Archive for March 2011
Norfolk City Council: 3/8/11
Change is in the Air By Tommy Smigiel With the arrival of spring in the next few weeks, Norfolk’s new city manager has already started some spring cleaning. The addition of Marcus Jones to city hall has added a new and refreshing approach to the way business is conducted. In the few short weeks he … Continue reading
Friday fun: Women’s history
How much do you know about women’s history? I managed to get them all right, naturally Take the quiz here. And no cheating
American Idol Results 03/03/11
American Idol took a weird turn with its results show Thursday night. Based on the voting Tuesday and Wednesday night, ten of the top 24 contestants were placed into the top 10. The remaining fourteen contestants were put into a wildcard round. The judges then selected six of the 14 for a final sing-off. From … Continue reading
Not a bad year, all things considered
By Steve Vaughan The 2011 regular session of the Virginia General Assembly is in the books. Compared to recent years, I’d say the legislature did pretty well. Sure, they took an extra day to get the budget worked out, but that happens more often than not these days. And it’s not really partisan gridlock that … Continue reading
Norfolk informal meetings recorded
The fine folks at AltDaily have decided to record and post videos of the informal meetings of the Norfolk City Council. Most of the work gets done in these sessions, but so far, council has refused to broadcast them. I hope the headline from The Virginian-Pilot story is true – that AltDaily will be streaming … Continue reading
Power instead of governance
A tip of the hat to Del. Albert Pollard, whose resignation (pdf) provided some much-needed inspiration for my latest op-ed. And congratulations to the General Assembly, whose unanimous passage of the budget gave me hope that it is possible to put politics aside and do what is right by the people.
Throwing out the baby with the bath water
OK, so the news side of The Virginian-Pilot let an article slip through that read more like an opinion than news. Mistakes happen and the editor acknowledged it. But that’s not enough for some people. As I read through the comments over there, I was surprised at the folks who said they didn’t subscribe to … Continue reading
March: Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month. I hope to have a chance to write some posts but if February’s Black History Month posts are any indication, don’t bet on it You might enjoy an earlier article I wrote about the Virginia’s role in the struggle of women obtaining the right to vote. Happy Tuesday! Only 48 … Continue reading
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