Carole Garrison
Hampton: The Assault On Freedom of Speech
Voter participation is at an all time low for localities. The participation/attending/viewing city council meetings is even lower by citizens. This allows for bad behavior by elected officials to go mostly unnoticed. However, there is always the faithful small group that watches what goes on in local politics and either writes about them on blogs, … Continue reading
Little Black Box In Your Car
A proposed regulation by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Transportation Safety Board (NHTSB) would require all cars to be fitted with a event data recorders (EDR). Here is the proposed legislation . These are similar to the little black boxes in planes. They record certain data when a wreck occurs. Examples include how fast … Continue reading
Chasing Ice
I have mentioned before about the documentaries the Naro shows on Wednesdays. They usually are followed up by a speaker from the area of the film who talks and answers questions. Sometimes, like last night, they are about things I know quite a bit about, but sometimes they are topics I know nothing about. However, … Continue reading
The few that changed all our lives.- The Abolitionist
Many people do not know who the abolitionists were or what they did. They were a small group of people who were determined to eliminate slavery from the United States. PBS is presenting a 3 part mini series starting tonight based on two of them: Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison. These two men came … Continue reading
Two Partison Christmas Groups
Well this is just a quick observation. Maybe I am just more cynical this year. Maybe I have been observing to many partisan politics stories and it has caused me to see everything in my life divided.But here is a funny little observation I have noticed this year. Recently I have seen people I normally … Continue reading
Who should decided who can run for elected office?
Recently a Councilman in Hampton has put forth a bill to the General Assembly to require any sitting Councilman in Hampton to resign before running for Mayor. This was put forth at the council meeting this month in where the city now frequently puts something on to be discussed and is voted into law in … Continue reading
Hampton Police at the Crab Shack doing the Car Wash Dance
I recently got a new little red sports car. When I got the car everyone told me “oh the police are going to get you now because the car is red.” So even though I drive like Mrs. Magoo, I have been very aware when ever I see a police car the last two weeks. … Continue reading
Florida, League of Women Voters and the US Attorney General
A while back Vivian wrote a blog about the registration problems that were happening in Florida that made groups like the League of Women Voters stop registering students and other groups.This month Florida lost that fight. The League of Women Voters said they are ready to resume their interrupted registration efforts just days after winning … Continue reading
Follow up on Hampton School Board and Censorship
Back in January I wrote a blog relating to a policy the Hampton School Board was working on which would censor what employees could say with the threat of being sued or fired if they said anything prejudicial to the interest to Hampton City Schools. The statement was so vague it could have even been … Continue reading
Election Day
It’s Election Day in many of the localities in Hampton Roads. Here are the Voter Guides for Hampton and Newport News from the Virginia Peninsula MAL Unit of the League of Women Voters Hampton Mayoral Race Hampton City Council Race Hampton School Board Race Newport News City Council Race Newport News School Board Race The … Continue reading
Candidates’ list: Hampton
On May 1, voters in Hampton will elect three members to City Council and the Mayor. Hampton’s council is made up of 6 at large City Council Members and one separately elected mayor. Hampton also has a School Board election. The School Board employs a ward system with the exception of one at large seat. Three districts … Continue reading
Virginia Peninsula MAL League of Women Voters Forums
The Virginia Peninsula MAL League of Women Voters will be hosting candidate forums with the ladies of the Newport News & Hampton Alumnae Chapters of Delta Sigma Theta for the localities of Hampton and Newport News. Both these groups are non-partisan and do not endorse candidates. Questions will be taken from the audience and the … Continue reading
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