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!

Blacks and Maryland politics

There's another Senate race going on right now, one in Maryland which pits former NAACP president Kweisi Mfume against Rep. Ben Cardin. The winner of the September 12 primary will face Republican Lt. Governor Michael Steele to replace retiring Senator Paul Sarbanes. From what I have read, Mfume jumped into this race three days after … Continue reading Blacks and Maryland politics →

Norfolk school board nominees

Norfolk is the only city in Hampton Roads that does not elect its school board. The city council appoints the members. Last Tuesday, council accepted eleven nominations for the two available seats. One seat became open with the election of chairperson Theresa W. Whibley to the council. The other seat is currently occupied by school … Continue reading Norfolk school board nominees →

Father’s Day 2006

Today, June 18, 2006, is the 32nd one I have experienced without my father. Charles Thomas Paige (b. 9/25/11, d. 9/6/73) was an usual man for his time. In this photo (click to enlarge), which I believe it was taken on 6/15/50, the date of his graduation from Temple University with a masters' degree in … Continue reading Father’s Day 2006 →

Blog Summit Day 2

Another fun day of being with fellow bloggers 🙂 I was thinking about listing the ones that I met and then I realized that if I did that, I'd certainly leave someone out and I don't want to do that. There was actually one person that I met - Tucker - whose last name I … Continue reading Blog Summit Day 2 →

Blog Summit Day 1

It's late and I'm exhausted but I have thoroughly enjoyed the first day of the blog summit. It was fun putting names with faces and chatting with bloggers from all over the state and on both sides of the aisle. Waldo has more details in his post here. Oh - and let me make a … Continue reading Blog Summit Day 1 →

Increase in homelessness: affordable housing and jobs

The lastest report on homelessness in Norfolk indicates that the numbers are going up instead of down. One big reason? Lack of affordable housing: ...some of the region's most affordable offerings - public housing, mobile home parks, and older homes in traditionally low-income areas - are being replaced with more expensive developments... [...] "But we … Continue reading Increase in homelessness: affordable housing and jobs →

Senate primary: The Black Vote in Norfolk

Much has been written about the black vote in Hampton Roads contributing to a loss for Jim Webb. I have argued that the Affirmative Action issue never really made it down here. Today, I took a look at the precinct-by-precinct voting. Norfolk has 55 precincts. Eleven of those precincts are more than 80% black. The … Continue reading Senate primary: The Black Vote in Norfolk →

More posts later

As is normally the case, I've been under meeting the 15th of the month tax filing deadline, so posting has been light the last couple of days. I'll be back on track soon, hopefully later today. I've got some thoughts about the primary that I need to post. And with the Sorensen bloggers' conference starting … Continue reading More posts later →

Election night podcast

Fellow Hampton Roads blogger Bearing Drift has up the podcast he recorded last night with yours truly and Ben Tribbet of Not Larry Sabato. Included are comments from special guests Larry Roberts, who was chairman of Tim Kaine's campaign, and Rep. Jim Moran. Check it out.

A Webb Win

With more than 90% of the vote counted as I write this, Jim Webb is ahead by more than 8,000 votes. I do not see how Harris Miller can make up the difference. My congratulations to Mr. Webb. My condolences to Mr. Miller. There are some things to be learned from this primary. First, voter … Continue reading A Webb Win →