Archive for September 2011
Reminder: Miller/Chohany forum tonight
Tonight, Sen. John Miller and challenger Mickey Chohany will face off for the first time. The candidates’ forum is being hosted by the Virginia Peninsula MAL Unit of the League of Women Voters of Virginia. The forum will take place at 6:30pm at the Newport News Fountain Plaza II, located at City Center at Oyster Point, 700 … Continue reading
Some habits die hard
And one of my habits is reading the newspaper every day. This was the topic of my latest op-ed, which appeared in Wednesday’s Virginian-Pilot. The original impetus for the article was, of course, the announced changes to the newspaper. But then the Pew Research Center in conjunction with the Knight Foundation released a study (pdf) … Continue reading
TMac on economic growth
Once-and-future Democratic candidate for governor, Terry McAuliffe, shared the op-ed page of The Virginian-Pilot with me today with this article on economic growth. Interesting that the newspaper didn’t identify him that way Equally interesting to note is that a 2013 gubernatorial candidate doesn’t rate a link in the VPAP clips. (Yes, I’m going to keep … Continue reading
Spotlight: Two views on newspapers
In the last couple of days, I’ve come across two really good posts on the future of newspapers, both written by former Virginian-Pilot journalists who have moved on. The first was written John-Henry Doucette, who remains in Norfolk although not in the newspaper business. He argues that it is not newspapers that people need; instead, … Continue reading
Don’t go breaking my heart
It happened, anyway. Last night, the Washington Redskins lost to the hated Dallas Cowboys. Hey Matt – guess you wish you had taken me up on my bet! I shouldn’t have expected anything else. After all, it seems the ‘Skins always find a way to lose to this particular NFC East rival. Still, I was … Continue reading
Your demographic pulse
Not everyone may be aware that the “long form” of the Census was actually separated from the rest of the Census questionnaire after the 2000 Census. This was done in an effort to provide more timely information in between the Census taken every ten years. Last week, the American Community Survey (ACS) results for 2010 … Continue reading
SNL Skewers The GOP Presidential Candidates
Regardless of your political persuasion, you’ve gotta admit this video is pretty funny.
One hundred years
Were he alive, today would be my father’s 100th birthday. Charles Thomas Paige was born September 25, 1911 in the south part of the Chesapeake district of Elizabeth City County, Virginia, now known as the City of Hampton. He was the first of seven children born to Charles Henry and Ethel Mabel (Webb) Paige. I’ve … Continue reading
Is Robert Hurt afraid of his constituents?
My Congressman, Robert Hurt, had a recess in August, along with the rest of Congress. He decided not to have town hall meetings with all his constituents, but to drive down a highway in the extreme southern portion of the district, Route 58. To be fair, there was also a “Route 29 Tour” Where I … Continue reading
Saturday rally against offshore drilling
Saturday is Moving Planet Day and a group of local citizens are planning to gather at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront for a rally to oppose offshore drilling. Details: Citizens of Virginia Beach to Call on Lawmakers to Reject Offshore Drilling Rally one of thousands across the globe calling for move away from fossil fuels Virginia … Continue reading
A different kind of bailout
My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. It is quite interesting to me that there has been a slew of applications from Virginia localities to “bail out” of the preclearance rules of The Voting Rights Act this year. So far, five localities have reached agreements with the U.S. Justice Department and another four applications … Continue reading
Debate foolishness (updated)
All of those involved, especially the Associated Press and the candidates, have literally bumped their heads in scheduling a debate between presumptive party nominees for Senate George Allen and Tim Kaine. Oh, sure – the press covered their backsides by saying “eligible participants include any declared candidates that average 15 percent or better in published, … Continue reading
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