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!

Dems select Plum as caucus chair

House Democrats have selected Ken Plum as the new caucus chair.  This is an interesting turn of events, as many expected that Kris Amundson would be chosen. And word is that Charniele Herring, who won last night's special election, is not being seated.  Seems that the race was just too close. More as it comes … Continue reading Dems select Plum as caucus chair →

Wednesday quick notes

A challenger in the 2nd - Well, that didn't take long. Chuck Smith, the former chair of the Virginia Beach Republican Party has announced his intentions to seek the 2nd Congressional seat in 2010. I expect that Smith won't be the only challenger. Further, if some of the other names that are being tossed around … Continue reading Wednesday quick notes →

Tuesday funnies

In case you missed it: I figured everyone else must have taken the week off in order to this to happen 😉 ~ I got this via email (from my niece who teaches kindergarten): The comment in the email:  I'm laughing but you know this will happen.

Where do we go from here?

The above was the title of an article published in Sunday's Virginian Pilot which was written by fellow HRCCE board member Roger Richman.  (Since the Pilot changed its online provider, links to the articles which only appear in the printed paper are harder to get, so here is a pdf.) Interestingly enough, the Pilot excerpted … Continue reading Where do we go from here? →

Freshman senators form Commonwealth Caucus

The four freshman state senators - Richard H. Stuart (R-Westmoreland), Jill Vogel (R-Winchester), Ralph Northam (D-Norfolk) and John Miller (D-Newport News) - Monday announced the formation of the Commonwealth Caucus. The Senators formed the caucus as a bipartisan effort to put Virginia above party affiliation on important issues facing the Commonwealth. According to the press … Continue reading Freshman senators form Commonwealth Caucus →

NN Dems host inaugural ball

According to The Daily Press, the Newport News City Democratic Committee is hosting an inaugural ball. For $20 a pop, the public can party in tuxes and ball gowns to live music at the Newport News Omni Hotel from 7 to 11 p.m. "There's got to be a bunch of people that as much as … Continue reading NN Dems host inaugural ball →

Who is Rich Savage?

In a book about New York Government, author Robert B. Ward had this to say: Among political observers, the office of lieutenant governor traditionally receives respect equal to that given the U.S. vice presidency -- in other words, not much. One who held the latter office, John Nance Garner, is famously reputed to have said … Continue reading Who is Rich Savage? →

Playing tag

Seems I've been tagged by Scott over at Scott's Morning Brew and I completed missed it with the way the links thingee now works.  Anyhow - I'm supposed to tell seven random things about myself.  (Didn't I do this already?) So here we go - seven random things you may or may not know about … Continue reading Playing tag →

Need to copy large files? Try TeraCopy

Sometimes, I need to copy files that are pretty large. For example, my Outlook pst file is almost 5 gig (and that is after I archived anything prior to 1/1/08).  I need the file on another computer so I tried to copy it to my 8 gig thumbdrive, my 60 gig portable hard drive and … Continue reading Need to copy large files? Try TeraCopy →