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!

Your News IQ score

Take this test and report your results. Thank you for taking our News IQ quiz. You correctly answered 9 of the 9 possible questions along with approximately 4% of the public. You did better than 96% of the general public. h/t Now At The Podium

Quick report: Willoughby Spit Fish Fry

I stopped by the Willoughby Spit Civic League Fish Fry Wednesday evening, where Barbara Saunders, former (and future?) candidate for City Council in Ward 1, is the new civic league president. Also there was 6th Senate District incumbent Nick Rerras and 87th House District challenger Hank Giffin. While I didn't have a chance to talk … Continue reading Quick report: Willoughby Spit Fish Fry →

Surprise – NOT! HRTA approves fees

The Virginian Pilot is reporting that the Hampton Roads Transportation Authority approved the list of taxes and fees to provide money for local transportation projects. As expected, they voted to delay implementation until 4/1/08, in order to give the General Assembly time to make adjustments to the mix. As it stands, here are the new … Continue reading Surprise – NOT! HRTA approves fees →

Miller office opening

Some 200 supporters turned out last night for the official office opening of John Miller, Democratic candidate in the 1st Senate district. On hand to offer remarks was Senator Creigh Deeds. Announced at the event last night was the endorsement of Miller by the Virginia Education Association. VEA President Princess Moss was on hand to … Continue reading Miller office opening →

Logo Democratic forum

Perhaps I missed it, but I was caught off-guard by the format of tonight's forum. The candidates each appeared separately to answer questions for 15 minutes posed to them by a four-member panel. The candidates appeared in the order in which they responded to the request for them to participate. First up was Barack Obama. … Continue reading Logo Democratic forum →

DPVA Grassroots training Saturday

It's not too late to sign up for the DPVA Grassroots training coming up this Saturday. The cost is just $10, which covers lunch. The schedule has been set and is available here (doc).

Logo Democratic Debate tonight

According to the Logo blog, some 4,000 questions have been submitted for tonight's debate, which airs at 9pm. (Note: if Logo is not on your local service, you can watch the debate online.) According to this article in the LA Times, a San Franciso-based organization did a study of voting among gays and found: ... … Continue reading Logo Democratic Debate tonight →

HRTA Hampton meeting

The first of two public forums on transportation package for Hampton Roads was held last night. The Virginian Pilot coverage is here and the Daily Press coverage is here. Interesting quote from the Pilot article: Authority members sat stonefaced while speakers took turns scolding them. [...] The forum was intended to give residents a chance … Continue reading HRTA Hampton meeting →

HRTA meetings tonight, tomorrow

Just a reminder that the Hampton Roads Transportation Authority is holding two public meetings, one tonight and another tomorrow. Tonight's meeting is in Hampton at the Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1010 Coliseum Drive. Tomorrow night's meet is in Virginia Beach at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th Street. Both meetings begin at 7pm. And … Continue reading HRTA meetings tonight, tomorrow →