My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. In it, I propose a civics education academy. Watching candidates struggle to answer questions at the forums I've attended hasn't been fun. (Videos of two of the forums can be found here and here.) Patrick Wilson mentions some of this in his article today. The … Continue reading ICYMI: How to help voters and candidates learn
Yesterday was another filing deadline for financial reports in local races. The reports of candidates who file electronically are available for all to see on the State Board of Elections website. A summary of the reports for Norfolk candidates is below: A few notes: My heading - "number of donors" - is actually misleading and … Continue reading Norfolk 4/28/14 financial reports
Here's what I know about: Norfolk Tonight (4/29) - 6:30pm - Lafayette Winona Middle School Hampton Tonight (4/29) - 6:30 pm – Olde Wythe Forum, Armstrong Elem School. Chesapeake Tomorrow (4/30) - 6:30 pm - Aldersgate UMC Fellowship Hall, 4329 Bruce Rd. If you know of others, put them in the comments and I’ll update … Continue reading Local candidates forums this week
It's been a while since I posted one of these. And I've had the note to post about this one sitting on my desk for a while but other things took priority. Check this out (emphasis mine): However, the older set needs to know the protocol of younger generations. Such as that calling someone without … Continue reading Opinion, please: no phone messages?
UPDATE 6:38pm same day: My sources tell me that the physical op-ed page will be removed from the paper but that some of the opinion content will remain. No one is quite sure how this is going to work just yet. I'm also told that the Sunday paper will have two pages (down from its … Continue reading UPDATED: An end of an era
Another petition drive is underway to put the question of an elected school board on the ballot. The Norfolk Citizens for an Elected School Board's Facebook page is here. The group has gathered about 3,000 signatures but some 13,000 are needed to make the November ballot. The group plans to gather signatures at the polls … Continue reading Petition drive: Norfolk elected school board
No, not mine! I try to stay out of the endorsement business 😉 The Virginian-Pilot released its endorsements Sunday and the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce's Norfolk Division released theirs Tuesday. With only a single candidate in Wards 1 and 2, neither endorsed in those contests. Both chose the same candidate for mayor and Ward … Continue reading Norfolk endorsements
The six candidates for Norfolk City Council Ward 3 and the two candidates for Ward 4 participated in a forum last Thursday at Booker T. Washington High School. The lighting was quite poor so I apologize for the quality of this video, which is below. At the very least, you can hear what was said, … Continue reading Video: Norfolk Wards 3 and 4 candidates forum
Last Tuesday evening, two of the three candidates for mayor along with the two candidates for Ward 5 participated in a candidates forum at Granby High School. Video of the forum, in two parts because my battery ran out, is below.
April 15 was the filing deadline for financial reports in local races. The reports of candidates who file electronically are available for all to see on the State Board of Elections website. A summary of the reports for Norfolk candidates is below: I'll try to get to the other cities as I have time.
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