Really nice front page story in the Virginian-Pilot today on a green business here in Norfolk. Environmental Resource is among “a handful” of small commercial customers in Dominion Virginia Power’s territory that generate most or all of their own electricity, said Daisy Pridgen, a spokeswoman for the power company. [...] Besides the wind turbine and … Continue reading Going green in Norfolk
A long but good read from The New York Times about the difficulties poor kids have in navigating higher education. Closing the gap on this is critical, but how?
It's Christmas Eve and Santa has already started making his rounds. https://twitter.com/NoradSanta/status/283157709266776064 You can track Santa here if you are on a computer. According to this article, NORAD and Google split this year but you can still track Santa on Google Maps (search for [santa], especially if you are, like me, using a Blackberry. Android … Continue reading Tracking Santa 2012
Gabby Douglas, the gymnast from Virginia Beach, was named The Associated Press female athlete of the year today. Since winning gold at the London Olympics last summer, Douglas has been on a whirlwind publicity tour and written a book. (Her website could use some updates.) A hearty congratulations!
LG Bill Bolling does not support arming teachers. Perhaps he really is considering an independent run for governor. Moves like this could make him an attractive alternative to Ken Cuccinelli. But would Bolling run just to spite him? He certainly could get the moderate Republican vote. But he still has a long way to go … Continue reading Mr. Independent strikes again!
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. The General Assembly session starts soon and in this short session, I look at a few topics which will likely dominate the discussion - or, at least, the headlines. When the General Assembly is in session, the emphasis is supposed to be on policy as … Continue reading ICYMI: Transportation, mining and more
Congratulations to the newest delegate from Norfolk, Daun Hester. In a low turnout special election Tuesday, Hester won 93.5% of the vote. The seat in the 89th House district became vacant when former occupant, Kenny Alexander, was elected to the Senate to fill the remaining term of Yvonne Miller, who died in July. Hester will … Continue reading Congratulations, Del. Hester!
The ODU sophomore quarterback won the Walter Peyton award, the FCS' equivalent of the Heisman. This is a big deal and my congratulations to Taylor!
The election for the open seat in the 89th House of Delegates is today. If you live in the 89th, please go and vote. Former Norfolk council member Daun Hester is the Democratic nominee. There is no Republican candidate. James St. John is running as an independent. The polls opened at 6am this morning and … Continue reading 89th House special election TODAY
If you're relying on your ISP for email, one word of advice: Don't. Get an email address independent of your ISP. This was a lesson I learned a long, long time ago, thanks to some web-savvy friends. The first reason that I was given was that it meant that whenever I changed internet service providers, … Continue reading Cox email? Really?
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