A few things you may have missed:
- OMG Norfolk – seems the Community Services Board hired a new CFO without doing a background check. (And it seems the headhunters they hired didn’t do one, either.) The man had a felony conviction in 1982. Have to say that is not what bothers me – after all, it was a long time ago. The misdemeanor conviction in 2001 is a greater concern, as it points to an ongoing problem. Putting on my CPA hat here, this is an assumption of an unnecessary risk.
- OMG Portsmouth – cop shoots an unarmed man. His Facebook page has pictures and comments that are, shall we say, interesting, including a punk band’s song title: “Mommy Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?”
- The Rapture that didn’t happen. For a really funny take, check this out.
- VPAP to continue Whipple Clips. Every morning, the first thing I look at it is the Whipple Clips. For years (does anyone know how long?) Tom Whipple compiled a list of stories from around Virginia. My thanks to him for providing this extremely useful service. I’m glad to know that VPAP will continue the tradition.
What else is going on out there that I may have missed? (Was in Richmond Thursday & Friday for the Virginia Society of CPAs Leaders’ Summit.)
VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local 
Should someone with an 30-year-old felony conviction and a 10-year-old misdemeanor also not be allowed to vote?
If such a person should be able to vote, then in the spirit of “Of, By and For the People” his convictions should have no bearing on whether he can hold a government position.
Casting a single vote isn’t anywhere near the same as controlling a $26 million budget.
No, but the aggregate effect of all those votes certainly is.