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!

BREAKING: House Republicans introduce transportation plan

From an email I received just a bit ago: Speaker Howell promised that the Republicans would put forth a transportation plan and I just got a copy of it this evening. I wanted to send it out to you all so you could get a chance to look it over before session tomorrow. Here's the … Continue reading BREAKING: House Republicans introduce transportation plan →

The Pulpit Speaks: October 25, 1958

An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. A young man had been off to college to further prepare himself for the ministry. His father was an influential member of the church at home, and when the young man wrote to … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: October 25, 1958 →

Blacknell on FISA: Dems position “indefensible”

MB has a great post on the FISA controversy. The money quote: I’m tired of my fellow Democrats making excuses for these kinds of failures. Hear, hear! Head over and read the whole thing.

Norfolk Dems lose a good one

Doris Hildreth, a longtime member of the Norfolk City Democratic Committee, passed away earlier this week. Doris was a retired labor relations specialist and unions remained her passion. It is appropriate that her obituary mentions her being a member of the Young at Heart Club, because that, along with her insistence on the union bug … Continue reading Norfolk Dems lose a good one →

OTR 6/22: transportation (again)

With the General Assembly special session starting Monday, this Sunday's On the Record will feature another discussion of transportation. Joining host Joel Rubin will be Delegates Ken Alexander (D-Norfolk), Tom Gear (R-Hampton), Glenn Oder (R-Newport News) and Senators Yvonne Miller (D-Norfolk) and Fred Quayle (R-Suffolk). The latter two serve on the Senate Finance Committee where … Continue reading OTR 6/22: transportation (again) →

Friday fun: what kind of car should you drive?

Given that I bought a new car a couple of weeks ago, when I ran across this quiz, I thought it would be fun to see how close it came to my choice. While this was for 2007 cars, I have to admit it wasn't far off 😉 You Should Drive a Jaguar XK 4.2 … Continue reading Friday fun: what kind of car should you drive? →

VA Delegation to Denver

The DPVA has released this list of delegates to the National Convention in Denver. It's an interesting list and should be an interesting time for all of us. Not included on the list are the folks who will be attending for other reasons, such as members of the committees (Platform, Rules and Credentials) as well … Continue reading VA Delegation to Denver →

Testing new setup

While I am waiting for my car, I decided to test a couple of things. First, I got a Lifebook U810 UPMC a couple of days ago. I'm trying to figure out if this computer is truly useful - or if it's too small for these old eyes. No verdict on that yet. Secondly - … Continue reading Testing new setup →

Tell me it ain’t so, Howard!

I know I'm supposed to just get over Hillary Clinton being out of the race. And I'm trying. But when I was elected as Clinton delegate to the convention, I thought that I would have at least one more chance to cast a ballot for my candidate. Apparently, that isn't the case: Hillary will not … Continue reading Tell me it ain’t so, Howard! →