My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. It's a look ahead to what's coming in 2012. Obviously, it's not all-inclusive, as there will be other local races both in May and in November around here. But first we have get past the General Assembly session. If nothing else, the session will be interesting to … Continue reading Looking ahead
The House Appropriations Committee started a two-day retreat yesterday, with the afternoon spent reviewing the economic and budget outlook. The various presentations can be viewed here. It's not going to be pretty as the legislature goes through the adoption of the budget in the coming session. Now would be a good time to review an … Continue reading Grim outlook
My aging BlackBerry 9700 with TMobile has built into the hardware the ability to make calls over WiFi, something that's critical to me. For whatever reason, my house is almost a dead zone for cellular coverage, regardless of carrier. I've been itching for a new cell phone for a while, but WiFi calling is pretty … Continue reading Technology Tuesday: WiFi calling
After waiting until Wednesday evening for results, Cumberland County voters finally knew who would represent District 3 as a supervisor. A voting machine malfunction at 6:30AM on voting day caused the totals to not be able to be read by the poll workers and the Registrar. SBE personnel had to come to Cumberland to work … Continue reading Cumberland County voted out 4 of 5 Supervisors last Tuesday
I don't know about you but I'm ready for something other than politics 🙂 So how about this? Your Mafia Name Is Carmela "The Weasel" Anastasio Leave the gun. Take the cannoli. Um, not so sure about that. I might choose the cannoli 😆 What's your Mafia name?
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in Thursday's Virginian-Pilot. If you've followed this blog for any length of time, you know that I've long advocated that Virginia adopt a redistricting plan that removes the drawing of the lines from the the hands of the legislators. Any likelihood of that happening over the next 10 years … Continue reading Where the lines are drawn
Tuesday's election was simply a confirmation of what many observers already knew was coming. The only question was how large Republican gains were going to be. The relegation to minority status of the Democratic Party was a long time in the making, and I don't expect it to change anytime soon. The failure can be … Continue reading Minority status
Elections have consequences. Today, I'm pretty upset with both parties. A big fail for not doing more to make the elections in Virginia more competitive. Only seven of the 26 contested Senate races were decided by 10 points or less. I haven't pulled the numbers on the House side, but my guess is it is … Continue reading Not happy
With about an hour before the polls close, I guess it's a good a time as any to start predicting the results. I'm going with a 20-20 tie. What about you?
In case you missed them, videos of the candidate forums hosted by the local League of Women Voters are below. Take the time to review. And don't forget to vote Tuesday.
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