, since the governor's commission on redistricting (which only has advisory status), college students participating in a … Continue reading Please split up my ‘community of interest’ →

Concert review: Elton John

Sir Elton John performed for a sold-out audience Friday evening in Norfolk.  I was among the 10,000 crammed into ODU's Ted Constant Center for three hours, a welcome break from tax season. I enjoyed the concert but wish he had ditched the entire segment of songs with Leon Russell (the set list is here) and … Continue reading Concert review: Elton John →

Norfolk City Council: 3.22.11

By Tommy Smigiel Norfolk government managed to stay out of the headlines this past week for controversial matters.  It was nice to read a positive story this weekend.  I was happy to hear that the Jacoby Development Group finalized plans for the old Ford Motor Company plant and announced that a Belgian logistics company will bring over 225 jobs back to Norfolk.  This … Continue reading Norfolk City Council: 3.22.11 →

Friday fun: Elton John edition

So... Elton John is playing the Ted tonight and I'm gonna be there Here's a clip from the movie "Tommy" Yeah, it's gonna be a good time.

Northam: P.E. bill would fight obesity

Senator Ralph Northam wrote an op-ed for Thursday's Virginian-Pilot in which he discusses his bill, SB 966, which provides for 150 minutes of physical education each week for grades K through 8. The bill does not require schools to hire more teachers. All teachers in grades K-8 are already certified to teach P.E., so hiring … Continue reading Northam: P.E. bill would fight obesity →

American Idol results 03/17/11

The performances Wednesday night were nothing to write home about. The theme was songs from the year of each contestant's birth. No one hit it out of the park nor did anyone completely bomb. Heading into tonight's results show, any one  of them could be voted off. The first to be added to the bottom … Continue reading American Idol results 03/17/11 →