Actually, I shouldn't really call one of these examples journalism at all. It reads more like an essay from a jealous ninth grader that just can't get over it. There is that example, which I will get to shortly, and another, in which a blogger took the parts of a news article and used only … Continue reading Selective journalism and parsing comments
Local officials have their elections this year as well, such as Supervisors, School Board, and Treasurer. In Cumberland County, there are positions that are uncontested, even School Board Districts 3 and 4 - without candidates at all. This year the Cumberland NAACP forum is in the Cumberland Elementary Cafeteria. The program starts at 4 … Continue reading Cumberland NAACP to hold candidates forum
Not everyone may be aware that the "long form" of the Census was actually separated from the rest of the Census questionnaire after the 2000 Census. This was done in an effort to provide more timely information in between the Census taken every ten years. Last week, the American Community Survey (ACS) results for 2010 … Continue reading Your demographic pulse
My Congressman, Robert Hurt, had a recess in August, along with the rest of Congress. He decided not to have town hall meetings with all his constituents, but to drive down a highway in the extreme southern portion of the district, Route 58. To be fair, there was also a "Route 29 Tour" Where I … Continue reading Is Robert Hurt afraid of his constituents?
Having wild animals around when you live in the country is a given. We have done battle with one or more each of racoons, 'possums, and groundhogs. The groundhogs especially are bad for the garden. In the process of growing lots of tomatoes every year, a ripening table is set up on the deck. Here … Continue reading Hand to hand combat with a ‘possum
It was interesting to see the way this situation played out. It was reminiscent of my struggles with the Cumberland County government. Steven G. Vegh of PilotOnline.com wrote an article that was published last week, asking many questions about the requirements of the FOIA law when it concerns closed meetings. First, he asked the City … Continue reading Norfolk School Board closed meeting was illegal
Congressman Robert Hurt (R), who represents my district, the 5th Congressional District, has been busy. You might think he would be concerned with jobs, unemployment and such, since the southern end of the district has some of the worst unemployment in the country. If you thought that, you would be wrong. Instead, he is heavily … Continue reading Robert Hurt plays games with the budget
George Reid, who has been the School Board member for District 4 for almost twenty years, has announced he is not running for re-election this fall in local elections. Reid, who has refused to answer any questions from me for well over two years, presided over the board as it's chair most recently, until an … Continue reading Cumberland School Board member declines to run for re-election
Connie Brennan, long-time activist, school board member and Supervisor from Nelson County, has announced she will start a campaign on July 5th to become the Delegate for the vacant 59th District. She also ran for the same numbered district in 2007, although this year's redistricting changed a lot of districts, including the 59th. This is … Continue reading Nelson County’s Connie Brennan to run in 59th District
Megan Rhyne, from the Virginia Coalition for Open Government tells us today that none of the legislators going to France to research uranium mining is in mining areas in Virginia. Will they be telling their colleagues what they found, or bragging about the wine?
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