Author: Vivian J. Paige

A former candidate, I've learned a lot about politics, both good and bad. I'd prefer more of the former and a lot less of the latter and I'm trying to do my part!

Video: Ward 4 challenger

On Thursday, April 8, the Norfolk Federation of Civic Leagues hosted a forum for the candidates running for City Council.  I previously reported on that forum here. Ward 4, which is where I live, is currently represented by Paul Riddick, who also did not participate in the forum. Billy Cook, a current member of the … Continue reading Video: Ward 4 challenger →

Video: Ward 3 challengers

On Thursday, April 8, the Norfolk Federation of Civic Leagues hosted a  forum for the candidates running for City Council.  I previously reported on that forum here. Ward 3 is currently represented by Vice Mayor Anthony Burfoot, who did not participate in the candidates' forum. The three challengers are (click on the name to be … Continue reading Video: Ward 3 challengers →

Newport News mayoral candidates and VPAP

Monday evening, The Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) took its show on the road, bringing to Christopher Newport University the financial information of the two candidates for mayor in Newport News, Pat Woodbury and McKinley Price. The evening started with a presentation of the data, including such graphs as this and this. (The actual presentation, … Continue reading Newport News mayoral candidates and VPAP →

Video: Ward 1 candidates

On Thursday, April 8, the Norfolk Federation of Civic Leagues hosted a candidates' forum for the candidates running for City Council.  I previously reported on that forum here. Ward 1 is the only contest in the city in which there is no incumbent. The current representative, Don Williams, has decided to retire. Vying for the … Continue reading Video: Ward 1 candidates →

Video: Ward 2

On Thursday, April 8, the Norfolk Federation of Civic Leagues hosted a candidates' forum for the candidates running for City Council.  I previously reported on that forum here. The forum was broken down by contest. I managed to video all of the Q&A except the mayor's contest, which was last. I got some video of … Continue reading Video: Ward 2 →

Citizens Board Governance Forum Thursday

The United Way of South Hampton Roads' Project Inclusion Leadership Development Program is hosting a Citizens Board Governance Forum this Thursday, April 22, from 6pm to 8:30pm at  the Norfolk Workforce Development Center (201 East Little Creek Road). The forum itself is from 6 to 7:30, with a reception and networking to follow from 7:30pm … Continue reading Citizens Board Governance Forum Thursday →

Virginia and taxes

With the bulk of tax season behind me, two issues have emerged that require comment: the elimination of the iFile program for some Virginia taxpayers and the need to upgrade Virginia's electronic filing system. Although I was tracking HB1349, I have to admit that I only read the brief description of the bill and not … Continue reading Virginia and taxes →

Report: Hampton City Council candidates’ forum

Hampton is one of the local cities to have elections coming up on May 4th. Three of the seven council seats are up for election, with two of the incumbents - Vice Mayor Joseph Simpson Spencer and member Randy Gilliland - choosing not to seek re-election. Six candidates are vying for the three seats. The … Continue reading Report: Hampton City Council candidates’ forum →

Still kicking

Yeah, I'm alive. Made it through another tax filing deadline with my sanity intact. Some interesting stuff happened while I had my head down.  Hopefully, I'll have a chance to write up a couple of them later today.

American Idol results 04/14/10: two go home

Because the judges used their once-per-season save last week, two contestants were eliminated on Wednesday's show. Tuesday night saw the nine remaining competitors take on the music of Elvis, while being "mentored" by Season 8 runnerup Adam Lambert. Um, OK. Seriously - shouldn't the mentor be more than one season removed from being on the … Continue reading American Idol results 04/14/10: two go home →