Archive for December 2011
Not fun
I think I need a new blog category. Instead of fun stuff, I need one that’s not fun. With this being exams week at ODU as well as approaching the end of the year, I’ve been a bit buried. (And that just scratches the surface.) I’ve spent the last few months feeling like the character … Continue reading
Hampton Roads judges in trouble
In an article this morning, it was noted that two judges in Hampton Roads are in trouble: Norfolk Circuit Judge Norman A. Thomas faced tough questions Friday from state lawmakers with the power to give him another eight-year term. Virginia Beach Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judge Ramona D. Taylor was not invited for an interview … Continue reading
Priceless
A new video from the DPVA.
Chesapeake, Norfolk, Va Beach look to share services
The Hampton Roads cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk and Virginia Beach have started a process to determine what, if any, services can be combined to cut costs. The project, as outlined in this article, includes input from business executives in the region and is being led by the Hampton Roads Partnership, which describes the project here. … Continue reading
Friday fun pt 2: what should you be when you grow up?
The real question should be will you grow up? You Should Be a Mechanic You are logical, calm, and detail oriented.You’re rational when things are chaotic, and for you, reason always prevails.And while you are guided by logic, you aren’t a slave to it.You’re flexible when it counts. You are always open to being wrong.You … Continue reading
Friday fun: Pilot’s cartoonist on fire!
Walt Taylor, who draws editorial cartoons for The Virginian-Pilot, has been on fire lately. This one was included in last Friday’s paper: And this one was in Wednesday’s paper: Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words As always, click to enlarge.
Careful what you wish for
My latest op-ed appeared in the Wednesday edition of The Virginian-Pilot. The topic is, of course, last week’s announcement by AG Ken Cuccinelli that will seek the 2013 Republican nomination for governor. The question of Cuccinelli running for governor was always just a matter of when, not if. As I said in the article, I … Continue reading
Uranium Mining forum by LWV
The Virginia Peninsula MAL League of Women Voters will be having a public forum on lifting the ban on uranium mining. Speakers from both sides of the issue will be presenting and questions will be taken from the public. Details are: Location: Hampton Convention Center in Hampton, VA Date: December 11, 2011 @ 3:30 p.m. … Continue reading
“A date which will live in infamy”
So said President Franklin D. Roosevelt, referring to December 7, 1941, 70 years ago today. (You can hear the entire speech here.) The Virginian-Pilot has printed a four-part series on the ever-dwindling witnesses to this horrible event, culminating with today’s article. Well worth a read.
Required reading: Civil War edition
With Virginia preparing for the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War, this week’s required reading comes from The Atlantic. For realists, the true story of the Civil War illuminates the problem of ostensibly sober-minded compromise with powerful, and intractable, evil.
Tolls, tolls and more tolls
A second Midtown tunnel means tolls are returning to Hampton Roads. And not just the 25-cent variety. As announced by Gov. Bob McDonnell yesterday, a public-private partnership to build the second Midtown tunnel, rehab the Downtown tunnel and extend the Martin Luther King Freeway (whoops! – guess that’s the wrong name for the road) means … Continue reading
Another view on Bentley’s firing
In Sunday’s Virginian-Pilot, a letter to the editor from Peggy Scott was printed, in response to the earlier one by Doug Knack. Scott wrote: We elect them [council members], but with such a small number of voters showing up to participate, are we always getting the best candidates? That so few show up to vote … Continue reading
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