Month: March 2008

Griffith out

Norfolk Circuit Court judge Chuck Griffith failed to be certified and will not be re-appointed to his seat. The Virginian Pilot has an article on this today. Once again, the behind-the-scenes maneuvering on the judgeships has been, shall we say, interesting to watch. In this case, getting Griffith through the Senate was an impossibility, despite … Continue reading Griffith out →

Hampton Roads Republicans back sales tax

The Virginian Pilot reported this morning that eight lawmakers from Hampton Roads - Dels. Chris Jones, R-Suffolk; Robert Tata, R-Virginia Beach; John Cosgrove, R-Chesapeake; Terrie Suit, R-Virginia Beach; Sal Iaquinto, R-Virginia Beach; Phil Hamilton, R-Newport News; Glenn Oder, R-Newport News; and Brenda Pogge, R-James City - support 1-cent sales tax increase to pay for roads. … Continue reading Hampton Roads Republicans back sales tax →

Move budget to odd-numbered years

Former state senator Brandon Bell posted this today: I believe it’s safe to say that our current budget process has some serious flaws. But we can fix it. [...] Move the budget writing to the odd years. This would give the Governor an opportunity to introduce and advocate for two budgets, not just one. I … Continue reading Move budget to odd-numbered years →

A look at the Democratic nominating process

Real Clear Politics has a post up about how the delegate race would look on the Democratic side if our delegates were allocated the same way the Republican ones are. While it is an academic exercise, the writer, Jay Cost, concludes that Hillary Clinton would be ahead in pledged delegates. But that's not the meat … Continue reading A look at the Democratic nominating process →

Abuser fees gone

Seems everyone wants to claim credit for this one. I got an email Saturday from the Senate Democratic Caucus. And then Sunday, I got one two from Del. Tim Hugo. Regardless of who claims it, the real credit belongs to the originator of the online petition, Bryan Ault, and the 177,944 people who signed it. … Continue reading Abuser fees gone →

Eileen Olds: followup

Earlier, I posted about Chesapeake J&D judge Eileen Olds. At the time I said: The article points out that two of the roadblocks that she is encountering are coming from black Democratic senators Louise Lucas and Yvonne Miller. My understanding is that there is more to this story - a lot more Last week, I … Continue reading Eileen Olds: followup →

The Pulpit Speaks: March 3, 1956

An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. Sometime ago, it was mine to learn that an old man in my community, when called upon to pray, would always introduce his prayer by saying, "O good Lord and good Devil..." One … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: March 3, 1956 →

Did you remember..

.. to spring forward? The best I could do was get up and reset all the clocks in the house. The loss of an hour at this time of the year is just one more hurdle to jump during tax season. Already there are not enough hours in the day. As I said last year, … Continue reading Did you remember.. →

MN smoking ban: “All the world’s a stage”

This is just too funny: All the world's a stage at some of Minnesota's bars. A new state ban on smoking in restaurants and other nightspots contains an exception for performers in theatrical productions. So some bars are getting around the ban by printing up playbills, encouraging customers to come in costume, and pronouncing them … Continue reading MN smoking ban: “All the world’s a stage” →