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!

No dangerous toys

As I mentioned yesterday, House of Delegates Democratic Caucus Chair Brian Moran announced a new initiative this morning related to dangerous toys. Entitled the "Virginia Toy Safety Act," Moran was joined by Delegate Shannon Valentine (D-Lynchburg), John Morgan from Voices for Virginia’s Children and Dr. Colleen Kraft, President of the Virginia Chapter of the American … Continue reading No dangerous toys →

Report: VB legislative sendoff

Nearly 100 people attended last night's legislative sendoff and holiday party for the Democratic delegation from Virginia Beach. In attendance were Del.-elect Joe Bouchard, Del.-elect Bobby Mathieson, Del. Algie Howell, Sen.-elect Ralph Northam, all of whom represent precincts in the city. Also there was Del. Kenny Alexander, who is rumored to be running for LG, … Continue reading Report: VB legislative sendoff →

Redskins training camp coming to the Beach?

Word on the street is that the Washington Redskins are looking into moving their training camp to Virginia Beach. For this Redskins fan, I can only say that I hope it happens. The Skins currently train at Redskins Park, after a number of years in Carlisle, PA. My sister happened to have lived in Carlisle … Continue reading Redskins training camp coming to the Beach? →

Spam filter going wonky

Seems that the Akismet spam filter we use here at WordPress.com is going a bit wonky today. And since I get a ton of spam (172,872 at last count), I don't always catch all of the legitimate posts that end up in the filter. So, if you post a comment and it doesn't show immediately, … Continue reading Spam filter going wonky →

Verifiable Voting Coalition: count the paper

On the heels of yesterday's recount in the Ken Cuccinelli/Janet Oleszek race, the Verifiable Voting Coalition of Virginia (VVCV) issued a press release regarding what they would like to see happen in this year's legislative session: count the paper ballots. It just seems ridiculous to me that where optical scan paper ballots are used, the … Continue reading Verifiable Voting Coalition: count the paper →

Moran to announce initiative on dangerous toys

House Democratic Caucus Chair Brian Moran and Lynchburg Delegate Shannon Valentine will be announcing a new legislative initiative Friday morning to crack down on dangerous toys sold to children. According to the announcement: As many as 73,000 kids were taken to the Emergency Room last year because of toy related injuries and we have seen … Continue reading Moran to announce initiative on dangerous toys →

Hester resigns position, didn’t lobby

The Daun Hester Story ™ continued on the pages of the Virginian Pilot today, as the lead story in the Hampton Roads section, complete with the requisite big title and photo of her seated in council chambers. (The online version is much tamer than the tabloid style the Pilot employs in the print edition.) The … Continue reading Hester resigns position, didn’t lobby →

Thursday things to do

Join the crowd upstairs at The New Belmont from 5pm to 7pm tonight for the Norfolk chapter of Drinking Liberally. The drinking is, as always, optional 🙂 And bring a friend 🙂 Then head out to Virginia Beach for the VBDC Holiday Party and Legislative Sendoff. Celebrate the recent victories of Bobby Mathieson, Joe Bouchard, … Continue reading Thursday things to do →

My legislative agenda: restoring felons right to vote

I mentioned in an earlier post that I was going to roll out my legislative agenda. This is the fourth in the series. Computer whiz kid Aubrey L. Beach III, a Maury grad and currently a student at Virginia Tech, found out the hard way that crime doesn't pay. Tuesday he was sentenced to 8 … Continue reading My legislative agenda: restoring felons right to vote →